Council income from parking during the last financial year
(2022-23) not only bounced back to pre-covid levels but exceeded
it, once again closing in on a £1 billion cash haul. AA analysis of
official figures released today* show that councils in England made
a profit of £962.3 million, comprised of a £673.1 million surplus
from on-street parking and £289.2 surplus from off-street parking.
The previous financial year (2021-22), when lockdowns were in
force, saw profits...Request free trial
Council income from parking during the last financial year
(2022-23) not only bounced back to pre-covid levels but exceeded
it, once again closing in on a £1 billion cash haul.
AA analysis of official figures released today* show that
councils in England made a profit of £962.3 million, comprised of
a £673.1 million surplus from on-street parking and £289.2
surplus from off-street parking.
The previous financial year (2021-22), when lockdowns were in
force, saw profits fall to £317.6 million. In 2018-19, English
councils enjoyed a surplus of £936.1 million, made up of £572.5
million from on-street parking and £363.6 million from their car
parks.
The latest statistics from the Department for Levelling Up,
Housing and Communities show that London borough councils
profited to the tune of £551.3 million from parking in the
street.
“Once again official statistics show that councils have turned
parking into a huge cash cow, not just a service to stimulate
local trade and support workers and visitors. However, the nearly
£75 million or 20% crash in the surplus from car parks must be
particularly worrying for cash-strapped councils,” says Jack
Cousens, the AA’s head of roads policy.
“While the covid fallout, such as people working from home, and
the economic downturn are factors in the decline, hikes in
parking charges by councils have contributed and helped to drive
more shoppers online. In effect, many local authorities are
killing the goose that lays the golden egg.”
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NOTES TO EDITORS:
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expenditure and financing England: 2022 to 2023 individual local
authority data - outturn - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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(C3 = C1 +
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ENGLAND
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133,770
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323,149
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456,919
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736,073
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50,755
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786,827
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-329,905
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69,734
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298,879
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368,606
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316,954
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39,322
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356,277
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12,328
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CLASS BREAKDOWN
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LONDON BOROUGHS
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L
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64,342
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197,540
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261,880
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533,027
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35,972
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568,998
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-307,116
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5,241
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19,097
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24,335
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19,512
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1,686
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21,199
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3,136
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MD
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16,000
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21,737
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37,737
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43,067
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1,689
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44,756
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-7,019
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10,747
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44,334
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55,080
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35,149
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5,097
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40,246
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14,835
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UNITARY AUTHORITIES
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UA
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32,194
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41,599
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73,793
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88,642
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6,148
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94,791
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-20,999
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21,550
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75,084
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96,633
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98,407
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6,986
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105,394
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-8,762
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SHIRE COUNTIES
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SC
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7,158
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36,025
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43,184
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44,647
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2,579
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47,226
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-4,042
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1,193
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5,907
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7,100
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3,698
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757
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4,455
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2,645
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SHIRE DISTRICTS
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SD
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14,076
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26,248
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40,325
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26,690
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4,367
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31,056
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9,271
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29,774
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150,923
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180,695
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157,469
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24,759
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182,227
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3,534
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4,763
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2,719
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2,756
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2,007
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111,572
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327,807
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439,379
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982,095
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29,794
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1,011,889
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-572,510
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62,245
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311,553
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373,798
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700,011
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37,363
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737,373
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49,534
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192,577
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242,111
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666,779
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10,362
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677,141
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-435,030
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5,677
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25,753
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31,430
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48,695
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2,125
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50,819
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-19,389
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14,976
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24,351
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39,327
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78,580
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2,153
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80,733
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-41,406
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10,180
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44,353
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54,534
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84,457
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5,435
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89,892
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-35,358
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UNITARY AUTHORITIES
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UA
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27,691
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34,707
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62,398
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134,886
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3,428
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138,314
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-75,916
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16,448
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68,482
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84,930
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187,782
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4,359
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192,142
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-107,212
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SHIRE COUNTIES
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SC
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7,574
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47,739
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55,313
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61,263
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10,754
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72,017
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-16,704
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852
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8,776
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9,628
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4,060
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1,864
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5,924
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3,704
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SHIRE DISTRICTS
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SD
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11,797
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28,433
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40,231
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40,587
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3,097
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43,684
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-3,453
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28,716
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163,224
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191,941
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371,729
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23,569
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395,298
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-203,357
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OTHER AUTHORITIES
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O
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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372
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964
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1,336
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3,288
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10
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3,298
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-1,962
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