Off-Street Parking Fines in UK Car Parks, 2014 Onwards
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Description
Government Digital Service data files contain every fine issued for vehicles lacking a valid parking ticket in car parks. The dataset includes date, time, location, fine issued, discount available, and total paid, published under the Local Government Transparency Code 2015. Data was last updated on 2020-12-03.
Use Cases
Analyzing fine issuance and payment patterns based on date and time data.
Modeling revenue from parking enforcement based on fine amounts and surcharge rules.
Assessing the impact of policy changes, such as the Covid 19 enforcement pause from March to June 2020.
Mapping enforcement hotspots based on the location data for car parks.
Strengths
Data is mandated for publication under the Local Government Transparency Code 2015.
Specific fine charge levels are defined (High £70/£35 discount, Low £50/£25 discount).
Includes a documented period of no enforcements from 24/03/2020 to 17/06/2020 due to Covid 19.
Limitations
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Last updated 2020-12-03 13:48:29.466000; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
Source
Government Digital Service
Collection Method
Administrative records from parking enforcement in car parks.
Time Range
From at least Quarter 3 2014/15 onwards.
Freshness
Last updated 2020-12-03 13:48:29.466000.
Geography
Likely covers the United Kingdom, as per eu_open_data and UK government source.
Paid data may show fines issued outside the dated quarter but paid within it. Data is split into 'fines issued' and 'fines paid' datasets from Quarter 3 2014/15.