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Parking: Fees and Charges

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 27 October 2025UIN 83807

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to local government finance statistics collated by his Department, what information he holds on how much local authorities made in profit on (a) on-street and (b) off-street parking in 2024-25.

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government holds the below On and Off-Street Parking income data for Local Authorities in England for 2024-25. This is sourced from Revenue Outturn returns submitted by each authority in England.

All monetary values are presented in thousands of pounds (£000)

Type of Parking

Sales, Fees and Charges

Other Income

Total Income

On-street parking

1,362,370

99,522

1,461,892

Off-street parking

842,644

33,513

876,158

Local authorities are empowered to determine their parking arrangements through the Traffic Management Act 2004, which requires them to ensure that parking policies be proportionate, support town centre prosperity, and reconcile competing demands for kerb space whilst ensuring traffic moves freely and quickly on their roads and the roads of nearby authorities.

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