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Parking: Private Sector

Asked by Alison GriffithsConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 22 April 2026UIN 127579

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data his Department holds on the number of private parking charge notices issued annually in England; and what assessment he has made of trends in those figures over the last five years.

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh

The government uses publicly available DVLA Keeper at Data of Event Enquiry (KADOE) data as a proxy for the number of private parking charges issued annually.

The following requests were made for car park management purposes.

Year

KADOE Requests (M)

2018/19

6,905,359

2019/20

8,557,085

2020/21

4,507,308

2021/22

8,564,762

2022/23

11,052,986

2023/24

12,772,339

2024/25

14,381,119

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