Drivers flouting double yellow lines is a main reason for parking tickets in Hull.
A Hull Live Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed the most common reasons in the last year for motorists to get issued parking penalties by Hull City Council. In 2023/23, more than two thousand tickets were issued for non-authorised parking in permit zones, and over a thousand for parking in disabled bays without a disabled badge.
But double yellow line parking dwarfed these. There were almost 7,000 instances in Hull in the last financial year.
The only other category with similar levels of penalty charge notices issued was the non-payment of parking fees. This occurred more than 7,700 times in 2023/24, including 4,250 times in off-street parking.
This category will cover pay and display-related issues, such as no pay and display ticket visible. An initial top ten reasons for penalty charge notices last year and the current financial year provided, without accompanying numbers, showed 'Expired pay and display ticket' and 'No pay & display ticket' among the top reasons.
Top reasons for parking penalties in Hull 2023/24 and the current financial year
Financial Year 2023-24:
- Non-Payment of Parking Fee - On-Street 3,517 / Off Street 4,250
- Double Yellow Lines - On–Street 6,639 / Off Street 8
- Parked in a Permit Zone without a Permit - On-Street 2,006
- Parked in a Disabled Bay without a Disabled Badge - On-Street 1,085 / Off Street 62
- Parked Beyond Bay Markings - On-Street 201 / Off Street 359
- Overstaying in a Parking Bay - On-Street 363 / Off Street 154
- Parked in a Loading Bay - On-Street 427
- Single Yellow Line - On-Street 280
- Parked over a Dropped Footway - On-Street 131
- Wrong Class of vehicle - On-Street 85 / Off Street 27.
Financial Year 2024 to date*:
- Non-Payment of Parking Fee - On-Street 1,216 / Off Street 1,072
- Double Yellow Lines - On-Street 2,029 / Off Street 1
- Parked in a Permit Zone without a Permit - On-Street 1,093
- Parked in a Disabled Bay without a Disabled Badge - On-Street 274 / Off Street 15
- Parked in a Loading Bay - On-Street 261
- Parked Beyond Bay Markings - On-Street 79 / Off Street 39
- Overstaying in a Parking Bay - On-Street 83 / Off Street 23
- Single Yellow Line - On-Street 99
- Wrong Class of vehicle - On-Street 30 / Off Street 18
- Parked over a Dropped Footway - On-Street 29.
*As of July 24, 2024.
Earlier this year, councillors discussed the need for a crackdown on inconsiderate parking in Hull neighbourhoods. Labour's Cllr Sharon Belcher said that parking complaints in Marfleet Ward area were mounting, including when Hull KR played at home. She proposed a motion to fill traffic officer vacancies and redouble enforcement efforts. This was backed at a full council meeting in spring, with cross-party support.
Double yellow lines flouting continues to be a main reason for parking tickets in the current financial year. As of July 24, there had been 2,030 tickets issued for parking on double yellow lines, all but one in on-street areas.
