How Many Parking Tickets Are Issued Per Day in the UK
UK Parking Ticket Statistics. DVLA Data 2024-25
Private parking operators in the UK issue tens of thousands of parking charges every single day. Official DVLA data from KADOE (Keeper At Date Of Event) enquiries reveals the true scale of private parking enforcement.
The top 15 private parking operators alone issue over 29,000 parking charges per day.
Daily Ticket Volumes by Operator
Based on DVLA KADOE enquiry data, these are the operators issuing the most parking charges daily:
- ParkingEye. 7,423 tickets per day
- APCOA Parking UK. 7,083 tickets per day
- Euro Car Parks. 5,751 tickets per day
- Horizon Parking. 2,595 tickets per day
- Smart Parking. 2,200 tickets per day
- NCP. 1,077 tickets per day
- Civil Enforcement. 950 tickets per day
- UKPC. 870 tickets per day
- Group Nexus. 620 tickets per day
- Premier Park. 480 tickets per day
These numbers represent DVLA keeper enquiries, which means these are tickets where the driver was not identified at the time and the operator requested the registered keeper’s details from the DVLA.
What This Means for Motorists
The sheer volume of tickets means that operators rely heavily on automated systems. ANPR cameras capture entry and exit times. Automated systems generate notices. And in many cases, the notices contain legal defects because the process is automated with minimal human oversight.
Our analysis of over 25,000 cases shows that approximately 70% of parking charge notices we assess contain at least one legal defect that could lead to cancellation.
DVLA KADOE Enquiries
KADOE stands for Keeper At Date Of Event. When a private parking operator cannot identify the driver, they pay the DVLA a fee to obtain the registered keeper’s name and address. In 2024-25, there were over 553 organisations making DVLA keeper enquiries.
The largest KADOE users include:
- Transport for London. 14,697 enquiries per day
- ParkingEye. 6,302 enquiries per day
- APCOA. 5,814 enquiries per day
Council PCN Statistics
Local authorities also issue significant volumes of penalty charge notices. According to the ETA Annual Report 2024-25:
- 98,762 tribunal appeals were heard
- 45.3% of appeals were allowed (motorist won)
- 69.1% of successful appeals were not even contested by the council
This means councils backed down in the majority of cases where motorists appealed. The data strongly suggests that appealing a council PCN is worthwhile.
Check Your Parking Ticket
With tens of thousands of tickets issued daily, many will contain procedural errors and legal defects. If you have received a parking charge notice or a penalty charge notice, check it for free with our AI PCN Manager.
Data sources: DVLA KADOE Enquiry Data 2024-25, ETA Annual Parking Statistics Report 2024-25.
