Cheshire East Council

Parking Services Annual Report y/e 31st March 2010

1. Introduction

1.1. This is the first Annual Report of the new authority, Cheshire East Council,
which began life on 1 April 2009. During the year the former Borough of
Congleton area has been included within the area controlled under civil parking
enforcement regulations, and parking charges have been imposed within the
town of Congleton itself. Both were only fully in place from February 2010.
1.2. The report shows the results of parking provision and of enforcement of
restrictions in Cheshire East. The authority operates off street public car parks
throughout the Borough, the majority through pay and display arrangements.
Civil Parking Enforcement is carried out as a 100% in house activity under the
terms of the Traffic Management Act 2004.

2. Financial Results

2.1. Total income and expenditure on the parking account kept under s 55 of the
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as modified by regulation 25 of the Civil
Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) General Regulations 2007

Cheshire East Council Parking Services

Parking Account Report 2009/10

2009-10 Budget £ 2009-10 Actuals £

Direct Employees 942,732 919,606

Premises 1,136,597 1,322,058
Transport 60,430 16,273
Supplies and Services 598,927 505,117
Total Expenditure 2,738,686 2,763,054

Car Park Charges 5,239,562 4,408,393

Contract Parking 174,100 150,373
Penalty Charges 981,178 834,046
Other 102,040 221,957

Total Income 6,496,880 5,614,769

Support Service Recharges 369,453 369,453

Depreciation 1,028,089 1,028,089
Net Surplus 2,302,652 1,454,173
Pay and Display income was down on budget but close to last year; late introduction
of charging in Congleton, removal of Sunday charging in Crewe, and general
recessionary downturn all affected this figure.
 2.2. Action taken with respect to a surplus or deficit on the parking account:
The net surplus is used to help fund the Council’s Transportation and Highways
expenditure as is required by the relevant statute (Traffic Management Act 2004).
Total actual expenditure in 2009/10 was £5.983m

2.3. Details of how any financial surplus has been or is to be spent, including
the benefits that can be expected as a result of such expenditure:

Capital Expenditure in respect of Cheshire East Car Parks during 2009/10 was as
follows:

1. Wilmslow Car Parks South Drive & Spring St: £126,000: significant
improvements to the fabic and useability of the car parks
2. Congleton Car Park Charging Scheme: £109,000; this included improvements to
signage, and repairs to the car parks as well as installation of meters etc.
3. Crewe Car Parks Thomas Street Improvements : £152,000: included a proper
surface and drainage

Additional investment in Car Parks planned for 2010/11 and beyond is as follows:

1. Chapel Street Sandbach £162,000; resurface, marking and drainage

2. Residents Parking Schemes £160,000 for Wilmslow, Knutsford, Macclesfield and
thereafter, in other locations subject to consultation
3. Car Park Improvements £225,000 : a general fund for bringing car parks up to a
higher standard of useability
4. Completion of Congleton & Thomas Street Schemes £130,000.

Enforcement Commentary

The number of PCNs has been significantly lower than over the same period last
year. This is due at least in part to the economic position which has reduced the
number of vehicles being brought into towns.
However, it has also suffered generally as a result of high staff absence and
vacancies throughout the year (up to 40% of the team at times) and into the early
part of the new financial year 2010/11. This is now being addressed with recruitment
expected to improve overall performance by the end of the second quarter.
3. Statistical
Cheshire East Council Parking Enforcement

April 1st 2009 to March 31st 2010

Off
Penalty Charge Notices in -year On Street Street Total

Revenue collected £ 332306 £ 386180 £ 718487

Number of Penalty Charge Notices issued 11476 18581 30102

not
PCNs cancelled not recorded recorded 5360
not
PCNs cancelled CEO Error not recorded recorded 467

Net issued "good" 24742

Number of informal representations received 11116

Number of formal representations 1383

No. of appeals against the council lodged with the
adjudicators 42

Number of appeals won 21

Number of appeals lost 21