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The Council is required to maintain a separate account of its on-street parking business activities and to report the outcome and the use made of any
surplus generated annually to the Mayor of London. The account must contain all expenditure and income in relation to the provision, management and
enforcement of on-street parking in the Borough.

General Rules
The use of any surplus is governed by Section 55 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act, 1984 which specifies that the surplus may be used for:-
1. making good to the General Fund for any deficits incurred in the On-Street Parking Account during the previous four years; or
2. meeting the cost of the provision and maintenance of off-street car parking in the Borough, or in another Local Authority. (In 2001 the Council Cabinet
agreed that further off-street public parking could be considered unnecessary in the light of the funded proposal to build Seven Kings car park and the
absence of any proposals for new parking facilities in the District Centres or the remainder of the Borough).
If, however, it is considered unnecessary or undesirable to provide further off-street parking in this area, the surplus may then be used to fund any of the
following:-
1. public passenger transport services;
2. highway improvement works;
3. highway maintenance; or
4. the costs of anything that has the approval of the Mayor of London and which facilitates the implementation of the Mayor's transport strategy.
Any unspent surplus in the accounts has to be carried forward in the account or allocated to fund future spending projects. Any unspent project money has
to be returned to the account.

Accounts and statement for 2008-2009


The surplus generated last year was £1,326,803.82 compared to £1,461,973.43 for the previous year indicating a decrease within the account which reflects
the economic position at the end of 2008 and the beginning of 2009.
During the year Penalty Charge Notice issue levels and revenue continued to decline, which gives a general indication that the level of enforcement
deployed is delivering improved compliance with parking controls and restrictions. In July 2007 a new differential charging structure for penalty notices was
introduced. The charge for the more serious contraventions was raised from £80 to £100, whilst those for less serious contraventions was reduced from £80
to £60. The net impact was that PCN revenue was maintained at the previous year's level, indicating that Enforcement Officers have been concentrating
their efforts towards the more serious contraventions that impact on access and safety.
The following table illustrates the year on year comparison.
Financial Year Reporting Enforcement Hours Deployed PCN's issued PCN's issued PCN Receipts
(*High Tariff from 1/07/2007) (*Low Tariff from 1/07/2007)

2005/6 90,736 63,980 n/a £2,118.455

2006/7 68,081 61,816 n/a £1,990,361

2007/8 63,170 14,146 n/a £2,011,959


27,205(*) 13,424(*)

2008/9 64,825 34,123 18,121 £2,030,413.98

At its meeting on 12 February 2009, Executive agreed a programme of expenditure for the accrued parking account surplus for 2008/9 and the estimated
surplus for 2009/10. The proposal was approved in the Council budget.
During 2008/9, a total of £1,301,401.60 from the parking account surplus was expended on approved projects and revenue funding within the Council's
budgets. This programme is continuing.
The net surplus in the account as at 31 March 2009 stands at £977,141.28. There are a number of capital and revenue commitments allocated against this
and future surpluses. A report to consider proposals for any further funding from the Parking Account surplus will be considered as part of the Council's
budget process later in the year.

Parking Revenue Account 2008 - 2009


Income
Fees and Charges
Item £

Suspensions 66,213.00cr

Meter Receipts 1,462,665.00cr

Permit Receipts 726,813.20cr

Penalty Charges 2,030,413.98cr

Miscellaneous 5,910.76cr

Income Subtotal: £4,292,015.94cr

Expenditure
Item £

Direct Salaries and Staff Costs 738,007.88

Maintenance/Equipment 183,330.73

Supplies and Services


Item £

Publicity and Printing 25,360.84

Patrols and Processing 1,516,001.34

Fees and Charges 109,421.93

LC TEC Charges 40,157.63

Court Registration Fees 37,979.00

Support Services
Item £

Environmental Services 112,352.77

Other Directorates 202,600.00

Expenditure Subtotal: £2,965,212.12

NET Deficit/Surplus(Cr.)
£1,326,803.82 crr

Parking Surplus Account


Parking Account Funded Expenditure during 2008-2009
Revenue Expenditure (£)
Item £

Concessionary Fares Scheme 852,000.00

Park and Ride Subsidy 64,600.00

Car Parks Repair and Maintenance 197,100.00


Programme

Traffic Management Highway Improvement Schemes 36,000.00

Capital Programme (£)


Item £

Quality improvements in Car Parks 24,591.66

Penalty Notice Processing System 45,000.00

Conversion to Pay on Foot Operation (Bittoms car park) 33,998.66

MSCP Structural Repairs Programme 6,538.30

Controlled Parking Zone 31,680.33

CPZ Reviews (Surbiton area) 7,702.99

CCTV Systems (Bittoms & Blagdon Road) 28,742.33cr

Card Payment Facilities at Car Parks 546.80

School Keep Clear - Neighbourhoods 26,270.85

Total
£1,301,401.60

Summary of Account Surplus at 31 March 2009


Brought Forward
951,739.06cr
Current Account Surplus 2008-9
1,326,803.82cr

Applied during year 2008-9


1,301,401.60

Balance Carried Forward


977,141.28cr

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