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February 9, 2018 11.22 am This story is over 87 months old

Photo: Steve Smailes for Lincolnshire Reporter

The top 10 streets for parking fines in the county has been revealed after a new figures showed 15,000 parking tickets were issued in Lincolnshire in the last six months.

According to figures from Lincolnshire County Council, between July 2017 and December 2017 some 15,212 parking tickets were issued, with Lincoln having the highest rate over the last six months.

Take a look at the top 10 worst streets for parking fines between July and December 2017:

  1. Market Place, Boston 573 PCNs
  2. Broad Street, Stamford 366 PCNs
  3. Bath Row, Stamford 293 PCNs
  4. Silver Street, Lincoln 293 PCNs
  5. Eastgate, Louth 273 PCNs
  6. Lumley Road, Skegness 269 PCNs
  7. Grantham Street, Lincoln 228 PCNs
  8. West Street, Boston 215 PCNs
  9. Westgate, Grantham 194 PCNs
  10. Waterside South, Lincoln 192 PCNs

Despite 15,212 tickets being issued, only 14,350 remained active, with a number being challenged and then revoked.

From this, £494,958 was taken, with the money then being used to meet the costs of running the service and any surplus ring-fenced.

In 2017, there was a surplus of £68,000 from PCNs, which is now being used to finance the CCTV pilot project currently taking place at selected schools across the county.

Over 15,000 parking tickets issued in Lincolnshire in last six months

February 9, 2018 11.04 am This story is over 87 months old

It looks like Lincoln is in for a wet and dreary week.

For those of you wanting to trek outdoors this weekend, make sure you take a brolly as forecasts for rain continue.

This weekend, the area is set to be wet, with cold and windy spells over the next few days.

According to the Met Office, a frost is likely to form overnight on Friday, February 9, with temperates of -1°C predicted.

Saturday will begin with temperatures just above 0°C.

There is a 90% chance of rain from 11am on Saturday, February 10, with a cloudy spell predicted at around 1pm.

Rain will then settle from 2pm long into the night, according to Met Office forecasters.

Sunday is expected to be a lot milder with cloudy weather likely throughout the day.

Into Sunday night temperatures are likely drop once more, with temperatures of -1°C predicted into the early hours of Monday, February 12.

For a detailed breakdown of the weather in Lincoln, visit The Lincolnite‘s weather service here. 

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