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| Macfarlane Rd - Ticket Hotspot |
Tuhin Reynolds-Imam has done extensive research to find out exactly who is getting parking tickets, and where.
To find out the top places in The Bush to get a ticket (and how to avoid them), see the detailed results below, with data taken from Tuhin's website proviser.com.
1,000 Parking Tickets per week
Every week, around 1,000 Parking Tickets are issued in Shepherds Bush. Each year nearly 49,000 Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) are issued by Hammersmith & Fulham Council in our neighbourhood.
The 1,000 tickets per week issued dropped down to almost zero in April 2020, following the Covid Pandemic, but it rose again to around 650 a week by September 2020.
What Types of Parking Tickets Might You Get in W12?
The most likely way to get a ticket in W12 is from residents parking and restricted parking ("Code 12"), with nearly 30,000 tickets issued each year:
You can see more detail on when, where and what parking tickets you might get in W12 here: https://www.proviser.com/uk/parking-tickets/postcode-areas/w12
Top 5 Parking Ticket Hotspots in Shepherds Bush
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How much is this all costing us?
1,000 Parking Tickets per week
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| Tickets by Contravention: 41% are "Code 12" |
The 1,000 tickets per week issued dropped down to almost zero in April 2020, following the Covid Pandemic, but it rose again to around 650 a week by September 2020.
What Types of Parking Tickets Might You Get in W12?
The most likely way to get a ticket in W12 is from residents parking and restricted parking ("Code 12"), with nearly 30,000 tickets issued each year:
- 20,000 tickets - Parked in a residents or shared use parking place without clearly displaying a permit or pay and display ticket issued for that location (Code 12)
- 5,700 tickets - Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours (Code 1)
- 3,500 tickets - Parked in a residents or shared use parking place displaying an invalid permit, invalid voucher or an invalid pay and display ticket (Code 19)
Traffic tickets
As well as tickets for parking, nearly a quarter of tickets are for moving traffic offences:
Worst Time of Day to Get Tickets
Perhaps surprisingly, 3-4pm and 7-8pm are the most likely times to get a ticket, with the 7-8pm slot being a particular problem for residents parking tickets.
Proviser.com
- 5,700 tickets - Entering and stopping in a box junction when prohibited (Code 31)
- 3,450 tickets - Being in a bus lane (Code 34)
- 2,450 tickets - Performing a prohibited turn (Code 50)
Worst Time of Day to Get Tickets
Perhaps surprisingly, 3-4pm and 7-8pm are the most likely times to get a ticket, with the 7-8pm slot being a particular problem for residents parking tickets.
Proviser.com
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| Pennard Rd - Ticket Hotspot |
Top 5 Parking Ticket Hotspots in Shepherds Bush
- MacFarlane Road (5,082 Tkts/Yr). The residents parking in MacFarlane Road (next door to Westfield) operates up to 10pm and it appears that is catching a lot of people out. Nearly 40% of the tickets issued here are after 7pm. Make sure you always check the signs for what time the restrictions end.
- Wood Lane nr A40 (4,857 Tkts/Yr) The tickets here are split between ones for being in a bus lane and ones for making a right turn or U turn when prohibited. There are bus lanes both north and south of the A40 and even through it might be tempting to slip past the traffic through them, it is quite risky. Also, you cannot turn right onto the A40, but doing a U-turn up the road is risky too. This applies if you are driving both North or South on Wood Lane under the A40.
- Uxbridge Road nr 25yds West of Holland Pk Roundabout (4,430 Tkts/Yr). The yellow box junction on the Uxbridge Road just before you approach Holland Park Roundabout lets the buses out from the Westfield Centre Bus Station. 12 tickets a day here means you should make sure you will be able to clear the junction completely before you drive onto it. The traffic lights at the roundabout can mean you can get stuck behind a vehicle if you are not careful.
- Pennard Road (1,843 Tkts/Yr) Over 75% of the tickets here are issued in the evening between 6pm and 10pm. With 37% of them issued in the single hour at 7pm. It would not be a surprise if many people just cannot understand the confusing signs showing the restrictions on this road. The road is pay and display up until 6:30pm, but after that time only residents are permitted to park until 8pm. So, having a paid for a ticket will not help. Many more are being caught after 8pm because they have not read the signs showing that pay and display is needed until 10pm.
- Bulwer Street (1,773 Tkts/Yr) Like Pennard Road, 68% of tickets are issued 6pm to 10pm with 34% issued 7-8pm. Again, this road uses the same signs and has restrictions up to 10pm.
- Uxbridge Road (1,573 Tkts/Yr) Most of the tickets issued along Uxbridge Road are split between ones for parking on a restricted street and loading when not permitted. There is a particularly large spike in tickets for loading when not permitted at 4-5pm. This looks like delivery drivers getting caught trying to drop off or pick up at the end of the day.
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To check other streets in W12, visit proviser.com:
How much is this all costing us?
Every year, LBHF raises around £5,349,930 in parking and traffic tickets. The annual budget of LBHF is £141.6 million in 2021/22. so parking and traffic fines represent around 3% of annual revenue.
Author: Tuhin Reynolds-Imam
The Shepherd's Bush Blog offers a personal view on life in Shepherd's Bush. If you would like to contribute a story about our neighbourhood, email us at shepherdsbushblog@gmail.com
In Hopgood St, where I live, 440 tickets were issued last year. That might not sound like much, but it's a very small street, with very few spaces. A quarter of tickets are issued on Sundays, when drivers think they can park for free (they can't), and many tickets are issued after 6pm when people think the restrictions end (they don't). The moral of the story: read the parking signs carefully.
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