Top 15 parking ticket hotspots in Fife revealed

The top 15 parking ticket hotspots in Fife have been revealed.

More than 25,000 parking tickets were issued by the local authority in the last year.

The parking fines brought in more than £1.5 million between January 1 and November 1 2024.

The total number of tickets overturned on appeal was 2,210.

Fewer tickets were dished out during the same period last year – more than 18,000 – and the total income for 2023 was £1.37m.

Fife parking ticket hotspots revealed for 2024

A Freedom of Information request by The Courier has revealed Fife’s top 15 parking ticket hotspots as follows, from most to least ticketed:

1. South Street, St Andrews – 1,523
2. High Street, Kirkcaldy – 1,512
3. North Street, St Andrews – 1,008
4. New Row, Dunfermline – 647
5. Market Street, St Andrews – 589
6. High Street, Dunfermline – 565
7. Esplanade Service Road, Kirkcaldy – 538
8. Douglas Street, Dunfermline – 471
9. Queen Anne Street, Dunfermline – 441
10. East Port, Dunfermline – 392
11. Main Hospital Access Road – 374
12. Whytescauseway, Kirkcaldy – 349
13. Greyfriars Garden, St Andrews – 291
14. Hunter Street, Kirkcaldy – 267
15. Bridge Street, Dunfermline – 249

What is a penalty charge notice?

Fife Council operates a decriminalised parking enforcement system, meaning the local authority manages most violations.

It has the power to issue rule-breakers with penalty charge notices (PCNs).

A PCN usually costs £60, though can be cheaper if paid early, and drivers will normally have 28 days to pay up.

Motorists can challenge a PCN through the local authority and, if that fails, through the Parking and Bus Lane Tribunal for Scotland.

If they still refuse to pay, the local authority can take drivers to court.