Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) Statistics
Case reference FOI2026/01374
Received 15 June 2026
Published 10 July 2026
Request
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please could you provide the following data for the financial years
2023/24,
2024/25,
2025/26 (or the most recent available period):
· Total number of Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) issued
· Total number of PCNs paid
· Total number of PCNs outstanding, unpaid, cancelled, or written off
· Total income (£) received from PCNs (Revenue)
· Total value (£) of PCNs outstanding, unpaid, cancelled, or written off
Response
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please could you provide the following data for the financial years 2023/24, 2024/25, and 2025/26 (or the most recent available period):
· Total number of Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) issued
Answer:
2023/24 = 24,252
2024/25 = 21,575
2025/26 = 22,914
· Total number of PCNs paid
Answer:
2023/24 = 19,661
2024/25 = 17,395
2025/26 = 18,386
· Total number of PCNs outstanding, unpaid, cancelled, or written off
Answer:
2023/24 = 4,591
2024/25 = 4,180
2025/26 = 4,528
· Total income (£) received from PCNs (Revenue)
Answer:
2023/24 = £742,602.79
2024/25 = £653,599.28
2025/26 = £664,016.74
· Total value (£) of PCNs outstanding, unpaid, cancelled, or written off
Answer:
2023/24 = £322,589.76
2024/25 = £276,986.64
2025/26 = £317,065.02
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