{"id":75928,"date":"2023-03-10T16:21:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T16:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=75928"},"modified":"2023-03-10T16:21:54","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T16:21:54","slug":"9000-more-parking-fines-were-handed-out-in-cathays-during-2022-compared-with-the-previous-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/03\/10\/9000-more-parking-fines-were-handed-out-in-cathays-during-2022-compared-with-the-previous-year\/","title":{"rendered":"9,000 more parking fines were handed out in Cathays during 2022 compared with the previous year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8216;It&#8217;s daylight robbery,&#8217; said one resident of the parking tickets in Cathays<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>CARDIFF Council made \u00a3873,120 from parking fines in Cathays in 2022, an increase of \u00a3221,000 from the previous year, figures show.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"696\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.40.14-1024x696.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.40.14-1024x696.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.40.14-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.40.14-770x523.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.40.14-1536x1044.png 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.40.14-293x199.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.40.14-1400x952.png 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.40.14.png 1580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.40.14-1024x696.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.40.14-1024x696.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.40.14-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.40.14-770x523.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.40.14-1536x1044.png 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.40.14-293x199.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.40.14-1400x952.png 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.40.14.png 1580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Total money made from the fines<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>According to a Freedom of Information request submitted to Cardiff council by <em>The Cardiffian,<\/em> 28,631 parking fines were issued in the Cathays ward in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That compares with 19,584 in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"697\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.36.55-1024x697.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.36.55-1024x697.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.36.55-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.36.55-770x524.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.36.55-1536x1045.png 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.36.55-293x199.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.36.55-1400x953.png 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.36.55.png 1584w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.36.55-1024x697.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.36.55-1024x697.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.36.55-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.36.55-770x524.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.36.55-1536x1045.png 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.36.55-293x199.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.36.55-1400x953.png 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.36.55.png 1584w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The number of fines<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In 2022, Cardiff Council introduced a <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/11\/23\/what-the-new-zonal-parking-scheme-will-mean-for-drivers-in-cathays\/\">new zonal parking scheme<\/a> to increase resident parking and eliminate unrestricted parking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zones were created so that residents could park on adjacent streets as well as on their own street. And the majority of non-permitted roads were removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On busy roads such as Salisbury Road, Crwys Road and Cathays Terrace, one to two hours of free parking was introduced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The zonal parking system was established to help residents. But it has coincided with a surge in the number of tickets being handed out. And that has frustrated permit owners in the area.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oliver Rayner, 22, who lives in Cathays and received a parking ticket in 2022, described parking issues in Cathays as an \u201congoing problem\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe parking in Cathays is honestly atrocious,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I\u2019ve lived in multiple different houses, on multiple different streets since being in Cardiff Uni and every single street is the exact same &#8211; you just cannot park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was living on Harriet Street last year, and specifically in that area of Cathays, your chances of being able to park near your house, or simply on your street, are second to none. The only way I can describe it is daylight robbery. You are being charged to park in your own area for which you have a permit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCardiff Council have issued two hours of parking with no permit when they clearly cannot facilitate permit parking in itself. If the traffic wardens were to simply check the permits of the cars they were ticketing &#8211; they could quite easily understand that there was no other option for the driver.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/IMG_7527-min-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/IMG_7527-min-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/IMG_7527-min-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/IMG_7527-min-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/IMG_7527-min-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/IMG_7527-min-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/IMG_7527-min-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/IMG_7527-min-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/IMG_7527-min-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/IMG_7527-min-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/IMG_7527-min-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/IMG_7527-min-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/IMG_7527-min-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/IMG_7527-min-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/IMG_7527-min-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/IMG_7527-min-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A car in Cathays with a parking ticket<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the launch of the new scheme, shops in Cathays have said they have lost business due to customers and staff being unable to park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liam Slater of W.J. Gardner on Crwys Road <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2022\/11\/22\/cathays-local-shops-say-they-are-losing-business-because-of-new-parking-rules\/\">previously told<\/a> The Cardiffian that the new parking system had created issues for his business and that one of his staff was fined as he was unable to find a non-permitted space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Slater said his staff member \u201chad to pay \u00a330 to come to work.\u201d Other shops on the road also noted this same issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillor Norma Mackie said that the surge in fines was most likely due to a high volume of complaints which led to the parking enforcement teams going out more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo many residents were complaining because they couldn\u2019t park and cars had been sat there for months,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scheme was introduced to help residents and Coun Mackie described the scheme as a \u201csuccess\u201d in tackling the area&#8217;s parking issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe had a lot of cars parked from businesses and  cars parked from people who worked in the city who would park their car and walk in for work. Their cars would sit there then for eight hours,\u201d Coun Mackie said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"645\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.45.47-min-1024x645.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.45.47-min-1024x645.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.45.47-min-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.45.47-min-770x485.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.45.47-min-1536x968.png 1536w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.45.47-min-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.45.47-min-770x485.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.45.47-min-1536x968.png 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.45.47-min-293x185.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.45.47-min-1400x882.png 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-13.45.47-min.png 1558w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Windsor Place (image credit: Google Maps)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The FOI also revealed that Windsor Place was the road where the biggest number of parking tickets was issued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As illustrated below, Cardiff city centre is incorporated into the Cathays ward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"610\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-15.51.29-min-1024x610.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-15.51.29-min-1024x610.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-15.51.29-min-300x179.png 300w, 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