FOI Request - EV Charging Bay Misuse and Enforcement

Request 101003834549

I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act, relating to electric vehicle (EV) charging bays in your local authority area.

Please provide responses to the following, where applicable:

Q1. Does your authority currently enforce any EV charging bays (e.g. through a Traffic Regulation Order or other legal mechanism)?
If yes, please provide:

a. The number of Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) issued for EV bay misuse (i.e. parked without actively charging), broken down by calendar year (2020–2025 to date).

b. The total value of fines issued for EV bay misuse, broken down by year.

Q2. The number of publicly accessible EV charging bays currently managed by the council or under its parking enforcement remit.

Q3. If available, the three most commonly misused EV bay locations (e.g. by street name, car park, or postcode).

Q4. If held, the number of drivers who received more than one PCN for EV bay misuse during this period.

If your authority does not manage or enforce EV charging bays, please confirm this in response.

Response 28-08-2025

1. Yes.

a) Information not held.  We record 'bay misuse' but this does not include the reason why (i.e. it could be misuse of a disabled bay, electric bay or someone parked outside of the lines). Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

b) Information not held (see response to 1a).Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

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3. Information not held (see response to 1a). Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

4. Information not held (see response to 1a). Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.