Lack of parking fines during lockdown has left Milton Keynes Council £182,000 out of pocket

With parking fines set to decrease again dramatically from tomorrow (Thursday), the car lease comparision site LeaseFetchersubmitted FOI requests to the UK's biggest councils.

A company spokesman said: "Not having to worry about parking fines has been great news for us motorists. Councils, however, haven’t partaken in the joy. We investigated how much motorists across the biggest cities in the UK actually saved in parking fines during lockdown, or in other words,how large an income the councils missed out on."

They asked how much the councils made from parking fines during lockdown compared to the same period last year.

Overall the loss came to a whopping 71 per cent loss. In Milton Keynes alone, income from parking fines dropped by £182,108.

May was the worst hit month overall, with figures picking up slightly in June.

In MK, parking fine money is invested back into improving roads, car parks and subsidised bus services.