Birmingham's Corporation Street is the UK's most fined road, with 100,985 Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) issued in the 2025/26 financial year – nearly 277 tickets every day, according to an analysis by NetVoucherCodes of over 1.3 million PCNs from 200 councils.
Top 10 Most Fined Roads
The second most fined street is the junction between Irvine Street and Mount Vernon in Liverpool, which saw 74,708 PCNs issued in the 25/26 financial year, bringing in £908,633 for the council. A newly installed camera-enforced bus lane on Mount Vernon Road, just after exiting Irvine Street towards the city centre, accounts for many of these.
The first London borough on the list is Camden, where Tottenham Court Road produced 59,329 PCNs, earning £4,099,582 for the council. Much of this thoroughfare is restricted to buses and cyclists between 8am and 7pm, Monday to Saturday.
London and Other Hotspots
Fourth is Richmond-upon-Thames, with North Worple Way delivering 43,861 PCNs and raising £361,400, primarily due to a camera-enforced traffic restriction to reduce through traffic. Fifth is Junction 30 Off Slip With Junction 31 in Thurrock Borough, with 41,817 PCNs and £115,377 in revenue, linked to a camera-enforced yellow box junction restriction.
The top ten is rounded off by Corporation Street in Preston (39,267 PCNs), Oxford Street, Manchester (32,695), Arundel Gate, Sheffield (31,543), Oldfield Lane South, Ealing (31,252) and High Street, Oxford (31,063).
Why PCNs Are Issued
The most common reason for a PCN is parking in the wrong place, but they can also be issued for driving in a bus lane, making an illegal turn, or stopping in a yellow box junction. The UK has an all-time high of 42 million full driving licence holders, according to the Driving Instructors Association.
