00:00Liverpool City Council issued more than 36,000 parking penalty notices during the first year of charging motorists until 11
00:09at night.
00:09Freedom of information figures show enforcement raised £937,000 with more than 27,000 tickets paid.
00:18Almost 8,000 remain outstanding.
00:21Duke Street recorded the highest number of penalties with more than 1,700 notices.
00:27Old Hall Street followed with 1,625, while Hope Street saw 1,532.
00:34More than 1,000 tickets were also issued on Moorfields, Brunswick Street, North John Street, Fenwick Street, Sir Thomas Street
00:42and Stanley Street.
00:43Drivers have been penalised on 121 streets.
00:47The extended charging hours were confirmed in July 2025, following proposals first discussed in 2022.
00:54The council said the changes would standardise parking across the city centre.
00:59Signs and metres were updated to reflect the revised controlled parking zone, but the policy has faced opposition.
01:06Liberal Democrat leader Carl Cashman says the figures suggest enforcements being used to raise money rather than improve road safety
01:13and traffic flow.
01:14The council says income from parking and penalty notices is reinvested in transport and highways.
01:19It says money supports road maintenance, technology upgrades and parking services and has helped fund 62 additional enforcement officers.
