Overview
- Freedom of Information data shows two adjacent boxes on Kingston Road between Elm Road and Westbury Road generated £451,405 from January to August 2025.
- The site produced an average of about 27 penalty charge notices per day during the period reported.
- The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames disputes claims of a single highest-earning box because the figure covers two boxes.
- Only 62 of the 6,568 PCNs were appealed, with a minority upheld, indicating very low challenge rates.
- Since 2022 more councils have enforced yellow boxes nationwide, with hundreds now in operation, and in London the penalty is £160 or £80 if paid within 14 days.