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UK penalty appeal success rates (2025/26) — official figures

A large share of UK penalty appeals succeed.Per the official appeal bodies' published figures: about 42% of private-parking appeals to POPLA end with the charge cancelled (2022/23), and about 49% of London council/TfL PCN appeals are won by the motorist (2024/25). Council PCN outcomes outside London and in Wales are published per-authority by the Traffic Penalty Tribunal, and only ~1% of tenancy deposits ever reach a formal dispute. Figures below, with sources.

Published figures by penalty type

Appeal bodyWhat it coversHeadline figurePeriod
POPLAPrivate parking charges (England & Wales)42% cancelled2022/23 (latest published)
Environment & Traffic Adjudicators (London Tribunals)Council & TfL PCNs in London (parking, bus lane, moving traffic)49.4% won by appellant2024/25
Traffic Penalty TribunalCouncil PCNs in England (outside London) & WalesPer-authority data publishedUpdated continuously
Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS)Tenancy deposit disputes (England & Wales)~1% go to adjudication2024/25

The detail (with sources)

POPLA

42% cancelled

42% of appeals ended with the parking charge cancelled (25% conceded by the operator + 17% allowed at adjudication). Of appeals actually decided by an adjudicator, 22% were allowed.

Source: POPLA Annual Report · 2022/23 (latest published)

Environment & Traffic Adjudicators (London Tribunals)

49.4% won by appellant

Of 47,935 PCN appeals in 2024/25, 49.4% were won by the appellant (down from 54.9% in 2023/24).

Source: London Tribunals — annual reports & appeal statistics · 2024/25

Traffic Penalty Tribunal

Per-authority data published

The Traffic Penalty Tribunal publishes appeal outcomes broken down by local authority and penalty type — search your own council's record before deciding whether to appeal.

Source: Traffic Penalty Tribunal — appeals data · Updated continuously

Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS)

~1% go to adjudication

In the year to March 2025 only about 1% of protected deposits (≈46,950) needed formal adjudication — most disputes settle. Cleaning is the single most common dispute category.

Source: TDS Statistical Briefing · 2024/25

How to read these numbers

These are body-wide success rates published by the independent adjudicators — not a prediction for any single case. Your odds depend on the specific grounds and evidence, which is exactly what our win-rate methodology assesses. As GetRighted users report real outcomes, we will publish our own calibrated success rates by ground and operator here.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of parking appeals are successful in the UK?

It depends on the route. For private parking charges, POPLA's latest published figures (2022/23) show 42% of appeals ended with the charge cancelled. For council-issued PCNs in London, the Environment & Traffic Adjudicators allowed 49.4% of appeals in 2024/25. Council PCN outcomes outside London (and in Wales) are published per-authority by the Traffic Penalty Tribunal.

Does appealing a parking ticket actually work?

Often, yes — a large share of appeals to the official adjudicators succeed (around 42% at POPLA and around half of London council PCN appeals). Success depends on the specific grounds and evidence, not luck: cases with clear signage, procedural, or PoFA defects win far more often than weak ones.

How often do tenants win deposit disputes?

Most deposit disagreements never reach adjudication — only about 1% of protected deposits go to a formal dispute (TDS, 2024/25). Where they do, tenants tend to succeed when the landlord lacks a signed inventory, relies on estimates rather than invoices, or claims for normal wear and tear.

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