Castlegate is worst place to park in Grantham

THE street where most parking tickets were issued in Grantham was Castlegate, figures reveal.

Lincolnshire County Council collected more than £220,000 in parking penalties in one year from its top ten streets with Castlegate coming in at number six.

A total of 566 tickets were issued there in the past year, generating £16,059 for the authority.

The full top ten is listed below.

March 2014 – Feb 2015        tickets  Issued           Income (£)

Eastgate, Louth                              1,053                      35326

Silver Street, Lincoln City              902                       34649

Market Place, Boston                      857                      27880

Sheep Market, Spalding                696                       19702

St Pauls Street, Stamford             686                        26910

Castlegate, Grantham           566                     16059

Broad Street, Stamford                565                        16751

West Street, Boston                     545                         13823

Lumley Road, Skegness              485                         13432

Wide Bargate, Boston                 483                          18126