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of PCN appeals against City and County of Swansea Council are won
The Traffic Penalty Tribunal recorded 1,927 outcomes for appeals against City and County of Swansea Council from 2013/14 to 2024/25, and 1,302 of them ended with the driver paying nothing. That is 13.2 points better than the 54.4% tribunal average.
What the appeals were about
City and County of Swansea Council enforces more than one kind of penalty, and drivers do not fare the same on each.
| Penalty type | Outcomes | Not contested | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parking | 1,814 | 709 | 66.8% |
| Bus lane | 113 | 25 | 79.6% |
734 of those 1,302 wins were uncontested. In 56.4% of the appeals City and County of Swansea Council lost, it put up no defence at the tribunal at all. Roughly a third to a half of its losses never got argued, so a properly written appeal has a real chance of being conceded before anyone reads the evidence. Those tickets were not close calls. The authority had already given up on them, and the appeal was the only thing standing between the driver and a cancelled charge.
Is it getting easier or harder?
In 2013/14 to 2015/16, drivers won 62.5% of appeals against City and County of Swansea Council, from 534 outcomes. In 2022/23 to 2024/25 it was 64%, from 403. The rate has held broadly steady across the decade.
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| Year | Allowed | Not contested | Refused | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 32 | 41 | 82 | 47% |
| 2014/15 | 42 | 57 | 46 | 68% |
| 2015/16 | 52 | 110 | 72 | 69% |
| 2016/17 | 76 | 62 | 71 | 64% |
| 2017/18 | 85 | 40 | 61 | 66% |
| 2018/19 | 45 | 66 | 36 | 74% |
| 2019/20 | 65 | 87 | 42 | 74% |
| 2020/21 | 49 | 49 | 27 | 75% |
| 2021/22 | 28 | 58 | 15 | 85% |
| 2022/23 | 24 | 60 | 13 | 85% |
| 2023/24 | 29 | 69 | 47 | 65% |
| 2024/25 | 41 | 35 | 71 | 50% |
| All years | 568 | 734 | 583 | 67.6% |
Busiest year: 2015/16, with 234 appeals decided. A further 42 appeals were closed by consent order across the period, which the tribunal counts separately because it can mean the driver agreeing to pay the original charge.
What this does and does not tell you
These are appeals that reached an independent adjudicator, which is the last stage. They leave out every ticket cancelled earlier, when you first challenge it or make formal representations, and that is where most successful challenges actually end. So your real chance of getting a ticket cancelled somewhere in the process is higher than 67.6%, not lower. Among the 204 authorities in England outside London and in Wales with enough appeals to compare, City and County of Swansea Council ranks 21st for how often drivers win.
Two details worth knowing before you read too much into the number. The refused column includes appeals made after the deadline and appeals the driver withdrew, so it is not purely a record of arguments that lost on the evidence. And a small number of appeals each year finish with no outcome recorded against any of these categories, so the totals here are of appeals that reached a recorded outcome rather than of every appeal lodged.
Before you write
- Find your contravention code. Every PCN carries a two digit code that says exactly what they claim you did, and what they have to prove. Look yours up.
- Check the deadline. Discounts and rights both expire. Work out your dates.
- Know how appeals work outside London. The Traffic Penalty Tribunal route, step by step.
- Do not just ignore it. What actually happens if you do.
How similar authorities compare
| Authority | Appeals won |
|---|---|
| Reigate & Banstead Borough Council | 68.5% of 340 |
| Manchester City Council | 68.3% of 13,442 |
| Trafford Borough Council | 68.2% of 1,012 |
| City and County of Swansea Council (this page) | 67.6% of 1,927 |
| Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 67.1% of 1,283 |
| Chesterfield Borough Council | 67% of 106 |
| Norwich City Council | 66.8% of 781 |
Every authority we hold figures for, with sources →
Source: Traffic Penalty Tribunal, appeals data by authority, covering 2013/14 to 2024/25. The tribunal decides appeals for England outside London and for Wales, across parking, bus lane, moving traffic, clean air zone, river crossing and littering penalties. Every type City and County of Swansea Council enforces is counted above. A tribunal outcome depends on the evidence in that particular case, so nothing here predicts yours.