Sand Street car parking fines and paycard printing costs (FOI)

​​​Request

A.

How much was collected in car parking fines from Sand Street Jersey car park in the calendar year before the introduction of the new car parking payment system there?

B.

What is the annual printing cost per year (since 2010) of the parking payment scratch cards in Jersey?

C.

When was the printing contract with the printer last retendered and please could you send me a copy of the tender document issued to all the companies approached.

Response

The information which can be disclosed is as set against your numbered questions as follows:

A.

£78,870 was the amount received from fine income in the 12 month period from Sand Street Car Park prior to the introduction of the ANPR system.

B.

The information that you requested is exempt under Article(s) 33 ‘Commercial interests’ of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 and is, therefore, withheld.

C.

Please see attached files:

Download paycard supply and distribution contract January 2010 (size 194kb)

Download Operation of States of Jersey Parking Paycard Scheme 2010 (size 75kb)

Download Form of Tender specifications for manufacture 2010 (size 139kb)

However, while it is considered disclosing the specific printing costs “would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests of a person” the overall contract value for manufacture, supply and distribution of paycards is in the public domain and details can be found in the Ministerial Decision tender report.

Read the Ministerial Decision Parking Paycards Tender Report

Exemption

33    Commercial interests

Information is qualified exempt information if:

(a)     it constitutes a trade secret; or

(b)     its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests of a person (including the scheduled public authority holding the information).