The council wants to step up patrols in the outer areas of the city
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More than 33,000 penalty charge notices were issued to drivers in Leicester in the first six months since the city council took over parking enforcement.
Parking attendants working on behalf of the authority took over the role from police on 2 January, 2007, in a widely-publicised move.
Since then, slightly more than 6,000 tickets a month were issued to drivers parked illegally or inconsiderately.
So far, fines totalling almost �760,000 have been paid by drivers.
A further �537,000 in penalty charges is still due to be paid.
Leicester City Council's parking team leader, Nigel Clarke, said: "There has been a huge improvement in compliance with the on-street parking restrictions in the city since the beginning of January, but there is still some way to go..."
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