The biggest claim under the category of parking came from Frank Doran, MP for Aberdeen North, who charged taxpayers £5,162.50 over the course of 2011/12.
Much of that was for airport parking at Aberdeen airport for his commute to Westminster. But there were also two £800 claims attributed to “MP staff” for “within constituency travel”.
There were also plenty of other MPs who made £2,000-plus claims for parking charges. This came during a year when local authorities made £411m from parking profits – with the borough of Westminster taking the most with a whopping £38m profit.
You can see a list of the top 10 MPs’ parking claims below.
| MP | Parking expenses |
| Frank Doran | £5,162.50 |
| Rob Wilson | £2,621.25 |
| Paul Maynard | £2,497.70 |
| Michael Connarty | £2,307.48 |
| Alan Reid | £2,231.40 |
| Gordon Banks | £2,228.72 |
| Alok Sharma | £2,107.00 |
| Brian Donohoe | £2,086.39 |
| Malcolm Bruce | £2,061.80 |
| Alan Campbell | £2,010.00 |
