Fines handed out to motorists in two Streatham streets could generate more than half a million pounds for Lambeth Council.

Traffic wardens slapped 4,273 tickets on car windscreens in Riggindale Road for making an illegal right turn, while motorists parking in Greyhound Lane, near Streatham Common, fared slightly better, receiving 3,134 tickets.

Based on the lowest fine of £60, this equated to £444,420 in charges paid to Lambeth Council.

The figures, revealed as part of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by the Streatham Guardian, show the borough’s hotspots for motoring fines.

In total, inspectors issued 188,405 fines across Lambeth in 2011, charging between £60 and £130 for each motorist.

Based on the lowest charge of £60, this generated a whopping £11,304,300 for the local authority.

In roads north of the A205 in Tulse Hill, tickets carry a penalty of between £80 to £130, while tickets issued in the southern part of the borough can lead to fines of between £60 and £110.

Motorists who pay within 14 days must only shell out for half their prescribed fine.

Clapham Park Road topped the list of ticketed streets with 13,550 penalty charge notices (PCNs) – an average of about 40 tickets per day.

Three streets in Clapham- Clapham Park Road, Clapham Manor Street and Bedford Road- produced a combined total of almost one in 10 fines issued for the entire borough.

Atlantic Road in Brixton also saw high levels of ticketing. A total of 8,116 people were given fines for breaching road restrictions, generating an estimated £649,280 for the council based on the lowest fine of £80. Meanwhile in West Norwood, Central Hill also proved to be a very profitable road for the council. It generated £286,800 from 4,780 tickets based on the lowest fine of £60.

And in Tulse Hill, motorists parking in the main road clocked up 3,166 tickets, the equivalent of about £190,000 based on the lowest charge.

In 2006, the council scrapped its system of targets for parking wardens, after councillors said they had become “overzealous” in issuing tickets.

Mystery shoppers were later drafted in to monitor the behaviour of attendants. The move has seen the numbers of tickets issued decrease steadily since 2009.

A council spokesman said all surplus income raised by parking enforcement fines was used to improve Lambeth’s roads and transport.

Councillor Lorna Campbell, cabinet member for environment, added: “The parking service is ‘firm but fair’. Enforcement is needed to keep our roads safe and free of congestion, and to protect parking spaces reserved for disabled people and resident permit holders.

“Where residents tell us there is a problem we make sure that we focus our parking patrols there to resolve the issue and discourage illegal parking.”

Parking fines: The hotspots

Streatham: Riggindale Road- 4,273, Greyhound Lane – 3,134

West Norwood: Central Hill- 4,780

Tulse Hill: Tulse Hill – 3,166

Brixton: Rushcroft Road- 2,830, Saltoun Road- 1,401, Acre Lane- 2,756, Atlantic Road- 8,116, Coldharbour Lane- 3,837, Electric Avenue- 4,419

Clapham: The Pavement- 874, Wandsworth Road- 4,847, Bedford Road- 2,882, Clapham Manor Street- 1,316, Clapham Park Road- 13,550

Numbers of parking tickets issued in the last three years: 2009 - 252,883, 2010 - 211,822, 2011 - 188,405.