Nottingham City Council made £13.6m in car parking in 2016, the second highest outside of London.
This is an increase of over £10m when compared to the last five years.
The highest figure on the list, released by RAC Foundation, is Westminster with £55.9m in fines, and Brighton & Hove brought in the most money outside London.
Nottingham’s figure was contributed to by its Workplace Parking Levy, which earned the council about £9 million.
The scheme is now in its fourth year, and charges employers with over 10 parking places £379 per space per year.
The WPL income makes up the vast majority of this total
However Portfolio Holder for Business, Growth and Transport, Nick McDonald, said that Nottingham makes less than major cities such as Birmingham, Manchester and Bristol.
He said: “As the report authors acknowledge, the WPL income makes up the vast majority of our total in this report – but when the so-called ‘surplus’ from our day-to-day parking charges is fairly compared against others, Nottingham is actually ranked 40th.
“Our car parks and parking spaces are busy which shows a thriving city centre and that our charges are appropriate.
“And of course, having the WPL means we can further improve the alternatives to the car that are already available in Nottingham.”
The money collected from the scheme goes towards transport in Nottingham including the tram, redevelopment of the train station and the bus network.
Steve Gooding, director of the RAC Foundation, said: “These numbers might seem eye-wateringly large, but in part they reflect the growing competition for space in many of our towns and cities.
“In 1995 there were only 21.4 million cars on Britain’s roads, today there are 30.7 million.
“The good news is that any profit generated by councils from on-street parking must by law be spent on transport-related activities, and as every motorist knows there’s no shortage of work that needs doing.”
