Parking charges in Glasgow set to rise to £2.40 per hour over the next three years

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Increases have been agreed as part of Glasgow City Council’s budget plans, which must deal with a £107m deficit between 2024/25 and 2026/27.

A council spokesman said the changes will “encourage” a move towards more “sustainable forms of transport”.

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The plans will see city centre on-street pay and display parking charges — currently £1.40 per 15 mins or £5.60 per hour — rise to £1.60 per 15 minutes and £6.40 an hour from April.

In 2025/26, they will increase again to £1.80 per 15 minutes and £7.20 per hour while, in 2026/27, they will be lifted to £2 every 15 minutes and £8 per hour.

Parking charges in Glasgow will rise over the next three years. Parking charges in Glasgow will rise over the next three years.
Parking charges in Glasgow will rise over the next three years. | Getty Images

Outside the city centre, on-street pay and display charges will rise from 80p per 15 minutes, and £3.20 per hour, to £1 for 15 minutes and £4 per hour from April.

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From 2025/26, the cost will be £1.20 per 15 minutes and £4.80 an hour and then in 2026/27, it will rise to £1.40 per 15 minutes and £5.60 per hour.

Budget documents showed the planned rise for city centre car parking will raise £1.73m over the three years, with the changes to fees outside the city centre bringing in around £5.6m.

The spokesman said: “Changes to parking rates have been agreed as part of a budget that is required to find £107m worth of savings from council services over the next three years.

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“The budget has sought to target poverty and invest in support for communities with council tax frozen for the next year.

“The changes to parking rates are consistent with Glasgow’s transport strategy, which seeks to encourage a shift to more sustainable forms of transport.

“This year’s budget will also invest almost £9.6m in street lighting, roads and footpaths, while the council continues to work with transport operators and national and regional transport agencies to secure improvements to public transport.”

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The council will also standardise the chargeable hours for parking zones across the city — 22 zones where resident permits are available.

Currently, there are five zones where 10pm parking applies — Garnethill, Woodlands, North Kelvin/Woodside, Hillhead and Kelvingrove (up to midnight). Under the plan, all zones will operate until 10pm.

A date for this change has not been set, however the £686,000 it is expected to raise is listed for 2026/27 in budget papers.

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The spokesman said: “The long-standing approach with parking controls has been to prioritise parking for residents in the city’s 22 parking zones.

“By standardising parking hours across all zones we are aiming to provide the maximum benefit for permit holders seven days a week. We also hope to encourage a shift to more sustainable forms of transport. 

“Overnight stays from 6pm to 8am will be available in our off-street pay and display car parks from £3 and in our city centre multi-storey car parks for £5.”

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