THE price of parking for an hour in one of Glasgow's busiest streets is set to rise by 300%.
From December 6 the rate for meters on Kilmarnock Road, Shawlands, will increase to 80p an hour from 20p per hour. Parking prices will rise in a further 30 city streets next month, including Paisley Road West and Great Western Road.
Motorists paid £8.7 million in on-street parking charges in the past financial year and these have generated an average daily income for Glasgow City Council of £23,826.
A Glasgow City Council, said: "Parking charges in many areas of Glasgow, such as Kilmarnock Road, have not increased since 2004. We are establishing an annual review of tariffs in response to inflationary demands, market conditions and effective traffic management controls."
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