Glasgow parking charges to be extended until 10pm

Motorists in the centre of Scotland's largest city will have to pay to park their cars until 22:00, under new plans drawn up by Glasgow City Council.

Charges will be in force across the city's parking zones between 08:00 and 22:00, seven days a week.

Drivers can currently park their car in metered bays in some parts of the city centre for free after 18:00.

The council described the move as a "standardisation" of parking across the city and said the measure was agreed as part of its budget last week.

It has not been confirmed when the change will come into force.

Council budget papers suggest it will make a saving of £686,000 from the move in 2026/27.

The papers also outlined plans to increase charges in multi-storey car parks, off-street car parks and on-street parking bays.

Conservative councillor Thomas Kerr said the plans were "ridiculous and should be dropped immediately".

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, he said the parking increases would hit "struggling small businesses".

The city has 22 zones with parking restrictions where metered bays are in place and residents have to purchase permits. They are mainly in the centre and west of the city.

In four of them, the hours are 08:00-22:00, seven days a week. These are mainly in the west end - Hillhead, Woodlands, North Kelvin/Woodside, and Garnethill.

Parking is charged between 08:00 and 00:00 in Kelvingrove.

Glasgow City Council wants to extend the charges to 22:00 in zones where parking is currently charged between 08:00 and 18:00 five or six days a week.

A spokesman said it was part of a budget required to find £107m worth of savings from council savings.

“The longstanding approach with parking controls has been to prioritise parking for residents in the city’s 22 parking zones," he added.

“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.”

The increased parking restrictions follow the introduction of a low emmission zone in Glagow.

Drivers whose cars do not meet clean air standards are fined £60 but this doubles ever time the vehicle enters the restricted city centre zone.