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Drivers are most likely to find a parking ticket wedged under the windscreen wipers on Sauchiehall Street, new figures show.
Freedom of Information figures obtained by The Herald show that drivers leaving their car on one of Glasgow's most famous streets were hit with 2206 fines from April to August this year, generating up to £220,600 for Glasgow City Council.
Great Western Road was next, with 1772 parking tickets issued.
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It was followed by Bath Street (1732), St Vincent Street (1634), Wellington Street (1308), West Campbell Street (1227), West Regent Street (1188), Blythswood Square (1144), Howard Street (1112) and Washington Street (1066).
In total, 14, 389 parking fines were issued by wardens over five months this year generating up to £1,438, 900 if drivers did not pay within 14 days.
From January 2025 to March 2026, Great Western Road pulled in the most cash for Glasgow City Council in parking fines with 4033 tickets issued.
The west end street was followed by Bath Street (3350), St Vincent Street (3260), Wellington Street (2879), Blythswood Square (2577), Washington Street (2526), West Campbell Street (2303), West Regent Street (2300), Sauchiehall Street (2254) and Firpark Street (2191).
In total, from January 2025 to March 2026, 27,673 parking tickets generated up to £2,767,300 for the local authority.
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In March 2023 the council agreed to increase parking and bus lane enforcement fines to bring in an extra £3 million to help plug a £49m budget gap.
The penalty charge notices for parking rose from £60 to £100, although they are reduced to £50 if paid within 14 days.
The rate for parking on streets in the inner city zone also rose from £1.20 per 15 minutes to £1.40.
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Glasgow is pushing ahead with plans to restrict cars in the city centre. A core area restricted to public transport will be created within the next few years, stretching from George Square to pollution hot spot Hope Street across Argyle Street and up to Cathedral Street.
The city's Low Emissions Zone (LEZ) came into force for all vehicles in May 2022 and enforcement began after a one-year grace period.
Recent figures show drivers in Glasgow paid over £500,000 in Low Emission Zone (LEZ) fines last year — but the scheme’s operating costs were higher than the income for the first time.
Around 2,000 penalty charge notices per month were issued to non-compliant vehicles entering the zone between April last year and the end of March this year.
The LEZ, which covers Glasgow City Centre and was created to reduce levels of harmful vehicle emissions, was initially rolled out in 2018 to apply to buses.