Parking
PARKING NEWS, November 2024
The Council has proposed permit price increases (details below) and invited responses to the proposals to be submitted by 1 November 2024.
NKCC voted at our meeting on 1 October to object to the proposals. This was our submission:
Whilst we recognise the need to effectively tackle air pollution given the very serious effect it has on health and climate change we have many concerns about the proposed charges. We call on GCC and the Scottish Government to put in place effective evidence-based measures to tackle this.
We find the Council’s lack of justification for increased charges really concerning. We can’t find evidence of any kind of robust, sensible method.
- GCC have got everyone’s (in RPZs) V5 car registration certificates so already know the carbon emissions and impact on air quality of all current vehicles with permits in the area.
- GCC should also be able to provide a numerical or percentage target for carbon emission reduction and improvements to air quality in order to demonstrate what the increased parking charges should achieve.
- GCC should be able to tell us their methodology for measuring whether the increased parking charges are effective. For example, over the course of a year GCC could measure how many people have switched to electric cars or no longer need a permit, having given up their car altogether.
- If increased charges do not result in improvements to carbon emissions and air quality presumably the permit costs could be reduced again. However, the lack of data means there will be no way for residents to find out whether the increased parking charges are working as intended, and it will be impossible to challenge whether they are effective, once they are put in place.
- We find it inequitable that only people who live in RPZs will have this charge levied. An owner of a car with 226g+/km emissions will pay £300 per year but an owner of the same type of car living in other areas (e.g. Kelvindale) will pay nothing. Is there any evidence that emissions are higher in RPZs than in other non-RPZ areas?
- The proposed scheme takes no account of people who require a car for their occupation.
The Council’s proposals were advertised locally as follows:
Glasgow City Council (North Kelvin and North Woodside) (Traffic Management and Parking Controls) Order 2021 (Variation No.1 – Carbon based permit charges and additional permit charges) Order 202_
Glasgow City Council are proposing to alter the pricing structure for residents parking permits throughout the city.
A new carbon-based and additional permit pricing strategy has been identified for all existing Restricted Parking Zones (RPZ) and Controlled Parking Zones (CPZ).
This new strategy would see permit pricing based upon a vehicle’s level of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
An additional charge will be levied for those households/properties who purchase multiple permits.
Annual Permit Prices in accordance to their vehicles CO2 emissions
0-50g/km £80 81-150g/km £180 151-190g/km £265 191-225g/km £280 226+-g/km £300 Additional Charge for multiple Residents Annual parking permits
Second Permit Additional £125 Third Permit Additional £250 Fourth Permit Additional £375
The parking zone
Permits
Permit application and guidance (including information on visitor parking permits): see glasgow.gov.uk/parkingzonepermits.
Prices:
- Resident Parking Permits are £85 per annum or £23.75 quarterly
- Business Parking Permits are £850 per annum
Paper copies of the permit application forms will also be available at Hillhead Library for those who have no access to the internet.
Renewing with Ringo
We are hearing about people having difficulty renewing their permits via RingGo.
Please note:
- A photograph of the second page of your V5C vehicle registration certificate can be uploaded and will be accepted. It seems to be impossible to upload the whole of the V5C.
- When you receive your email of approval, which seems to take up to 10 days, the renewal date of the permit will not be correct and will actually be the date that you made the application. The Council advised us: “once you make payment for your permit, the RingGo system will prompt you to enter the start date for your new permit. This can only be done once you have made payment. You cannot amend the start date on a permit until the permit has been purchased.”
- If you don’t have easy access to a smartphone, tablet or computer to renew your permit, ask for help at your local library.
Hours and pay & display charges
Resident and business permit holders can park without limit of time.
The chargeable hours for the shared use parking bays are Monday to Sunday, 8am to 10pm.
Those who wish to pay to park during these hours can do so for a maximum stay of 3 hours at a charge of £1 per 15 minutes. There are some parking machines for tickets. You can also use RingGo (20p convenience fee).
Visitor vouchers
Residents visitor vouchers are in the form of scratch cards. The visitor should scratch off the relevant date and time period and add their vehicle registration, and display the voucher on their vehicle’s side window or dashboard.
Each voucher costs £5 for a set 6-hour period. These are:
- morning 8am to 2pm
- afternoon 12 noon to 6pm
- evening 4pm to 10am
Vouchers are sold in books of 5 (£25 per book) and we understand that there is now no maximum to the number of vouchers a household may purchase.
To buy the vouchers you need to submit an application at www.glasgow.gov.uk/parkingvouchers. If you don’t already have a resident’s parking permit you will need to submit proof that you live in the area when you make your application. You can use a photo of your council tax bill or recent utility bill. Once you have submitted your application, the Council will check your address is eligible.
You need to allow at least two full working days from your date of application and then you can contact the visitor voucher payment line on 0141 287 4040. This will allow you to make a secure payment by card.
The phoneline is open on Tuesdays and Fridays, 14:00 to 16:00, and Wednesdays, 10:00 to 12:00.
When you have made your payment, the Council will post out your vouchers.
Sunday parking
Please note that newly issued vouchers (as of at least August 2023) no longer state on the reverse that “any voucher displayed after 4pm on Saturday will be valid all day Sunday and until 10am Monday” as that information was incorrect.
Zones
The zone identifier for these parking permits is W2, which will allow permit holders to park in any parking bay* signed with a W2 zone identifier without incurring further parking charges.
You can see the zone outline on the lnteractive Parking Map.
Further information
For more about how to apply for a permit, including Residents Permit Guidance Notes and Book of Charges, see glasgow.gov.uk/parkingzonepermits.
RPZ issues
A review of the working of the RPZ is overdue. We were told it would take place after the scheme had been in operation for a year (it began in September 2022). We have been advised the review will take place “when resources allow” and we will of course publicise details of the review when we have them.
In the meantime if there are particular issues you want to raise about the scheme, please contact NorthKelvinAndNorthWoodside@glasgow.gov.uk or a local city councillor, or come along to one of our monthly meetings which councillors usually attend.
Enforcement
If you feel that the parking zone isn’t being adequately enforced in your area, you can request enforcement via the City Council website.
Bike parking
Details on cycle parking shelters are available at Cyclehoop. You can join a waiting list for a particular shelter.
New locations can be requested via the Cyclehoop online portal.
Electric vehicle chargers
Within the North Kelvin Community Council boundary there are EV chargers at:
- 35 Hinshaw Street G20 7BY
- Queen Margaret Road G20 6DP
There are also chargers towards the top of Belmont St, on the Kirklee Road bridge and on Great Western Road near Byres Road (outwith the NKCC area).
For more information see ChargePlace Scotland.
The City Council now has a new tariff for EV charging (from 1 March 2024).
Car Club
There are Car Club bays on Firhill Road, Hinshaw Street and Hotspur Street. For more information on joining the scheme, see the Car Club page on the City Council website or the Co Wheels website.
Timeline of NKCC community consultation
August 2015: We promoted a Sustrans streetscape public workshop hosted by the Queen Margaret Drive Community in the Scout Hall.
March 2018: In response to residents’ concerns, we set up a dedicated parking webpage and email address with the aim of discussing the situation and collating views. The website has been regularly updated with parking news and our views (as recorded at minuted public meetings) and the webpage evolved into the current Parking page you are reading now.
June 2019: We promoted the City Council’s local public exhibitions on the RPZ proposals (including having the “letter to residents” on our website).
July 2019: We held a public meeting devoted to discussing the RPZ proposals and published our detailed view shortly afterwards.
The above is in addition to numerous related posts on the website and other social media (Facebook, Twitter and our newsletter) and regular sometimes lengthy discussions at monthly meetings so that a variety of opinion could be aired.
22 July 2021: The opportunity to apply to the Court of Session to amend the RPZ terms ended on this date after a 6 week statutory consultation period. The petition from a local resident objecting to the hours of operation was published mid August 2021 when it was already too late in legal terms to make any changes to the scheme.
8 August 2022: The RPZ had a soft launch and full enforcement began later that month.
10 January 2023: At our public meeting discussing snagging, Council officials confirmed that the scheme will be reviewed after a minimum of 1 year of operation.
25 February 2023: Members of NKCC attended an online Stakeholder Consultation for the City’s Strategic Parking Plan and later completed an online survey. As part of the survey we reported that some members of the community object to the current long operating hours and weekend operation of the RPZ.
7 June 2023: We invited Council officers to attend our September 2023 meeting to review the RPZ, as this would have marked a full year since the scheme began operating. We were advised that they would be unable to attend and that the review would take place when resources allow.
Previous updates
One-way system and Dunard St car-free zone
At our January 2023 meeting we raised concerns about drivers ignoring the new one-way system. We know of at least one collision that has resulted.
The police deployed resources in the Braeside St/Dunard St area and gave us the following report on activity in the week beginning 6 February 2023:
2 motorists were issued with FPN for failing to obey the no entry sign at Braeside St and 2 cyclists were warned. We received assistance from our colleagues at Road Policing who have carried out a survey of the area and reported back that all road signage is very clear. A bit more worrying was the amount of motorists trying to utilise the road at Dunard St during the car free zone times. In excess of 30 vehicles were stopped and instructed to turn around. [It was] noted that the majority of these are parents dropping children off at the school and this zone has been specifically set up in order to protect their children.
The police have asked the head teacher at Dunard St to send this information to parents.
The police have been conducting extra patrols to educate and/or enforce as required, as part of a local policing action plan, and they will continue to monitor the situation as resources allow.
Residents can report contravention of the one-way/no-entry restrictions to the local police via the 101 non-emergency telephone number.
➡ For details of the one-way system see glasgow.gov.uk/NKNWS.
Snagging report
The update below (received 9 February 2023) relates to Restricted Parking Zone (RPZ) snagging issues discussed at our meeting in January. We will continue to update this as issues are addressed.
Doune Gardens – 3 spaces missing from what was proposed. PCN was also issued for being parked within a bay.
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Dryburgh Gardens / Wilton Street – gap between the (fading) double yellows and first marked parking space
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Clouston Street at Queen Margaret Drive – gap between double yellow lines and first parking bay. Resident requested another bay. Cllr Andrew believed it would be dangerous.
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Doune Quadrant / Doune Gardens – remove the existing barriers to open this up to traffic and relocate barriers to prevent traffic getting to Kelvinside Terrace South
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Lothian Gardens – enough space for 1 more parking bay between end bay and keep clear markings
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Kelvinside Gardens East – resident unhappy at plans to remove 1 space for extra passing place
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Wilton Street (west side) @ Firepath – only half of the parking bay is current painted
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Wilton Street triangular area – no entry signage and one way signage not adequate
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Yarrow Gardens one way – dangerous turning left due to parked cars and concerns due to some vehicles ignoring the small one way section therefore coming from east direction
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Parking machines not working and condition of them is unacceptable
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Rubble has been left at excavation locations on Kelvinside Gardens East & South
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Belmont Street speed bumps – no road markings
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RingGo stickers
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