A city council is making a significant move in a bid to drive up parking revenue on a busy street in Glasgow.

Kilmarnock Road in the Shawlands area of the Scottish city will soon attract parking charges of 80p an hour, up from the current rate of 20p an hour, a rise of 300 per cent, the Evening Times has revealed.

It is not only Kilmarnock Road where parking charges are on the rise either, as Glasgow City Council has also opted to increase tariffs on 30 other streets in the city. These include Duke Street, Paisley Road West and Great Western Road.

The new higher fees will come into effect on December 6th and could help the local authority to increase its revenue.

Figures show on-street parking in Glasgow has generated an average daily income of £23,826 for the city council in recent times.

A representative of the 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.

"The range of parking controls in use, and the facilities we invest in, are in line with our Local Transport Strategy, which seeks to support greater use of public transport."

Revenue from parking has increased at a steady rate over the last four years, so the council's decision to increase tariffs could help to maintain this trend. In 2009-10 the figure stood at £8.317 million, while this had risen to £8.522 million by 2011-12.

However, thousands of motorists in the city are being affected by the hikes in parking fees and this is not the first time prices have been changed in recent months.

The news source explained the cost of parking in some Glasgow streets was increased by 100 per cent in September, with the cheapest places to leave a car typically among those included in the change.

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