Glasgow City Council has gone back on their decision to extend parking charges to 10pm following backlash

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Glasgow City Council announced that they were extending parking charges from 6pm to 10pm last month though have backtracked on the decision following backlash from businesses.

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00:00 Glasgow City Council recently announced plans to extend parking charges to 10pm but following

00:07 backlash these plans have now been put on hold. The local authority included proposals

00:11 in February's three year budget, though now council leader Susan Aitken has said they

00:15 are now under review after listening to businesses.

00:18 Motorists and business groups argued that extending parking charges beyond 6pm would

00:22 deter people from visiting the city centre during the evening and consequently affect

00:26 the night time economy. Even if the changes do come into fruition the earliest they can

00:30 be implemented is 2026 as they require a traffic regulation order and a consultation period.

00:36 The reason behind the proposal was to generate more money for the council to go back into

00:40 the city and help them make up for lockdown losses, create more space for people in the

00:44 city centre while also encouraging use of public transport.

00:47 The plans will now be referred back to the cross party budget group. The council said

00:51 they will now be considering the rebalancing of city centre streets and their longer term

00:55 plans for travel.

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