Councillors in South Ayrshire have agreed to increase parking fines to £100 after roads boss Kevin Braidwood admitted road maintenance would suffer without the rise.
It is the first rise in Penalty Notice Charges (PCNs) since 2001, when it was set at £60.South Ayrshire Council’s Cabinet agreed to the increase, with councillors pointing out that they had to bring in revenue to maintain car parks and pay machines as well as the introduction of two hours' free parking.Councillor Bob Pollock said: “I support the reasons outlined increase to £100.
It effectively means that if you pay that within 14 days it is £50 you would be paying.“One of the ways that the parking strategy needs to work is by people moving once they have had their two free hours or by paying a parking fee.
I would fully expect this would encourage people to pay that parking fee.“The money is not a cash cow for council, it goes directly back into services, maintaining car parks and machines etc.”Mr Braidwood, head of the Ayrshire Roads Alliance, confirmed that the money is an important income stream for the roads budget.He said: "All the income generated from parking goes back into pothole repairs, car park repairs etc.
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