Residents have expressed concerns over plans to increase parking charges in the west end of Glasgow.

Glasgow City Council has issued notices across Hillhead stating that an increase in parking charges will come into place at the end of September.

From the September 30, parking will cost 20p for the first 30 minutes then 20p for every 10 minutes thereafter up to three hours, then 20p every five minutes up to a maximum stay of four hours.

Hillhead Community Council have already received complaints regarding the change which is set to see prices more than double.

A Glasgow City spokeswoman said: “These changes to on-street parking charges bring Hillhead in line with the rest of the city. Parking charges are being introduced to Dowanhill as part of a resident priority scheme.

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“These charges are set to dissuade commuter parking and likely to come into effect end of September. The increased parking charges in Hillhead area will prevent drivers, in particular commuters, from seeking out the cheaper spaces and increasing traffic movement to the detriment of the Hillhead residents.”

Carlo Verrecchia, part-owner of University Cafe in the area, believes the change will have an effect on the number of people coming into the shop.

He said: “They’re trying to make it an uncongested area but it will stop people coming in. The rates will be the same as what it is in the town which is a bit ridiculous.

“I’ve got to travel into work, how am I going to pay to park in front of the shop or on the streets round about if I'm not a resident? I would have to commute which would mean leaving a 7am.”

Hillhead Councillor Ken Andrew said: “Some people have been grumping about it. From my perspective, it’s harmonising charges across the area. Basically the increase has effectively doubled it but the parking charge currently in place hasn't t changed for something like 15 years.

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“The West End is really well served with public transport and we’ve got an air quality problem as it is. If it does anything to discourage people driving into the area, in some respects I think that’s a good thing because of the challenges we have in the air quality we’ve got.

“I can’t imagine that paying 20p instead of 10p will discourage people from using the shops and cafes. The west end is a destination area, people come because they want to visit their favourite cafe, so I don’t think it will make much difference in that sense.”