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Author	LexyNoise
Comment	>There's no chance I'm topping up consecutive three hour stays given the price (and I heard that's illegal anyway). Technically it is, but it's not really enforced in Glasgow like it is in London. As long as you pay and you don't replace the ticket right in front of them, they don't care. In London they note down every car they pass and take note of where the tyre fill valves are, so they know if you haven't moved when they come back a few hours later. Glasgow decided they'd rather jack the hourly price up to make it too expensive to stay all day, rather than going through all that effort. Other people have suggested the council will go easy on people when they start enforcing, as long as they're actually residents and have a pending application. If you want to go down that route, make sure you take a screenshot of any web page or tweet that says that. There have already been a few cases in England where councils have started enforcing without warning, people have gotten tickets, and tweets and webpages that say "don't worry about it, we won't ticket you" have been deleted. Doesn't hurt to cover your ass. The council do have visitors permits you could use. As far as I'm aware, they need to be collected from John Street, which could mean you're screwed right now. Those permits are £2 for 6 hours, so would be a lot cheaper than paying for parking. You don't need a resident permit to get visitors permits - just proof of address. As others have suggested, you could park a bit further out, in a free parking area. It's a bit of a nuisance having your car further away, but it wouldn't cost you anything. One last thing - if you want your permit application to go smoothly, make sure the registered keeper's address on your V5C is up-to-date and within the permit zone. They do check with the DLVA, and if the car isn't registered to a house in the permit zone, they'll reject your application. Also, make sure your property is eligible for a permit. Only properties that existed when the permit zone came into force are eligible. If you live in a block of flats that was built after the zone was introduced, or a house that is 100 years old but was converted into separate flats after the permit zone was introduced, you won't be eligible.
Reddit Link	https://www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/hokbrk/residential_parking/fxit9cc/
Created	Fri 10th Jul 2020 12:52pm
Status	normal ()

>There's no chance I'm topping up consecutive three hour stays given the price (and I heard that's illegal anyway).

Technically it is, but it's not really enforced in Glasgow like it is in London. As long as you pay and you don't replace the ticket right in front of them, they don't care. In London they note down every car they pass and take note of where the tyre fill valves are, so they know if you haven't moved when they come back a few hours later. Glasgow decided they'd rather jack the hourly price up to make it too expensive to stay all day, rather than going through all that effort.

Other people have suggested the council will go easy on people when they start enforcing, as long as they're actually residents and have a pending application. If you want to go down that route, make sure you take a screenshot of any web page or tweet that says that. There have already been a few cases in England where councils have started enforcing without warning, people have gotten tickets, and tweets and webpages that say "don't worry about it, we won't ticket you" have been deleted. Doesn't hurt to cover your ass.

The council do have visitors permits you could use. As far as I'm aware, they need to be collected from John Street, which could mean you're screwed right now. Those permits are £2 for 6 hours, so would be a lot cheaper than paying for parking. You don't need a resident permit to get visitors permits - just proof of address.

As others have suggested, you could park a bit further out, in a free parking area. It's a bit of a nuisance having your car further away, but it wouldn't cost you anything.

One last thing - if you want your permit application to go smoothly, make sure the registered keeper's address on your V5C is up-to-date and within the permit zone. They do check with the DLVA, and if the car isn't registered to a house in the permit zone, they'll reject your application. Also, make sure your property is eligible for a permit. Only properties that existed when the permit zone came into force are eligible. If you live in a block of flats that was built after the zone was introduced, or a house that is 100 years old but was converted into separate flats after the permit zone was introduced, you won't be eligible.