Fixed penalty notices will now be £100.
Councillors have welcomed plans to increase parking fines across South Lanarkshire and hope that the new measure will prevent accidents.
The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.The proposal was welcomed by councillors who believed it was a good preventative measure which would prevent people from parking dangerously. Other local authorities across Scotland have already implemented the same level of revised changes, or are planning to, and this includes Edinburgh City, East Renfrewshire, Argyll and Bute, Angus, Dundee City, Perth and Kinross and Highland Council.
Council officers said that they have been in contact with Glasgow City Council who are also proposing to move to the higher rate. There is currently no information on North Lanarkshire.
Councillor Robert Brown , asked if there were other preventive measures planned to combat unsafe parking. Council officials confirmed that there are particular locations in the area that merit additional monitoring and parking attendants target those locations.
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