Homeless Project Scotland believes it should be exempt from the charges.
A Glasgow soup kitchen is appealing eight fines issued by the council for driving along bus lanes to collectbelieves it should be exempt from the charges to allow volunteers to collect food from various locations across the city and load it into its fridge van.
“The council said they would reduce four tickets to £30 and keep the other four at £90 but I said we wouldn’t be paying any of these fines because it is a disgrace that we are getting charged for collecting food for the hungry and vulnerable in Glasgow. “I wrote back to the council and said the last time I checked, babies and hungry children crying in a queue waiting for food was an emergency.
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