Insane Parking Charges in Aberdeen

[I-Mac]

Is it me or are the parking charges in Aberdeen going up at a crazy rate.....?

In the past 5 months they have changed for places like Denburn or Chapel St carparks from £8 to £10 and are now £14 per day from ~7.30am-5pm.....GGGRRRR

[f1dget]

I don't know about Aberdeen but I paid £16.40 at Glasgow Royal Infirmary yesterday to park for the day.It wasn't untill after I'd paid I found out they only charge £15 for a lost ticket,and I'll need to do it all again today and possibly the rest of the week.

[Easty-5]

I park at College St. Free parking for me as the camera doesn't pick up my registration plate

[Tasmindevil]

Now extending the times again in certain car parks, it was 8am to 6pm, then 8am to 8pm now looking like they will implement 8am to 10pm.

[mazdajason]

They are horrific prices i agree. Its probably no use but Union Sq is probably the cheapest place to park - £1 an hour and I think they do some form of special day rate too. However...it will take you an hour to get out of the carpark and off market st every night.

[aberdeenelvis]

Pc world at Hutcheon st,

if you get a non council parking invoice just fling it in the bin and forget about it.

Free parking! or so I have been told

[mazdajason]

aberdeenelvis said:

Pc world at Hutcheon st,

if you get a non council parking invoice just fling it in the bin and forget about it.

Free parking! or so I have been told

Thats a fair hike into town unless yo uare just shopping on George St!

[Swifty Stig]

mazdajason said:

aberdeenelvis said:

Pc world at Hutcheon st,

if you get a non council parking invoice just fling it in the bin and forget about it.

Free parking! or so I have been told

Thats a fair hike into town unless yo uare just shopping on George St!

Nae really :P I occasionally walk from Don Street to town centre. 10 minute walk haha

[AMD87]

f1dget said:

I don't know about Aberdeen but I paid £16.40 at Glasgow Royal Infirmary yesterday to park for the day.It wasn't untill after I'd paid I found out they only charge £15 for a lost ticket,and I'll need to do it all again today and possibly the rest of the week.

Is it just for this week? I used to work around there so can tell you where you can usually park for nothing if you don't mind a 5/10 min walk.

[S2red]

Lidl, Tesco or a wee bit closer

Edited by S2red on Wednesday 27th July 15:40

[red 2-11]

park and ride

[James B]

Easty-5 said:

I park at College St. Free parking for me as the camera doesn't pick up my registration plate

I'm the same. Used to pick up my illegally spaced plate without issue but now that I've changed it to the legal version it would appear to be unable to sense my arrival! I have just been honest tho and paid my £1 by telling the machine how long I was in.

[slipstream 1985]

and councils wonder why the high streets are dying....

[MGZRod]

I know of a couple decent parking spots in town, but not saying as need them

Carpark under the 'Park Inn' hotel on Justice Mill Lane is quite good.

[f1dget]

AMD87 said:

f1dget said:

I don't know about Aberdeen but I paid £16.40 at Glasgow Royal Infirmary yesterday to park for the day.It wasn't untill after I'd paid I found out they only charge £15 for a lost ticket,and I'll need to do it all again today and possibly the rest of the week.

Is it just for this week? I used to work around there so can tell you where you can usually park for nothing if you don't mind a 5/10 min walk.

Thanks AMD,but got a call this morning to say that Mum and baby are getting home today.:-)

[Yanayaya]

Parking charges are nuts like and the city are in the midst of some kind of shake down as well the wardens are on overtime. I also read in the citizen that they are lifting any car that is parked that has outstanding fines on it, how much true there is in that remains to be seen, could just be scaremongering.

[standfree93]

MGZRod said:

I know of a couple decent parking spots in town, but not saying as need them

Carpark under the 'Park Inn' hotel on Justice Mill Lane is quite good.

Is this the one you told me about near your work?

If i'm in town, normally go to Union Square, as it's probably the cheapest I know of.

Also, Palmerston Road, on street parking, as it's free, but chances of getting a space down there is very slim.