UP TO 8000 fines will need to be given out to fund Dumfries and Galloway’s new parking scheme, it has emerged.
The parking enforcement proposals agreed by the council will be self-funded – which means they will only rely on drivers breaking the rules to cover the costs, with fines to be set at £100, cut to £50 if payment is made within two weeks.
The revelation was made at the communities committee in Dumfries on Tuesday, with councillors told that the income target for year one will be £412,781 to cover various bills including warden staffing, back office, implementation, operations, and marketing.
That will drop to £309,586 for the following four years.
Castle Douglas and Crocketford Councillor Iain Howie asked: “Is there a plan B for funding if it’s not covered by ticket generation?”
And he was told by officials that the figures are ‘achievable’, with interim head of roads Stephen Hall saying: “Our proposed financing model is that it will generate the necessary income to run the scheme.”
Once approved, there will be six wardens working regionwide to deter illegal parking.
