# Parking income in East Ayrshire url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/east-ayrshire/ updated: 29 September 2026 licence: Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Figures: each source's own licence, listed under Sources. publisher: [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk) # Parking income in East Ayrshire Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). In 2024–25 East Ayrshire took **£3.5m** in parking income and spent £2.3m, a **surplus of £1.2m** against £0.2m in 2023–24 (+513%), the 6th largest of 32 councils in Scotland. Figures are from the council's own return to the Scottish Government. Figures for the 2024–25 financial year. Source: [Scottish Government](https://www.gov.scot/collections/local-government-finance-statistics/). ## Key figures - £1.15mParking surplus ▲ 2024–25 - £3.47mParking income ▲ 2024–25 - £2.32mSpending on parking ▼ 2024–25 - 6 of 32Rank in Scotland, largest surplus first 2024–25 Source: [Scottish Government](https://www.gov.scot/collections/local-government-finance-statistics/). ## How much has East Ayrshire made from parking each year? **East Ayrshire: parking income, spending and surplus, £ million** **The numbers behind this chart** | Year | Income | Spending | Surplus | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2023–24Details | £2.92m | £2.74m | £0.19m | | Spending£2.74mSurplus£0.19m | | | | | 2024–25Details | £3.47m | £2.32m | £1.15m | | Spending£2.32mSurplus£1.15m | | | | Figures for the 2024–25 financial year. Source: [Scottish Government](https://www.gov.scot/collections/local-government-finance-statistics/). Scotland reports parking as a single line, so there is no on-street and car park split. Figures for the 2024–25 financial year. Source: [Scottish Government](https://www.gov.scot/collections/local-government-finance-statistics/). All figures are cash, in the council's own return. The most recent year is a first release and may be revised. East Ayrshire is recorded as: Council. ## What can East Ayrshire spend a surplus on? **Council parking penalty charges in Scotland** Ring-fenced by law a parking account whose surplus is limited to transport-related purposes, as Transport Scotland describes it. Not verified [Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, s55, as described by Transport Scotland](https://www.transport.gov.scot/publication/decriminalised-parking-enforcement-dpe-report-2024-2025/penalty-charges/) Section 55 also requires that any surplus may only be used to make good any amount charged to the general fund over the preceding 4 years or for certain transport-related purposes Legal position as of 22 September 2026. Source: [legislation.gov.uk](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/). Checked by hand 22 September 2026. ## How does East Ayrshire compare with other councils? **East Ayrshire among the Scotland councils nearest it, parking surplus 2024–25** - 2. Glasgow City £23.38m - 3. Aberdeen City £7.21m - 4. Dundee City £3.14m - 5. Highland £1.98m - ◆6. East Ayrshire £1.15m - 7. Fife £0.67m - 8. East Lothian £0.57m - 9. Falkirk £0.50m - 10. South Lanarkshire £0.49m Scotland average: £2.17m ◆ East Ayrshire Ranked largest surplus first; a negative figure is a deficit. [Every council](/parking-fines-and-council-parking-income/) is in the full tables. **Show as a table** | Name | Surplus | | --- | --- | | 2. Glasgow City | £23.38m | | 3. Aberdeen City | £7.21m | | 4. Dundee City | £3.14m | | 5. Highland | £1.98m | | 6. East Ayrshire (East Ayrshire) | £1.15m | | 7. Fife | £0.67m | | 8. East Lothian | £0.57m | | 9. Falkirk | £0.50m | | 10. South Lanarkshire | £0.49m | Figures for the 2024–25 financial year. Source: [Scottish Government](https://www.gov.scot/collections/local-government-finance-statistics/). [Every council's parking surplus](/parking-fines-and-council-parking-income/), penalty charge levels and the national trend. ## Sources for this page | Source | Publisher | Figures as of | Updated | Licence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Scottish Local Government Finance Statistics, LFR 05 roads and transport](https://www.gov.scot/collections/local-government-finance-statistics/) | Scottish Government | the 2024–25 financial year | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) | | [legislation.gov.uk and official guidance, provision by provision](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/) | legislation.gov.uk | 22 September 2026 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0 (legislation.gov.uk)](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) | Each source's figures are used under the licence shown. Our own words, analysis, charts and derived calculations are ours, under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). ## Related pages - [Back to East Ayrshire: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/east-ayrshire/) - [How much is council tax and what does it pay for?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/) - [Who is my MP, and what does their office cost?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/mps/) - [Where does my tax money actually go?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/for-every-100-pounds-of-tax/) ## More from this publisher - [UK tax calculators](https://howlongisit.co.uk) Published by [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). The figures belong to the publishers listed under Sources and are used under their licences. Figures last updated 29 September 2026.