# Parking income in East Renfrewshire url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/east-renfrewshire/ 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 Renfrewshire Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). In 2024–25 East Renfrewshire took **£0.2m** in parking income and spent £0.2m, a **deficit of £0.0m** against £-0.1m in 2023–24 (+84%), the 18th 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 - £-0.01mParking deficit ▲ 2024–25 - £0.21mParking income ▲ 2024–25 - £0.22mSpending on parking ▼ 2024–25 - 18 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 Renfrewshire made from parking each year? **East Renfrewshire: parking income, spending and surplus, £ million** **The numbers behind this chart** | Year | Income | Spending | Surplus | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2023–24Details | £0.18m | £0.24m | £-0.06m | | Spending£0.24mSurplus£-0.06m | | | | | 2024–25Details | £0.21m | £0.22m | £-0.01m | | Spending£0.22mSurplus£-0.01m | | | | 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 Renfrewshire is recorded as: Council. ## What can East Renfrewshire 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 Renfrewshire compare with other councils? **East Renfrewshire among the Scotland councils nearest it, parking surplus 2024–25** - 14. Argyll & Bute £0.29m - 15. Angus £0.07m - 16. North Lanarkshire £0.00m - 17. West Dunbartonshire £0.00m - ◆18. East Renfrewshire −£0.01m - 19. Na h-Eileanan Siar −£0.02m - 20. Shetland Islands −£0.05m - 21. East Dunbartonshire −£0.06m - 22. Clackmannanshire −£0.07m Scotland average: £2.17m ◆ East Renfrewshire 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 | | --- | --- | | 14. Argyll & Bute | £0.29m | | 15. Angus | £0.07m | | 16. North Lanarkshire | £0.00m | | 17. West Dunbartonshire | £0.00m | | 18. East Renfrewshire (East Renfrewshire) | −£0.01m | | 19. Na h-Eileanan Siar | −£0.02m | | 20. Shetland Islands | −£0.05m | | 21. East Dunbartonshire | −£0.06m | | 22. Clackmannanshire | −£0.07m | 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. A deficit means parking cost the council more than it brought in; the law requires the gap to be met from the general fund. ## 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 Renfrewshire: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/east-renfrewshire/) - [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.