# Parking income in South Ayrshire url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/south-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 South Ayrshire Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). In 2024–25 South Ayrshire took **£0.8m** in parking income and spent £1.5m, a **deficit of £0.8m** against £-0.8m in 2023–24 (+8%), the 32nd 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 - £-0.77mParking deficit ▲ 2024–25 - £0.78mParking income ▲ 2024–25 - £1.55mSpending on parking ▲ 2024–25 - 32 of 32Rank in Scotland, largest surplus first 2024–25 Source: [Scottish Government](https://www.gov.scot/collections/local-government-finance-statistics/). ## How much has South Ayrshire made from parking each year? **South Ayrshire: parking income, spending and surplus, £ million** **The numbers behind this chart** | Year | Income | Spending | Surplus | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2023–24Details | £0.63m | £1.47m | £-0.83m | | Spending£1.47mSurplus£-0.83m | | | | | 2024–25Details | £0.78m | £1.55m | £-0.77m | | Spending£1.55mSurplus£-0.77m | | | | 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. South Ayrshire is recorded as: Council. ## What can South 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 South Ayrshire compare with other councils? **South Ayrshire among the Scotland councils nearest it, parking surplus 2024–25** - 24. Orkney Islands −£0.10m - 25. Aberdeenshire −£0.15m - 26. Inverclyde −£0.16m - 27. West Lothian −£0.17m - 28. Perth & Kinross −£0.22m - 29. Dumfries & Galloway −£0.26m - 30. North Ayrshire −£0.32m - 31. Scottish Borders −£0.43m - ◆32. South Ayrshire −£0.77m Scotland average: £2.17m ◆ South 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 | | --- | --- | | 24. Orkney Islands | −£0.10m | | 25. Aberdeenshire | −£0.15m | | 26. Inverclyde | −£0.16m | | 27. West Lothian | −£0.17m | | 28. Perth & Kinross | −£0.22m | | 29. Dumfries & Galloway | −£0.26m | | 30. North Ayrshire | −£0.32m | | 31. Scottish Borders | −£0.43m | | 32. South Ayrshire (South Ayrshire) | −£0.77m | 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 South Ayrshire: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/south-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.