# Parking income in South Lanarkshire url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/south-lanarkshire/ 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 Lanarkshire Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). In 2024–25 South Lanarkshire took **£2.2m** in parking income and spent £1.7m, a **surplus of £0.5m** against £0.2m in 2023–24 (+111%), the 10th 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 - £0.49mParking surplus ▲ 2024–25 - £2.16mParking income ▲ 2024–25 - £1.67mSpending on parking ▼ 2024–25 - 10 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 Lanarkshire made from parking each year? **South Lanarkshire: parking income, spending and surplus, £ million** **The numbers behind this chart** | Year | Income | Spending | Surplus | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2023–24Details | £1.96m | £1.73m | £0.23m | | Spending£1.73mSurplus£0.23m | | | | | 2024–25Details | £2.16m | £1.67m | £0.49m | | Spending£1.67mSurplus£0.49m | | | | 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 Lanarkshire is recorded as: Council. ## What can South Lanarkshire 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 Lanarkshire compare with other councils? **South Lanarkshire among the Scotland councils nearest it, parking surplus 2024–25** - 6. East Ayrshire £1.15m - 7. Fife £0.67m - 8. East Lothian £0.57m - 9. Falkirk £0.50m - ◆10. South Lanarkshire £0.49m - 11. Renfrewshire £0.45m - 12. Stirling £0.40m - 13. Moray £0.39m - 14. Argyll & Bute £0.29m Scotland average: £2.17m ◆ South Lanarkshire 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 | | --- | --- | | 6. East Ayrshire | £1.15m | | 7. Fife | £0.67m | | 8. East Lothian | £0.57m | | 9. Falkirk | £0.50m | | 10. South Lanarkshire (South Lanarkshire) | £0.49m | | 11. Renfrewshire | £0.45m | | 12. Stirling | £0.40m | | 13. Moray | £0.39m | | 14. Argyll & Bute | £0.29m | 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 South Lanarkshire: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/south-lanarkshire/) - [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.