Parking wardens have handed out more than £100,000 worth of fines in Partick and Dowanhill this year.

But council bosses want to increase enforcement across the city, it has been revealed.

Drivers received 20 penalty charge notices every day throughout Partick and Dowanhill between January 1 and March 27.

Each fine is worth up to £60 to Glasgow City Council, meaning the total bill for motorists could reach £103,560.

George Gillespie, the council’s director of neighbourhoods and sustainability, said: “The number of penalty charge notices is not an accurate reflection of the presence of parking attendants.

“I can advise that the number of PCN’s issued between January 1, 2018 and March 27, 2018 for the Dowanhill and Partick zones is 1726.”

Drivers can half their fine amount if they pay within 14 days.

And amid the seemingly high number of penalty charge notices handed out, Mr Gillespie claimed that “parking controls are working well”.

He added: “Following investigations to try and obtain the number of parking attendant visits, I can advise that I am unable to retrieve this figure for these zones as the data is not captured in a suitable format.

“I am aware of concerns regarding enforcement levels and can advise that the council is looking at a way to increase this provision across the city.”

Green councillor, Dr Martin Bartos, claimed that drivers were being stung by new parking restrictions that they’ve not been made aware of.

He said: “These figures may reflect people getting used to the new zones. You might find that most of the penalty charge notices will be related to commuter parking.

“I think we have a significant issue with parking. I wish our options were better for those who have to commute.

“We need to find a way of encouraging commuters out of their cars but we have to make sure that when they use buses, trains and the subway it’s comfortable.”

A Glasgow City Council spokeswoman said: “New parking restrictions were introduced to Partick and Dowanhill last year to alleviate the commuter parking problems in the area and create better parking availability for residents their visitors and local businesses.

“Anyone who parks outside of the marked bays could receive a penalty charge notice.”