A new parking zone has been branded a "money-making scheme" by residents who say it is not needed in their area.

The Restricted Parking Zone for streets in North Kelvinside is due to come into force next month.

Some residents have said on most streets there is no issue, while others have raised problems with changes to the street layout to accommodate the scheme. One even said they were told to fill out false information on the permit form.

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The scheme will start on August 8 and will operate seven days a week between 8am and 10pm.

A residents permit costs £85 for a year or £23.75 for three months in some circumstances.

People in the area say the scheme is being implemented against their wishes while the council said it is in response to complaints from locals.

The council said the chosen hours are because it is close to Byres Road and people leave their cars overnight.

The Hillhead parking zone, however, ends at 6pm.

Rhona Cull organised a petition and has almost 2500 signatures asking for the hours to be scaled back at the very least.

She said: “We do not need it here. If it is to deal with a commuter problem, why is it seven days a week until 10pm?”

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She wants it, at the very least, reduced to Monday to Friday, 8am till 6pm.

Ms Cull added: “It is a money-making exercise. In the majority of the streets here, covering almost 7000 homes, there is not a problem.

“Only once in 12 years here have I not been able to park and that was due to a large funeral. My neighbour has carers three times a day who will have to pay.

“They have not listened to people. It has been badly thought out and the consultation was flawed. They did not listen, instead they charged ahead and the people have been ignored.”

There also are issues with permit applications if you do not own the car you drive.

One resident said they have been told to fill out false information on the form because the car is leased.

They were unable to complete the online application as they were not the registered owner.

They were told they would have to apply for a three-month permit costing £10 a year extra, despite that not being stated in the scheme rules.

They were then told to state they did own the car on the form, even though they didn’t.

The council said proof of a leasing arrangement is sufficient to show that a vehicle is legally connected to the address in question. 

Another said in one street, Kelvinside Terrace West, parking has been moved from one side of the street to the other but is now too narrow to allow emergency vehicles to pass.

The council said it is looking at a revised design for this street.

The consultation was carried out before and during the pandemic and some want it to be restarted to allow more concerns to be raised.

Kieran O’Neill, Labour councillor for Maryhill, which includes much of the  RPZ area, said: “Since I was elected in May, I have lost count of the number of constituents who have contacted me raising concerns about the RPZ in North Kelvinside.

“The scheme may have had the best of intentions but its implementation to date has been nothing short of woeful.

"Nobody denies the need for parking controls but the council bureaucracy has consistently failed to address the valid concerns of many people living in the area and the stubborn persistence in charging ahead while doing nothing to take the local community with it is just not good enough.

"I’ll be raising this with the new convenor in the coming days.”

A spokesperson for Glasgow City Council said: “Parking schemes have been successful in many communities across the city and we are confident that residents in North Kelvin and North Woodside will experience similar benefits.

“This scheme has been driven by complaints about parking from the community with cars causing obstructions at junctions, dropped kerbs and on footways.

“Permit schemes, however, help to reduce parking by vehicles from outwith the community and increase the availability of parking spaces closer to people's homes.

“Like all parking zones, we can only provide spaces where it is safe to do so and the forthcoming zone reflects this principle.

“Fewer parked cars also means greater road safety, particularly for pedestrians, and ease of access to streets for vehicles from the emergency and cleansing services.”