Bearsden car park ticket machine is '˜out of order'
A queue of bemused people were left wondering what to do when they saw that the machine had a ‘network problem’ and they would be unable to get a ticket to display on their car.
Some of the customers were too worried to leave their car without a ticket in case they faced a fine.
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Hide AdA local resident said: “People were really confused and it’s ridiculous that there’s only one ticket machine.
“There are three machines in the car park in Milngavie.
“There’s always a queue of people at the ticket machine in Bearsden.
“It’s very frustrating if you are in a rush to get to work or pick up a child from nursery or school.
“The council should install another machine.”
Charges were introduced in some East Dunbartonshire Council owned car parks from July 4 - if they stay for more than two hours.
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Hide AdThe charges were introduced to help pay for Decriminalised Parking Enforcement (DPE) locally.
The Scottish Government requires that the DPE scheme be self-financing.
Enforcement fines are not enough to cover costs and - as a result - the council needed to charge for some council-owned parking spaces in town centres.
The council hopes this scheme will also help to support town centre businesses by encouraging turnover and freeing up spaces for shoppers.