Glasgow's new model parking company

Established by Glasgow City Council as a Limited Liability Partnership, City Parking (Glasgow) offers an alternative way for councils to contract out their parking, reports Mark Moran

Mark Moran

04 November 2011

Wayne Myrden

www.cityparkingglasgow.co.uk

City Parking (Glasgow) LLP runs both on and off-street parking for Glasgow City Council. A wholly-owned subsidiary of the city council, it became an arm’s length operation in 2007. City Parking (Glasgow)’s status as a limited liability partnership (LLP) allows it to operate commercially, make its own borrowing arrangements and compete for contracts from other clients. The first Glasgow City Council department to be given the opportunity to operate as an arms-length company...