Parking in Central Glesca?

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:17 pm

Hi everyone, not been on S_E for a while

Looking for some advice/help from some of you Glas vegas dudes/dudettes

Wifey, kids & I are staying in an Aparthotel on Elmbank Street near Bath St on Sat 9th Dec and am looking for someplace safe to park the RS6 overnite (please dinna laugh

)
Was gonna take the train (yuk) but we're going to Xscape at Braehead on the Sunday, so car is needed.

I'm happy to pay for someplace that I'll be comfy with, SWMBO suggested a 24hr place near George Sq

- any knowledge of this?

Any suggestions/offers of secure parking most welcome

TIA

Lazydonkey · Post by **Lazydonkey** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:28 pm

Think (your) SWMBO is talking about the one in Mitchell Lane. It isn't cheap but its probably one of the most secure around there. There are a few more up by Sausageroll Street too which might be closer to the hotel.

Lets be honest that wasn't much help was it

Fcuking jet lag

s333fee · Post by **s333fee** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:32 pm

dezzy · Post by **dezzy** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:48 pm

I would personally go for one of the city council multi-storeys. The Q-Park and NCP multi-storeys are ridiculously priced for overnight stays. The city council ones are only about £1 or £1.50 for the entire night, from 6pm til about 8am.

I park the Elise in the city council ones all the time and have never had any problems (although I do always try to get an end space since having the Elise). Also used to park my Civic in them and never had a single dent or theft in a couple of years of parking there regularly. They are manned and have CCTV.

Nearest city council one to Elmbank Street is probably the Cambridge Street car park. If you go down a floor from the entrance rather than up the way, you'll usually find it's quieter.

Council car park website: http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/ ... /Carparks/

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Post by **simon** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:39 pm

dezzy wrote:The city council ones are only about £1 or £1.50 for the entire night, from 6pm til about 8am.

I parked in the Concert Square car park about 6pm one saturday night a couple of years ago and left again at 4pm on the sunday, cost me a whole £1

RDH · Post by **RDH** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:14 am

simon wrote:
dezzy wrote:The city council ones are only about £1 or £1.50 for the entire night, from 6pm til about 8am.
I parked in the Concert Square car park about 6pm one saturday night a couple of years ago and left again at 4pm on the sunday, cost me a whole £1

Agreed - Concert Sq is probably close enought too!

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 1:06 am

Thanks all!

This one http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/ ... thwest.htm

Is just around the corner, and has CCTV

Post by **Shug** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:54 am

Does anyone else not see the irony of a bloke from Dundee worrying about car security in Glasgow?

Post by **simon** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 2:00 pm

Shug wrote:Does anyone else not see the irony of a bloke from Dundee worrying about car security in Glasgow?

Or even the irony of someone suggesting Glasgow is a safer place than Dundee

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 2:03 pm

Shug wrote:Does anyone else not see the irony of a bloke from Dundee worrying about car security in Glasgow?

cheeky cnut

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 8:11 pm

Shug wrote:Does anyone else not see the irony of a bloke from Dundee worrying about car security in Glasgow?

Ha! The cheek!

But I wouldn't leave my tarty tintop overnite in the centre of Dundee either

- just as well I live in the posh part of toon* where it parks on the street all the time

*yeah, I know, is there a posh part of Dundee........?

rossybee wrote:Thanks all!

This one http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/ ... thwest.htm

Is just around the corner, and has CCTV

Anyone know if this one's OK/safe?

dezzy · Post by **dezzy** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 8:39 pm

Never used that one Ross, but if it's like the rest of the city council ones, I'm sure it'll be fine. If you try it and don't feel comfortable with it, you should go for the Cambridge Street one, which is not much further away and I can vouch for that one!

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 12:48 pm

Thanks for the views, chaps

However, wee change of plan - another source voiced concerns over leaving an RS6 overnight in any of these car parks

, so Plan B was sprung upon - cancelled the hotel, staying at my B-I-L's flat in East Kilbride, train intae Glesca on the Sat (which means I get a bevvy

) and a quicker run to Braehead on Sunday for tobogganing

Happy days

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:00 pm

there's parking meter stuff across from BG that is fine and keeps you out of the maze to get back to the M8........no idea of the road name though...Shug?

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 5:36 pm

S'alrite - cheers Andy

Plan B is now definite