Dundasvale Car Park

Have a car? Need to park it? In the general area of Sauchiehall Street, Cowcaddens? Well good sir or madam this may well be the very place for you. Its almost like these guys purpose built this place for car parking, what with the spaces, directions, ticket paying machines and other car parky type gear. How amazing!
Nah in all seriousness, this is a decent place to dumpy your car while you indulge in the delights of the city. If your a driver and have ever tried to park in this are you will definitely know that its akin to finding a soul at a Tory party confrence… nigh impossible. Having lived in the area (just up Garnet Hill) i know the pains of having a car and not having a parking permit for the location… i think grrrrrr arrrrggghhhh best describes my thoughts on that one.
SO yeah, its nice to have the option to leave your vehicle here and not have to worry about:
a. Getting the arse ripped out of you on parking costs
b. Getting the arse ripped out of you by mental people (security doors)
c. leaving your pride and joy (no not your child) in a safe, clean and secure location… meaning it wont get the arse ripped out of it.
All in all a good place to leave your motor.

Alright, so I don’t drive, but that doesn’t mean I can’t critique a car park!
If anything, it makes me a better judge, because I have spent years carrying out observation research and compiling evidence of the corners, parking spots, and ticket machines that cause the most rage in drivers.
Bet you hadn’t though of that, had you?!
Anyway — Dundasvale Car Park is usually the one that my parents opt for when driving into town. It’s pretty central, near Cowcaddens Underground and just off the Sauchiehall Street — the middle of the shopping part. This makes it perfect for shopping on Sauchiehall Street, dining on Bath Street, going to the cinema (GFT or Cineworld) and walking down as far as Buchanan Galleries or Buchanan Street.
The prices are pretty reasonable, too — cheaper than the Buchanan Galleries car park, and overnight parking is cheap as chips. (Literally, about £1.50!)
It’s a skoosh to get around, with decent-​sized spaces and plenty of spots. It never seems to be full, and I have always experienced minimal rage when parking here. Score.

Dundasvale car park is definitely a good bet for city centre parking, the main reason being that it is one of the few places where there is nearly always spaces at all times. Although not multi-​storey and not absolutely huge, there has always been a good few spaces when I have visited during the day.
There is also plenty of space to turn, reverse etc, unlike the hell that is Buchanan Galleries car park. The spaces are also bigger than Buchanan Galleries. Payment is made through a self-​service machine; you get a ticket when you arrive then keep it to pay through the machine before departure, so you don’t need to worry about putting a ticket on the dashboard (the same as most of the city centre car parks).
There are a decent 470 spaces in Dundasvale car park. Prices are pretty good — only 10 pence for every ten minutes and only £1.50 for overnight parking (it’s open 24 hours). Disabled spaces are also availible. Although it is not too hard to get to the car park (just a wee bit off from Cowcaddens Road) it can be quite hard to find the pedestrian exits because they are not well signposted. It can also be difficult to remember where you put your car because it all looks the same!
As car parks go, this a good place to go for. Parking lots can never be perfect — there’s never going to be plenty of spaces — so I can’t really gives this place higher than a three out of five, even though it’s one of the better ones in Glasgow.