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Stephen Gardiner, 56, the manager of a Cancer Research UK charity shop, said the parking charge would affect customers and staff. <\/p>\n
“In essence my volunteers pay to be here, they pay with their time, and now with parking charges,” he said.<\/p>\n
It will also affect the number of shoppers in the store, he added. <\/p>\n
“People will go to the easier option, we have a big superstore in Linwood that people can park right outside,” he said.<\/p>\n
“I could maybe see an argument for it if there was a real problem with parking round here – but there just isn\u2019t.”<\/p>\n
The car park charges follow a number of significant investments Paisley, aimed at increasing the number of people visiting and living in the city centre. <\/p>\n
They include the refurbishment of Paisley town hall as an entertainment venue and a new central library in a derelict former shop. <\/p>\n
Despite Mr Gardiner’s opposition to the parking charges, he said: “I do think the council have done a lot of good things in comparison to Glasgow, it\u2019s not a complete negative for me.” <\/p>\n<\/div>\n