Aberdeen City Council has raked-in nearly £3 million since 2016 charging people to park outside of their homes.
It has sold 594,125 permits during that time, with the permits said to help control parking in busy streets and fund public services.
The sums generated by residential parking permits – £2,862,422 – dwarf those in nearby council areas.
Freedom of information figures also reveal Aberdeenshire Council sold just 211 permits during the same period, raising £9,580 from the parking charge.
Dundee City generated £126,315 from its charges.
Liberal Democrat Councillor Steve Delaney said he wished to see more of the Granite City’s extra cash going towards fixing its “crumbling roads” and “endless potholes”.
How much a permit costs depends on the length of time someone wants it for and if it is a household’s first or second permit.
The first permit costs £60 for 12 months, while the price of a second permit jumps to £140 for the same time period.
Councillor Delaney said controlled parking zones serve an important purpose in busy city centre areas that see high numbers of visitors and workers.
“The income generated goes into the council’s general fund like any other charge levied for services,” he said.
But he added: “Unfortunately the current Labour/Conservative Independent coalition have a track record of under-investment in our roads and pavements, many of which are in a terrible state.
“What myself and my Lib Dem colleagues would like to see is an increased investment in road and footway resurfacing and an increased budget for pothole repairs.”
However, commenting on the price of permits, SNP group depute leader and operations spokeswoman, Jackie Dunbar thought the price was too low.
She said the permits allowed residents who lived in “congested” areas to park outside their homes but there was a “cost for the council administrating the scheme”.
“We currently ave a situation whereby the permits don’t actually cover our costs as the ruling Administration have used cheap permits in an attempt to win votes.”
She added: “The current costs are unsustainable and will need to be looked at as part of the budget process next month.”
An Aberdeen City Council spokeswoman said: “The surplus generated from parking permits is, like other additional revenue streams over and above central funding, allocated across the various departments and projects across the council.”
