The Taipei City Government said yesterday it would start charging roadside parking per half-hour tomorrow, while enhancing measures to prevent parking spaces for the disabled from being used illegally.
Roadside parking meters in Taipei City currently charge fees by the hour. Drivers who park for less than one hour are still charged for one hour.
Chang Che-yang (張哲揚), director of Taipei City’s Parking Management and Development Office, said the new system would save residents money and increase the turnover rate of roadside parking space.
LESS PAY
“People have complained about having to pay a two-hour fee when they only parked for one hour and some minutes. This new system will be good news for drivers,” he said.
The city government will lose about NT$180 million (US$5 million) in revenue each year because of the change, he said.
The new charging system will increase the turnover rate by about 15 percent, he said.
Chang said the office would also enhance the management of parking spaces for the disabled, including strengthening efforts to clamp down on drivers who fabricate disabled parking tags for their vehicles.
TRIED AND TESTED
There are 35,000 roadside parking spaces in the city. Chang said the office began testing the new fee system at Ximending last year.
Taoyuan County Government also adopted a half-hour system at some roadside parking lots earlier this month.
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