The City of Cape Town is in the process of increasing parking fees within the Cape Town CBD. The proposed parking management plan is an attempt to ease city congestion by charging regular motorists inflated rates, thereby deterring long-term parkers.

Long-stay parkers are due to be hardest hit by the proposed tariff increases. Parking in the city for less than two hours will not cost motorists any more than it does now, but parking for a full day in the city could soon cost R400.

The City Council is responsible for approving the proposed parking plan put forward by a mayoral committee meeting. This consultation is scheduled for Tuesday, and if sanctioned will come into effect in 2019.

What it will cost to park in and around the Cape Town CBD

According to IOL, the City of Cape Town has mapped out an area plan relative to the CBD and it’s surrounds.

In reference to this plan, “A Centres” for Cape Town have been identified as the CBD, Claremont, Sea Point, Rondebosch, Camps Bay, Tygervalley and Woodstock.

Currently, parking kerbside in the above-mentioned zones for longer than two hours is unlawful, however, the law is often ignored and motorists parking for longer than two hours are seldom held accountable.

City parking officials charge motorists by the hour to park in the Cape Town CBD. Motorists are discouraged from parking for more than two hours by means of a fine (R450) but are often let off the hook by overworked inner-city officials.

New changes proposed to the parking regulation means that anybody occupying a parking bay in these zones will pay just over R400, for anything between two and eight hours, thereby negating the fine directive.

The current cost to motorists parking in these areas is just over R130 for eight hours.

Areas marked as B include Bellville, Strand, Durbanville, Observatory, Tableview, Parow, Wynberg, Kalk Bay, Somerset West and Muizenberg.

The daily parking price proposal for these areas is suggested to be in the region of R300 for a full day.

Intense plan to relieve traffic congestion

Brett Herron, the mayoral committee member for urban development and transport, urges more people who work in the above areas to make use of public transport, thereby avoiding hefty tariffs.

Heron commented on the costs of inner-city congestion, saying:

“It is estimated that congestion currently costs Cape Town R2.8billion per year.”

Should the proposed parking tariff increases be approved by the council, parking management service providers will form the administrative body tasked with collecting parking fare.

The City of Cape Town’s parking proposal report comments on the contractual agreements relative to service providers, saying: