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Free parking in town during certain time this Chrismas

  • 18-11-2009 3:08pm
    #1
    Canonfan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭


    Sorry if this has been posted.

    According to AA Roadwatch,
    From Thursday 19th November, On-Street Parking Charges in Dublin City Centre will be suspended in a designated retail zone, after 2pm every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

    Approximately 1,380 on street car parking spaces will be available for free at these times until Sunday 27th December.

    Parking outside those designated area will be charged as normal.

    Here is a map:


Comments

  • #2
    thorbarry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,128 ✭✭✭thorbarry


    Thats great :)


  • #3
    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    I see you can park on Grafton Street for free. :D


  • #4
    Canonfan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭Canonfan


    I i spelled Christmas wrong, mod please edit for me.This is embarrassing.


  • #5
    jenno86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,635 ✭✭✭jenno86


    Canonfan wrote: »
    I i spelled Christmas wrong, mod please edit for me.This is embarrassing.

    Also put Dublin in the title, not "town".


  • #6
    broker2008
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 750 ✭✭✭broker2008


    I noticed that on South Anne Street last night however the spaces will be taken by staff working in nearby shops.


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  • #7
    DublinWriter
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    broker2008 wrote: »
    I noticed that on South Anne Street last night however the spaces will be taken by staff working in nearby shops.
    ...busy working their notice periods, no doubt.


  • #8
    keitho_09
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭keitho_09


    about time they do something like this 2euro per hour to park on the street is f*ckin ridiculous


  • #9
    Atavan-Halen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,183 ✭✭✭✭Atavan-Halen


    It's a good idea, but I can picture chaos.


  • #10
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,581 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    keitho_09 wrote: »
    about time they do something like this 2euro per hour to park on the street is f*ckin ridiculous
    LOL when did you last park in town ?


    Costs from December 2008 are as follows:

    * Very high demand zone (Yellow): €2.90 per hour
    * High demand zone (Red): €2.40 per hour
    * High demand zone - Sundays (White): €1.40 per hour on Sunday
    * Medium demand zone (Green): €1.60 per hour
    * Low demand zone (Orange): €1.00 per hour
    * Suburban villages (Blue): 60c per hour

    If you buy a pack of 10 Travel 90's you can travel on the buses for an hour and a half for €1.80


  • #11
    Canonfan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭Canonfan


    Mod please edit the title for me, now everybody knows Canonfan can not spell Christmas.


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  • #12
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,580 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    broker2008 wrote: »
    I noticed that on South Anne Street last night however the spaces will be taken by staff working in nearby shops.
    All that is going to happen is that shop and office workers will move from paid to free parking at 2pm.


  • #13
    justsomebloke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,407 ✭✭✭✭justsomebloke


    Victor wrote: »
    All that is going to happen is that shop and office workers will move from paid to free parking at 2pm.

    have to agree. even if they delayed the start time a bit as at 2pm you will just get a lot of people finishing their lunch parking in the free spaces

    edit: link to transport for dublin link http://www.transportfordublin.ie/news/dublin-city-free-christmas-on-street-parking/


  • #14
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,581 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Bit late now but the alternative would have been to offer validated parking.

    In the past Roches Stores used to give you 2 hours free parking if you spent £20 or more with them.


    You could run a similar scheme, with the onstreet parking subsidising the car parks. It has to be car parks because the ticket has to be validated. And don't subsidise it fully, maybe 25:75 so the shops have to contribute a bit or some other mechanism so they don't just rubber stamp the ticket.

    Oh yeah, you can get 2 hours free parking in Fleet Street car park if you donate a pint of blood. More if you can convince others to be the donors.


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