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Free Parking After 4pm + €1 parking in Clock Tower Car Park

  • 18-11-2011 09:05PM
    #1
    deisemum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,810 ✭✭✭


    Parking in Waterford in the lead up to CHRISTMAS:
    Parking is FREE after 4pm every Thursday, Friday & Saturday, on public roads and in City Council car parks, beginning Thurs, Nov 24th until (and including) Sat, Dec 24th.


Comments

  • #2
    decies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,876 ✭✭✭decies


    It's a start but why this term and conditions crack !! To be honest they need to go further than than especially with vat going up .


  • #3
    Icky Thump
    Closed Accounts Posts: 937 ✭✭✭Icky Thump


    does this include on street parking??


  • #4
    wmpdd3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,626 ✭✭✭wmpdd3


    Yep, public roads. It great but the carparks have been full after 10am every Thur, Fri and Sat for the last 2 weeks.


  • #5
    Silverado
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 236 ✭✭Silverado


    When oh when are Waterford City Council going to realise that they are shooting themselves in the foot. They say they need the money from on street parking yet the town is full of empty shops because the shoppers won't come in. An empty shop does not pay rates so its a net loss for the Corpo.

    The shopping centres at Ardkeen and Lisduggan are full because the parking is always free. There are people who live in the vicinity of the City who haven't been into the centre city to shop for a year or more because of this. Times are desperate so we need more radical thinking to get the City centre back to life. It will continue to go backwards until they try to do something to help.

    This Christmas parking notion is a start and maybe its time to continue the idea throughout the year. Recently someone I know thought they would open a shop on a trial basis and the landlord agreed with a good low cost profit sharing rental scheme. However what about the rates. Yes, you've guessed it no such thinking from the Corpo - just pay up or be sued.

    They are as bad as the Minister for Finance rising VAT on goods before Christmas.


  • #6
    Minstrel27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Minstrel27


    Silverado wrote: »
    They are as bad as the Minister for Finance rising VAT on goods before Christmas.

    I thought the VAT increase wouldn't come into force until January 1st.


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  • #7
    Waterford laddy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33 ✭Waterford laddy


    Silverado wrote: »
    When oh when are Waterford City Council going to realise that they are shooting themselves in the foot. They say they need the money from on street parking yet the town is full of empty shops because the shoppers won't come in. An empty shop does not pay rates so its a net loss for the Corpo.

    . However what about the rates. Yes, you've guessed it no such thinking from the Corpo - just pay up or be sued.
    .

    WCC do make money from car parking - this is ploughed back into their spending budget on the city - the parking after 4pm was decided upon by retailers - few year ago it was early morning till 11am - but staff from shops took all the spaces leaving none for shoppers -
    its a start - not ideal - but a move in the right direction in this economy!

    and as far as Rates - this is decided by Government - City council only collect it - they have no authority to change them!


  • #8
    Silverado
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 236 ✭✭Silverado


    Waterford laddy wrote: »

    and as far as Rates - this is decided by Government - City council only collect it - they have no authority to change them!

    I think you will find that the local authorities set the rate every year and this it also within their gift to vary the scheme (i.e. incentives) should they wish to.


  • #9
    abouttobebanned
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,943 ✭✭✭abouttobebanned


    Who goes into town at 4pm on a Saturday expecting to get a parking space? It's a ridiculous notion.


  • #10
    Max Powers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,510 ✭✭✭Max Powers


    Saw a sign that clock tower car park is going to be €1 p.h car park for december and january

    Decent rate in fairness, its a private enterprise so dont think anything to do with council.


  • #11
    GrandBlaa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 119 ✭✭GrandBlaa


    This:
    wmpdd3 wrote: »
    ... but the carparks have been full after 10am every Thur, Fri and Sat for the last 2 weeks.

    And this:
    abouttobebanned wrote: »
    Who goes into town at 4pm on a Saturday expecting to get a parking space? It's a ridiculous notion.


    I don't expect there to be empty carparks and then a sudden influx @ 4:00pm when the cheap parking kicks in!
    All quay carparks are packed from early morning and the queues tail out onto the quay, causing massive traffic headaches.

    Anybody know if City Centre are doing anything simliar with their crazeballs parking rates?


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  • #12
    wmpdd3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,626 ✭✭✭wmpdd3


    Right well, it does make sence why the 'park free til 11am or 12 pm they did a few years ago didnt work, I suppose workers would take up the spaces.

    The Qpark on the quay doing €1 per hour looks like a better option.


  • #13
    Speak Now
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,889 ✭✭✭Speak Now


    abouttobebanned wrote: »
    Who goes into town at 4pm on a Saturday expecting to get a parking space? It's a ridiculous notion.

    True but the Free parking after 4 on a Friday should pull in a few.


  • #14
    Speak Now
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,889 ✭✭✭Speak Now


    GrandBlaa wrote: »
    Anybody know if City Centre are doing anything simliar with their crazeballs parking rates?

    Do you mean city square? i'd doubt it :mad:


  • #15
    Aquos76
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,299 Mod ✭✭✭✭Aquos76


    Fair play to them, pity the city council don't follow suit.


  • #16
    wmpdd3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,626 ✭✭✭wmpdd3


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056456154

    no the clock tower car park.


  • #17
    Boooourns
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,786 ✭✭✭Boooourns


    It's 1euro an hour in Kilkenny and Carlow. There's nothing in our city centre that has an advantage over those towns as there's shops closed down all over the city centre(rent is a joke!), why the hell is our parking so dear?!?


  • #18
    Aquos76
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,299 Mod ✭✭✭✭Aquos76


    Just an update on this. Its not as good as it sounds to be honest

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