[GreeBo]

Originally Posted by hurikane

They don't. They could offer free parking for a couple of hours to stop people parking all day or free parking when you make a purchase.

And then you'd have people nip into town for an hour and a half while parking for free. Its a 20 minute journey.

The square to abbey Street is 50 mins... Not sure who would take advantage of that free parking tbh.

Tesco gives free parking if you spend 30 quid

[markpb]

Dundrum have no choice but to charge for parking, it’s a condition of their planning permission. And no, 10c an hour wouldn’t cut it before some legal eagle suggests it.

[sdanseo]

This

Originally Posted by markpb

Dundrum have no choice but to charge for parking, it’s a condition of their planning permission. And no, 10c an hour wouldn’t cut it before some legal eagle suggests it.

explains this nicely

Originally Posted by sdanseo

Dundrum's parking always annoys me. 1 hour €2, then 2 hours free, then extortion to prevent commuter parking.

Why not 2 hours free, then kick in charges (live Pavilions owned by the same people)?

Profit. That's why. And power to them when people will pay it.

Thanks.

[okidoki987]

If you spend either €20 or €30 in Tesco, you get 1 hours free parking.

Buy anything (it seems) in Lidl, you get an hours free parking in the
Old Dundrum Shopping centre, a short walk to the "newer one".

If you park on the main street, you get an additional 15 minutes free when you put in a minimum of 50c into the meter.

[Sarn]

It’s €3 for 3 hours (or €3 for first hour and two hours free) and if you spend €30 in Tesco you get €3 off your shop for parking.

[_Kaiser_]

Ah Dundrum Shopping Centre.. detest the place myself. The paid parking is one aspect, but the overpriced nature of the stores and the type of stores in the place is another. Place always struck me as having "notions"

I'd sooner drive to Liffey Valley or Blanch - and often did when I lived in the area.

[Mr.S]

Originally Posted by _Kaiser_

Ah Dundrum Shopping Centre.. detest the place myself. The paid parking is one aspect, but the overpriced nature of the stores and the type of stores in the place is another. Place always struck me as having "notions"

I'd sooner drive to Liffey Valley or Blanch - and often did when I lived in the area.

[AndrewJRenko]

Originally Posted by sdanseo

Dundrum's parking always annoys me. 1 hour €2, then 2 hours free, then extortion to prevent commuter parking.

Why not 2 hours free, then kick in charges (live Pavilions owned by the same people)?

Profit. That's why. And power to them when people will pay it.

Why would you expect people who walk, cycle, bus or Luas to Dundrum to subsidise storage of your private property?

[salmocab]

Originally Posted by AndrewJRenko

Why would you expect people who walk, cycle, bus or Luas to Dundrum to subsidise storage of your private property?

The people on the luas and bus were already subsidised on their journey so it seems fair

[AndrewJRenko]

Originally Posted by salmocab

The people on the luas and bus were already subsidised on their journey so it seems fair

Really? Do you really want to go there - on how motoring and motorists are hugely subsidised by society at large?

[tdf7187]

Originally Posted by AndrewJRenko

'Free' parking isn't really free. It just means that the costs of providing parking are shared by all customers, including those who walk or cycle or taking the bus. If you want storage space for your private property, it's not unreasonable that you pay for the cost of this.

Speaking as a fellow cyclist, your obsessive holier-than-thou attitude is tiresome, off-putting and unlikely to win many converts to our cause.

[Plumbthedepths]

Originally Posted by tdf7187

Speaking as a fellow cyclist, your obsessive holier-than-thou attitude is tiresome, off-putting and unlikely to win many converts to our cause.

He's a cyclist? Does he cycle only on non subsidised roads?

[salmocab]

Originally Posted by AndrewJRenko

Really? Do you really want to go there - on how motoring and motorists are hugely subsidised by society at large?

Not really, I don’t care.

[tdf7187]

Originally Posted by AndrewJRenko

Really? Do you really want to go there - on how motoring and motorists are hugely subsidised by society at large?

You're correct - they are. But most of society at large chooses to drive/own/rent cars. Motorists are part of society at large.

Look, I'm on your side, I don't even own a car at present (can't afford one for reasons I won't get into), but I'm interested in pursuing more sensible tactics.

[tdf7187]

Originally Posted by Plumbthedepths

He's a cyclist? Does he cycle only on non subsidised roads?

I would hope that he cycles wherever he bloody well likes - as I do.