View Full Version : Parking charges - holy sheeit
Dont ever, ever, ever drive a car into the CBD of Auckland Shitty and park up in one of those rip off parking buildings, unless you get there really early to take advantage of the "early bird" special. I wonder how much that is?
I had to venture down there today for a job interview, you know the sort of thing, corporate type position, turning up in bike gear to make a first impression perhaps not the most savvy thing to do, so I took the old bomb instead. Parked up at 11:30ish and tootled off for my brain exploding interview (it went really well, thanks for asking) and did not get back to the car until 3:20ish.
Paid up at the cashiers office on my way back into the building. About fainted when I saw the charge on my card, want to hazard aguess at the amount?
Is this the same the country over? WTF! How do they justify the charges? And how the hell do people afford to pay them?
Blackshear
2nd July 2010, 18:14
I'm gonna have a stab at about 38$?
Parking is obscenely expensive, I don't know how most Aucklanders do it.
ynot slow
2nd July 2010, 18:30
A write royal ass fucking amount,did you get fries with that order?
I'm gonna have a stab at about 38$?
Parking is obscenely expensive, I don't know how most Aucklanders do it.
Far out, you would not have been shocked at the cost then, try half of that, imagine if I have been there for the day. But hells teeth! What a crock. If I was working down there I would be asking for parking paid as part of my package. What a friggen joke.
I still want to know what people do pay for parking though.
Blackshear
2nd July 2010, 18:36
Yeah, not particularly. You must have parked in a cheap zone :P
GOONR
2nd July 2010, 18:42
Far out, you would not have been shocked at the cost then, try half of that, imagine if I have been there for the day. But hells teeth! What a crock. If I was working down there I would be asking for parking paid as part of my package. What a friggen joke.
I still want to know what people do pay for parking though.
I only used to take the car to the CBD when I could park at work for free, or get the early bird discount. No way would I pay the daily rate in a carpark. Now I have free bike parking at work instead, primo!
rainman
2nd July 2010, 19:14
Far out, you would not have been shocked at the cost then, try half of that
So, $20ish for 4 hours? You got off lightly. My advice: avoid Wilsons and Tournament, except for the Tournament one near Deus Ex, and that only for long term parking. The council ones aren't too bad.
Mully
2nd July 2010, 19:34
unless you get there really early to take advantage of the "early bird" special. I wonder how much that is?
About $12/day. Depending on where you go.
Motorcycles are free - and Mrs Mully has a paid CBD carpark for when the weather is shit.
About $12/day. Depending on where you go.
Motorcycles are free - and Mrs Mully has a paid CBD carpark for when the weather is shit.
Wow, I am very pleased to hear Mrs Mully gets a paid park, they are worth good money :yes:
Even $12 a day is dumb money, combine that with a shitty rush hour crawl to work (did that a couple of times recently, not for work mind, but attempting to get through the shitty to get to my Mommy in hospital) why would you take a car? Fuck even a bus would be better than that, and I HATE buses!
Blinkwing
2nd July 2010, 20:00
Yay for motorbikes being free. I'm still getting used to THAT perk ...
Mully
2nd July 2010, 20:08
Fuck even a bus would be better than that, and I HATE buses!
Nope. Buses and trains are worse.
I'm told the ferrys are better, but in order of preference:
Bikes
Cages
Walking
Public Transport
Marmoot
2nd July 2010, 21:15
From my place to the city:
- Bus ride is $4 one-way. That is $8 return. Plus 15 minutes walk to the bus stop, 5-10 minutes to the office, 5-10 minutes walk back to the bus stop after work, 15 minutes walk home, and about oh....30-45 minutes in damp bus next to a sweaty person.
- Car parking is about $50 - $100 per week if you want to rent. Factor the running cost of the car too, which is about $40 - $50 per week in petrol alone.
Now....why did I insist on riding my tempramental ducati while half-asleep in the 4C cold heavy slippery rain in the midwinter morning traffic chaos, again?
angelindisguise
2nd July 2010, 21:17
Just dont go to a concert at the Vector Arena.... its $20 for parking and thats just for a concert that lasts like 2 - 3 hours long...
Thani-B
2nd July 2010, 22:31
I used to catch the train from Pukekohe. About $10 a day, thank god for being a student, for others it was $9 a trip, unless they shelled out for the monthly pass, which was around $250. While I was working I found early bird parking on Nelson St, $8 a day. And when I rode I parked for free in my buildings basement. I was spending around $15 a day on petrol running the bike. Cheaper than the $25 a day petrol for my car though.
The thing for me each day was the 40 mins walking and 3 hours on the train for $10, or 2 hours riding for $15.
Elysium
2nd July 2010, 22:35
I'm gonna have a stab at about 38$?
Parking is obscenely expensive, I don't know how most Aucklanders do it.
Kinda like trying to figure out how some Aucklanders actualy vote for Rodney Hide.
pete376403
2nd July 2010, 23:24
$4 / hour wellington cbd is standard, more in some Wilsons parks.
The attached pic is Sydney central, so we're relatively cheap compared to there.
rainman
3rd July 2010, 00:12
Nope. Buses and trains are worse.
I'm bussing in to town most days for the next while. Even from the top of the North Shore it's cheaper than parking, takes less time, and is pleasanter than the hassle of enduring a crawl down the motorway. I hate motorway congestion. The bus service is reliable, the buses are plentiful and clean, and it's almost a door-to-door service. 2 mins walk, 5 mins wait. Met some friends in Penrose for a drink the other night and no problem either, just hopped on a train.
Of course it I wanted to go to Glenfield it might be tougher, but the main trunks work well.
$4 / hour wellington cbd is standard, more in some Wilsons parks.
The attached pic is Sydney central, so we're relatively cheap compared to there.
May I just say... FAAARRRRKKKK! Another reason to NOT move to Sydney.
Gremlin
3rd July 2010, 03:21
northern busway certainly has it's advantages. Transport options out east are a joke tho. Bus in traffic, or ferry, which stops at the bottom of town. Bike for me, I'm all over the city, so no other option
Wow, those Sydney charges are up there :gob:
Yeah, very expensive option this driving a car into work each day, yet the powers that be insist on attempting to tax us bikers off the road.
one fast tl1ooo
3rd July 2010, 09:25
Man i like napier, $1 a hour. thats if you can"t find a free park outside were you want to go.:yes::banana::banana::banana::banana::wari::war i:
Blinkwing
3rd July 2010, 13:10
Kinda like trying to figure out how some Aucklanders actualy vote for Rodney Hide.
Fuck him. I don't know anyone that actually voted for that asshole.
schrodingers cat
3rd July 2010, 17:47
I've just got back from the hospital after my wife has just given birth to our first child. Thirteen pounds... Thirteen pounds! Can you believe it? THIRTEEN POUNDS!
Fucking NHS car parks.
GOONR
3rd July 2010, 18:20
I've just got back from the hospital after my wife has just given birth to our first child. Thirteen pounds... Thirteen pounds! Can you believe it? THIRTEEN POUNDS!
Fucking NHS car parks.
Congratulations and Holy fuck, 13lb!!
Mully
3rd July 2010, 18:31
I've just got back from the hospital after my wife has just given birth to our first child. Thirteen pounds... Thirteen pounds! Can you believe it? THIRTEEN POUNDS!
Fucking NHS car parks.
I wondered why they were charging you in pounds?
D'oh!!
Blackshear
3rd July 2010, 18:34
$4 / hour wellington cbd is standard, more in some Wilsons parks.
The attached pic is Sydney central, so we're relatively cheap compared to there.
I would park there.
At least I know my motorbike will be protected by a hired crew of SAS ninjas for that kinda money.
Right?
:lol: :rofl: :lol: :rofl: :lol: :rofl:
Paying for parking
Bwaaaaahahahahah
Swoop
4th July 2010, 16:36
The attached pic is Sydney central, so we're relatively cheap compared to there.
Bikes are $20-???????
Strewth, Mate!
Ragingrob
4th July 2010, 17:00
There are quite a few $8-$12 per day parking lots around the place, not bad for a whole day I wouldn't have thought. Short-term parking, well it's simple supply/demand, if it was cheaper you might not ever get a park!
p.dath
4th July 2010, 17:22
We have to travel in and out of the CBD frequently for work (as in several times a day).
If you can, it's often cheaper to park on the street and make the minimum payment possible. As long as you have made some payment, the parking ticket (if you even get one) reduces to just $12.
The ocassional $12 ticket is much cheaper than parking in the parking buildings regulalry.
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