How to pay for on-street parking?

On-street parking charges are priced in three forms: market-regulated price, government-guided price and government-fixed price, and non-natural monopoly motor vehicle parking services (parking services such as supporting parking lots in buildings such as shopping malls, entertainment places, hotels and office buildings) are charged at market-regulated prices.

The payment method of on-street parking fees varies from city to city. The following are the commonly used payment methods: cash payment: pay the parking fee at the gate of the on-street parking lot or parking space, and then obtain the payment invoice or parking voucher; Scan code payment: at the gate of parking space or parking lot, use mobile payment applications such as Alipay or WeChat to scan the QR code and pay directly online; Parking card payment: in a specific roadside parking lot, users can buy a parking card first, then swipe their cards at the entrance of the parking lot to enter the parking lot, and then swipe their cards to settle the parking fee when leaving the parking lot; Payment APP Payment: Parking management departments in some cities can also pay on-street parking fees online through the official parking payment APP, and obtain payment information directly on the mobile phone after payment.

Why is there a charge for roadside parking?

From the perspective of land and road construction investment, temporary parking spaces on urban roads belong to government financial investment and public projects. There is no legal and policy basis for charging temporary parking fees, and it is unreasonable to charge temporary parking fees from the perspective of people's livelihood. If fees are to be charged, the competent price department of the government should also hold a price hearing, determine the charging standard after extensively listening to opinions, formulate unified and standardized management regulations, and set up eye-catching charging bulletin boards. At the same time, the charging channels should be reasonable and announced regularly. That is, there are relevant charging system regulations and legal charging bills of the price department.

To sum up, it is illegal not to pay the roadside hourly fee, and the fine shall be paid within 15 days after the Penalty Decision is made. If it fails to pay within the time limit, a fine of 3% will be imposed every day, and the fine amount shall not exceed twice the original fine amount. Before the annual review, the vehicle violation record should be handled and the corresponding fine should be paid, otherwise the annual review cannot be passed. Of course, not all roadside parking charges will have consequences. If there is no toll sign and no parking sign on the roadside and there is a parking line, you can park. The property has no right to charge for public parking spaces on the roadside of residential areas. If there are unreasonable charges, you can complain to the local property management department, call the public hotline 12345 or the consumer complaint telephone number 123 15, or report to the price bureau or the housing authority.

Legal basis:

Article 7 of the Guiding Opinions of the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and the Ministry of Transport on Further Improving the Charging Policy for Motor Vehicle Parking Services strictly implements the provisions of clearly marked prices. Operators of parking facilities shall strictly implement the price tag system, and set a unified price tag in a prominent position in the business premises, indicating the pricing subject, charging standard, charging method, charging basis, complaint telephone number and other contents. Parking service, and widely accepted social supervision.