Initially scheduled for next January, the entry into force of paid parking for two-wheelers is finally postponed to September 1, 2022.
Good news for the many bikers and scooter riders who travel to the capital every day. While they too should have paid for parking from January 1, this measure, strongly contested, was finally put on hold. It should therefore not come into force until September 1, 2022, leaving a little breathing room for two-wheeler owners. Officially, this postponement is explained by technical reasons, as explained by the City of Paris to our colleagues from France Blue . David Belliard, deputy mayor in charge of mobility affirms that “ the first step is to adapt the application platform for resident parking cards to owners of two-wheelers ».
A strong protest
Except that in reality, it is a little different. And it would seem that this postponement is not explained only by this cause. Indeed, since the announcement of the implementation of this measure, the bikers, represented by the French Federation of Motards in Anger (FFMC) meet and demonstrate, in order to protest against the paid parking. According to them, this decision is unfair, “ because it mainly targets the inhabitants of suburbs, driven out of the capital by excessive rents and who come to work in Paris every day. Unlike Parisians who have the choice between bike, metro “. The FFMC also lodged an appeal with the administrative court last September.
As a reminder, the bikers would then have had to pay an amount of 3 € per hour in the first 11 arrondissements and 2 € / h in the rest of Paris. Monthly subscriptions displayed respectively at € 90 and € 70 were also to be implemented, making it possible to lower the price of parking to € 1.20 and € 0.80 per hour depending on the zones.
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Initially scheduled for next January, the entry into force of paid parking for two-wheelers is finally postponed to September 1, 2022.
Good news for the many bikers and scooter riders who travel to the capital every day. While they too should have paid for parking from January 1, this measure, strongly contested, was finally put on hold. It should therefore not come into force until September 1, 2022, leaving a little breathing room for two-wheeler owners. Officially, this postponement is explained by technical reasons, as explained by the City of Paris to our colleagues from France Blue . David Belliard, deputy mayor in charge of mobility affirms that “ the first step is to adapt the application platform for resident parking cards to owners of two-wheelers ».
A strong protest
Except that in reality, it is a little different. And it would seem that this postponement is not explained only by this cause. Indeed, since the announcement of the implementation of this measure, the bikers, represented by the French Federation of Motards in Anger (FFMC) meet and demonstrate, in order to protest against the paid parking. According to them, this decision is unfair, “ because it mainly targets the inhabitants of suburbs, driven out of the capital by excessive rents and who come to work in Paris every day. Unlike Parisians who have the choice between bike, metro “. The FFMC also lodged an appeal with the administrative court last September.
As a reminder, the bikers would then have had to pay an amount of 3 € per hour in the first 11 arrondissements and 2 € / h in the rest of Paris. Monthly subscriptions displayed respectively at € 90 and € 70 were also to be implemented, making it possible to lower the price of parking to € 1.20 and € 0.80 per hour depending on the zones.
Also read on Auto-Moto.com:
Three tips to pay less for parking
Paris: how the new resident parking works
Inconvenient, dangerous, abusive parking: what’s the difference?
