The City of Cape Town wants to inform motorists and businesses that it will be charging tariffs for on-street parking bays in De Waterkant, Kloof Street in Gardens, and Main Road in Kenilworth as from Thursday, 1 December 2022.

As from Thursday, 1 December 2022, the City will be charging a tariff for the use of on-street parking bays along certain streets in De Waterkant; along Kloof Street in Gardens and some of the busy side streets intersecting with Kloof Street; and Main Road in Kenilworth to ensure a turnover of parking bays for visitors to these areas.

Managed parking will provide relief to customers who need parking close to shops, restaurants, service centres and other destinations. Many businesses that depend on walk-in trade will also benefit as customers will find it easier to find on-street parking seeing that parking management is a deterrent for the illegal occupation of on-street parking bays for hours at end.

The City intends to introduce a pilot resident permit system for De Waterkant within the next two weeks as a mechanism to reserve parking on the periphery of managed areas for residents only. This is in an effort to prevent visitors to businesses and restaurants from parking in on-street parking bays in residential streets in close proximity to areas where the City charges a tariff for the use of an on-street parking bay. More information will be made available closer to the time. The lessons learned from this pilot will assist the City in fine-tuning the system for possible roll-out to other areas where parking management has been implemented.

‘Life has returned to normal, and we are expecting a surge of tourists and visitors to Cape Town over the festive season. This is a great opportunity for our local economy to get a much needed boost after three difficult years.

‘Parking tariffs are not intended to be punitive, but are implemented to ensure there is a high turnover of parking bays in popular recreational and business areas. This is to the benefit of visitors, and businesses as parking bays will not be occupied for hours on end by the same person,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Transport, Councillor Rob Quintas.

The applicable parking tariffs as from Thursday, 1 December 2022, are as follows:

R3,40 per 15 minutes

Payment methods:

Cash

SnapScan

Debit card

Credit card

Motorists are reminded that they need to pay for parking upfront. This is to prevent a situation where motorists return to their vehicles and drive off before paying the marshal.

‘We have to make sure that motorists pay for using parking bays, and comply with the time restrictions. It often happens that motorists refuse to pay marshals, or they simply ignore the time limits imposed. The purpose of managing parking is to stimulate economic activity and to provide access to businesses who need to create jobs. This is extremely important, in particular as the City and businesses are in a phase of economic recovery,’ said Councillor Quintas.

A clamping protocol is being introduced where repeat offenders who attempt to avoid paying, or who refuse to pay, will have the wheels of their vehicles clamped. Law Enforcement and Traffic Services may issue fines to such repeat offenders. Fines for parking violations range between R300 and R1 000, depending on the violation.

Motorists who need longer-stay parking in these areas are advised to park along the following streets:

Jan Smuts Street

Sir Lowry Road between Tennant and Darling Streets

Buitengracht

The applicable tariffs along these long-stay streets are as follows:

For less than 4,5 hours: R30

Between 4,5 and nine hours: R50

Source: City Of Cape Town