The City of Cape Town (COCT) has indicated that parking marshals will return to Sea Point on Tuesday, November 2 and to the Cape Town central business district, Claremont, and Newlands before the end of November.
According to a statement by the COCT, it will resume charging a tariff for the use of on-street parking bays in Sea Point to ensure a turnover of bays for those visiting the area.
” The parking marshals will receive their training in Sea Point and will be deployed to the Cape Town CBD, Claremont and Newlands before the end of November 2021, in time for the festive season. Marshals will be deployed in Bellville by the end of March 2022, if all goes as planned,” the statement said.
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Mayoral Committee Member for Transport, Rob Quintas says the COCT wants to inform motorists ahead of time that they will be charged for on-street parking again, given that the management of parking was temporarily suspended since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last year.
Quintas says now that life is slowly returning to normal, the COCT expect to see an increase in economic activity and anticipate that tourists will return to our beautiful city over the festive season.
“The purpose of charging a tariff for on-street parking bays is to ensure a turnover of bays in popular areas and where people do business. This will benefit business owners because their clients need parking, and those who are looking for parking will also benefit because parking bays will not be hogged for hours on end by the same person,” Quintas reiterated.
Parking tariffs:
- Sea Point, CBD, Claremont: R4,80 per 15 minutes
- Bellville and Newlands: R3,40 per 15 minutes
Payment methods:
- Cash
- Snapscan
- Debit card
- Credit card
Quintas added that the parking contracts will also provide over 200 jobs which is much needed in these difficult times.
” Also, 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 now that the City is gearing for economic recovery in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic,” he added.
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