Rate payment action of the parking meter

Abstract

On-street parking in time-limited parking zones controlled by a parking meters or parking tickets involves the payment of a fee. It is known from previous research1) that this fee payment rate is around 60%, but it varies depending on the purpose of parking, parking time, and parking characteristics such as whether the vehicle is left unattended or not. In this study, we conducted a statistical analysis of parking time and payment rates for parked parking and non-parked parking based on a survey conducted in the city center of Sapporo. This statistically shows that there is a significant difference in the fee payment rate when parking for more than 20 minutes and less than 20 minutes, and that there is also a difference in the payment rate depending on whether the vehicle is left parked or not. In order to encourage short-term parking on the street, regulations based on time-limited parking zones were established in the Road Traffic ACT 1972, but when compared with the current fee structure for off-street parking in 20-30 minutes categories, I think there is room for consideration if shorter time regulations.