Parking charges may vary according to the place. For example, parking for the first 8 minutes is free at New Delhi Railway Station. Whereas, minimum charges are fixed at busy places like markets.

Along with the increasing population in the country, the number of vehicles on the roads has also increased rapidly. Along with this, the problem of parking has also emerged. From markets to railway stations and shopping malls to airports, parking is becoming a big problem everywhere. People leave their vehicles anywhere, which causes traffic jams. To deal with this, the government has fixed many rules for parking.

To eliminate traffic jams on the roads, multi-level parking has been built in cities like Delhi-Noida. Even in many busy markets, parking spaces are fixed. Government agencies charge people for these parkings, which may vary according to the place. Many times we must have seen people fighting for parking. Often the dispute is on the issue that the vehicle was parked for only two minutes, then why pay the charge? Let us know whether parking charge has to be paid even for parking the vehicle for two minutes or not...

Different rules for parking

There are different rules for parking at railway stations, airports and markets. These rules are decided by the nodal agencies working there and the fee is also charged on that basis. The parking rules for places like railway stations, airports are different from the markets. At times, pick and drop facility is available free at the airport. The parking charges there can be quite high. At the same time, the parking rules are different at railway stations also considering the high movement of passengers. For example, at New Delhi Railway Station, general parking is free for the first 8 minutes. Parking fee of Rs 50 is charged for 8 to 15 minutes. Rates have also been fixed for more time than this.

Different rules for markets

You must have often seen that a separate charge is taken for the first one hour for parking in the markets. After this, the charges keep increasing on an hourly basis. That is, minimum charges are fixed for parking the vehicle, which are based on the first hour. You have to pay a minimum fee for parking your vehicle. At most parking spots, the charge for a bike for the first hour is 20 to 25 rupees. For a car, it can be up to 50 rupees. After this, five to ten rupees are charged per hour. There are more than 450 parking spots for MCD in Delhi. Here, the charge for two-wheelers is 10 rupees per hour and for car parking it is 20 rupees per hour. In view of the increasing pollution, MCD had proposed doubling them, that is, 20 rupees per hour for two-wheelers and 40 rupees for four-wheelers.

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