Due to the fact that the number of paid parking lots in the capital only increases each time, the question is how to pay for parking does not lose its relevance. Despite the fact that since 2012, a fee for this service has started to be charged in the capital, until now there are some nuances that can lead the car owner into a dead end, especially those who have never encountered parking fees before. Many still wonder how to use the parking meter in Moscow. In the article, we consider in more detail this option for the calculation of this service.
How it all began?
The pilot project was first introduced in 2012 on two streets in the center of Moscow. Then, for three months, observations were made of the road situation in the new conditions. According to its results, it turned out that the traffic intensity in areas with paid parking has changed, namely, the speed of the traffic flow has increased. Despite a number of minuses that were observed during the introduction of this measure, there were still more positive aspects, therefore, a service such as paid parking was introduced at the legislative level.
The project “Moscow Parking Space” is aimed at streamlining the organization of parking of vehicles, as well as creating comfortable conditions for the movement of pedestrians and cars. By the way, the first parking meter appeared in Moscow in 2006 from the manufacturer PARKTIME.
Paid areas and cost
The new rule was first valid within the Boulevard Ring, then in the summer of 2014, paid parking was introduced in the Moscow-City MIBC area, as well as to the borders of the Third Transport Ring. Further, this network began to expand more and more, having subsequently moved beyond the limits of the Third Transport Ring. Periodically, the point entry of paid parking lots is implemented. Late last year in a new territorial zone included the busiest sections, which are located near business centers, metro stations, parks, squares, shopping malls and other facilities.
Parking in the center of Moscow within the Boulevard Ring will cost 80 rubles per hour, but progressive payment has been introduced on some streets, that is, 130 rubles will have to be paid for the second and subsequent hours. The same cost is relevant for the Moscow City Business Center. Within the Garden Ring - 60 rubles per hour, from its outer border to the Third Transport Ring - 40 rubles per hour. Behind the Third Transport Ring and the Moscow Ring Road - 40 rubles per hour. Note that the penalty in case of non-payment of parking is 2500 rubles. On holidays and Sundays, paid parking becomes publicly available and does not require payment for the service.
Automatic parking
It is designed to solve the problem of a shortage of parking space in the face of increased traffic in megacities. Such equipment significantly saves space and at the same time significantly increases the number of parking spaces. Familiar schemes now no longer meet the requirements of modern megacities, so automatic parking is sometimes the only way out of this situation on roads overloaded with vehicles. With the help of them, parking owners can control cash flows and accurate accounting of vehicles.
What is a parking meter?
Before we take a closer look at the question of how to use the parking meter in Moscow, first a few words about the equipment itself, what it is.This is a special device that is designed to take a certain fee for placing a car, taking into account the specific time of using the service. In fact, such equipment successfully replaces the people who were charged with accepting payments. For payment of services for parking meters, special electronic cards are used. Their application is due to the requirement of the conditions that prevail on the roads at present.
Device features
- A step-by-step instruction for payment is displayed on the screen of the parking meter.
- It is possible to accept payment using both a bank card and a parking card.
- It gives change both in coins and banknotes.
- At the end it prints a check with the necessary data.
- The ability to choose the period of time for which the owner is going to leave the car in the parking lot.
Parkomat: instruction manual
There are different models of parking meters, but the principle of payment on them is similar. Let us examine in more detail how this process occurs. How to use a parking meter in Moscow? The sequence of actions does not cause much difficulty.
- Select the option "Pay parking".
- Enter the car number in a specific format (with the region code).
- Vehicle category.
- Next, we confirm the number of the parking zone (sector) where the vehicle is located at this time (by default, the number of the parking zone in which the vehicle is located) is set.
- We pay for the parking space occupied by the car.
After the payment is made, the entered information is recorded in the general database of the Moscow parking zone. It should be noted that you must carefully enter the number of the sector where the car is located, otherwise the place will not be marked as occupied, in which case the owner will be fined.
The parking number, as a rule, is indicated on the information board, but it is also possible to find it out using the Internet resource of the Moscow parking space or a mobile application. A detailed map with streets and sectors of parking spaces, both paid and free, will help orient the driver. Despite the fact that many, having parked the car in the parking lot, are still wondering how to pay, the parking meter is the very device, the manipulations of which do not cause, as we see, special difficulties. Although it is not worth denying that there are other calculation options that do not require certain skills.
Payment Methods
For calculation, both a parking card and a bank card are accepted. In order for the payment to go through, it is necessary to attach to the validator the selected card from which funds will be debited. Banking is applied to the contactless card reader or inserted into the designated device on the parking meter, we dial the PIN code.
It is necessary to hold it before the operation passes and a receipt is issued. It takes about 5 seconds. In this case, the amount that is equivalent to the cost of parking, depending on the selected time, will be deducted from the card. In the main menu of the parking meter there is an item “Balance of funds”, using which you can find out how much money is left on the card. The payment receipt must contain the amount paid, sector number and session time.
Cons of using the device
There are not so many parking machines, and it is not always possible to pay through it. The most popular way is to use a mobile application or send SMS messages. According to statistics, about 10% of the total payments go through the parking meter.
Payment in cash is not currently provided in parking meters, and this fact sometimes complicates the situation. Of the minuses of using the device can be noted in some cases, its remoteness from the parking lot of the car. If the vehicle is in the parking space for less than 15 minutes, then this time is not paid.
Often, drivers are faced with a problem when the parking meter is out of sight and difficult to find, or it can be located far from the place where the owner left his car. In order to manage to pay on time, these very 15 minutes are given. In the event that payment for this time is not paid, parking will be considered unpaid. If the parking is completed ahead of schedule, when using this payment option, there is no way to return unused funds.
Parking and bank cards accepted
A prepaid parking card is sold at Svyaznoy and Mosgortrans stores. Moreover, their face value is 500 and 1000 rubles. In addition, they can be bought at some post offices, kiosks "Rospechat", in the trading house "GUM". You cannot purchase a parking card once and then replenish its account: after all funds have been debited from it, you will need to buy a new one.
It should be noted that parking in the center of Moscow can be paid by two cards at once: if, for example, there is insufficient funds on one of them, the parking meter will write off the balance from it, and on the other card the amount that was not enough to pay off the full price.
Bank cards accepted: Visa, MasterCard and Maestro. How to use the parking meter in Moscow, and what payment methods are available through it, we have examined in more detail here, and now we will consider a point that will tell us in more detail about fixing violations.
Non-payment penalty
Cars on the territory are monitored by special cars - parkons, which ply the streets with enviable regularity. The same section, in fact, they must pass every 15 minutes, but if payment after this time has not been made, Parkon will record that the car is in an unpaid place.
Parkons are equipped with special equipment that is necessary to fix the parking lot, as well as to detect a stop in the wrong place. How does it work? First, the parcon must pass, so to speak, through the training phase. The operator, for the first time traveling along the route, manually enters the coordinates of those places where parking is prohibited. Then he fixes the numbers of violators at the next drive, if the car remains in the parking lot, a data set will be generated for a fine. Further, the information is transmitted to the data center, and then to the “Russian Post” in order to deliver a fine to the violator.
Conclusion
In this article, we found out how to use a parking meter in Moscow. From the information provided, it becomes obvious that in terms of operation this device does not cause any difficulties, however, there are a number of nuances, due to which it is not popular with car owners. One way or another, along with other payment options for such a service as parking, the parking meter continues to function to this day, despite the fact that now it is used much less often than before.
