Where is Brisbane's Cheapest Parking

Where is Brisbane's Cheapest Parking

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Posted 2012-05-08 by Geraldine Masseyfollow
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You know the scenario. Friday night, 6.50pm. You're running late for the show / movie / restaurant booking, it's raining, and you're driving around the city streets looking for an elusive free parking spot. You finally realise that the chances of finding one are about as good as Matthew Newton giving up the booze so you head into the bright lights of the nearest parking station to find that the price of parking convenience in Brisbane remains very steep indeed.


[ADVERT]The fourth annual Colliers International Global CBD Parking Rate Survey in 2011 found that daily parking rates in Brisbane had risen much more than inflation in the previous year - 10% for parking compared to the CPI of 3.8%, making Brisbane the 14th most expensive city in the world to park, even ahead of New York and Paris. But look on the bright side - it's better than Melbourne (ranked 3rd) and Sydney (4th).

Metered Parking
Finding out the cost of parking can be quite tricky because you're not always comparing apples with apples. If you want metered parking which, although elusive, is usually a much cheaper option than a parking station, the cost will depend on which Brisbane City Council Regulated Parking Zone you're in. You can download the map here and check out the regulated fees here . Curiously it appears that the Zone 1 CBD area (the most expensive) extends over the river to Grey Street at the popular South Bank region, not normally considered part of the CBD by most people. The costs for Zone 1 vary depending on the meter type and the day you're parking but can be capped at either $6 or $10 for a full day's parking between 7am and 7pm.


Car Parking Stations
Parking Station prices vary enormously. Just to confuse you even further there are full day rates, hourly rates, weekend rates and early bird rates, making it difficult to compare. In Brisbane most parking stations are run by either Secure Parking , Wilson Parking or Brisbane City Council ( King George Square or Wickham Terrace ). You can download Secure Parking's Brisbane Parking Guide here . If you join their Club Secure you can receive parking discounts and member offers. Wilson Parking's Advanced Locator can be viewed here . Both companies offer specials and discounts occasionally so it pays to check.


CarParking.info and Apps
A new player in the parking game is CarParking.info . At this website you can input information about your destination and proposed arrival and departure times. It will then compare the costs of nearby parking stations and how far they are from your destination, allowing you to make a decision based on both price and convenience. You can also download their free Cheap Parking App at either the iTunes App Store or Android Market .

Bargains and possible traps
If you're visiting South Bank or you don't mind the pleasant walk to the city over the river via Victoria Bridge or the Goodwill Bridge then South Bank offers some parking deals . They include $2 early morning breakfast parking or weekday lunch specials where you can park for only $8 if you enter after 11.30am and leave before 2.30pm.

Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre also has cheap rates, with parking up to 6 hours for only $15 or early bird parking (in before 9am, out between 3pm and 6pm) for only $12.

You can get free parking if you're quick at Wilson Parking's Waterfront Place . It's free for less than one hour but beware. If you overstay your welcome, even by a minute, the cost jumps to a whopping $40 for between one and two hours.


Over To You
The key to cheap parking in Brisbane, as in any other city, is to know your enemy and plan. A bit of research before you head out to that brilliant event or restaurant you just found out about on Weekend Notes can really pay off. We'd also like your help. If you know of any parking bargains then please share them with our readers in the comments below.

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