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Fines charged for illegal Beach Road parking
Pattaya’s Beach Road is one of the city’s main thoroughfares, and as the street continues to grow in congestion, local authorities have implemented a system of parking fines for those parking outside designated areas on Beach Road. Plans to build paid-parking facilities for cars and motorcycles are in the works, after a survey among local police and politicians acknowledged that traffic congestion along the seaside road was becoming unbearable.
With no fees in place, cars tend to sit on the street for long periods of time, and visitors to the beach have no option but to park a considerable distance form the seaside. Street vendors also cause problems as they stake out areas of parking space for their booths and mobile restaurant stalls.
When the paid-parking scheme comes into place, designated parking areas will be visible with painted lines on the street, and cars will be charged 10 baht for the first hour and 20 baht for each additional hour. For motorcycles, each hour of parking will cost 10 baht.
Posted by: DaveB on 17 Apr 2008, 13:51