The protests of motorcycle and scooter users were useless. The drivers of motorcycles and thermal scooters will be used by the city of Paris. As of September 1, street parking will be paid. For the deputy mayor of Paris in charge of mobility, David Belliard, “the city of Paris has decided to end free parking for motorized two-wheelers, which was no longer justified.”
This decision is also presented as a “fairness measure against motorists”. But the message is clear. It is above all about dissuading motorcyclists and scooters from circulating in the capital to reduce noise pollution, pollution and uncontrolled parking. In addition, paid parking will only affect two-wheelers with internal combustion engines. Silent and emission-free electric vehicles will continue to park for free in Paris. Since the announcement of this measure, the sale of these machines has progressed dazzlingly.
The capital has about 42,000 parking spaces for these vehicles. On the streets of Paris, you can park in the places marked for motorcycles or 2×4 as well as in the parking strip. On the other hand, it is strictly forbidden to park on the sidewalks and in spaces reserved for bicycles, under penalty of fine and expulsion.
Motorcycles and thermal scooters are the vehicles mainly subject to the implementation of paid parking for two-wheeled vehicles. Specifically, these are category L1, L2, L3 and L5 vehicles, a category indicated on each vehicle’s circulation certificate.
Tickets can be purchased at parking meters or through the PayByPhone, ParkNow or Flowbird mobile apps. The user of a two-wheeled motorized vehicle that is not in order is exposed to a fine -Post-parking package, or FPS- of 37.50 euros in zone 1 (from district 1 to 11) and 25 euros in the zone 2 (from district 12 to 11). twentieth).
• What price for “visitors”?
The price list is the one that applies to cars, but the prices are divided by two. For a visitor (not resident in Paris), it costs 3 euros per hour for the first two hours to park in the central districts (from 1 to 11), that is, those in zone 1. After the painful weight. The third hour is 6 euros, the fourth 7.50 euros, the fifth and sixth hours 9 euros each. To remain parked for six hours, you will have to pay 37.50 euros. Coming to work in Paris on two wheels is becoming a luxury and many will not be able to afford it.
Important detail: each hour can be divided into 15-minute increments. If you stay 2 hours and 15 minutes parked in zone 1, it will cost you €7.50, or two hours for €6, plus a quarter of the third hour at €6, or €1.50.
From the 12th to the 20th arrondissement (including the Bois de Vincennes), prices are a little lower, with 2 euros for the first two hours, the third hour at 4 euros, the fourth at 5 euros and the fifth and sixth at 6 euros. For 6 hours of parking, that is, the maximum duration, the bill will amount to 25 euros.
• What rates for residents?
Parisians with proof of residence in Paris benefit from preferential rates by making a Online application. It is an annual subscription of 22.50 euros or 45 euros for three years. Drivers will then have to pay, on their application or at the parking meter, a day pass of 75 cents or a week pass of 4.50 euros to park in their area of residence.
But beware of those with another vehicle, a car, or another two-wheeler. It is not possible to accumulate a resident subscription. Therefore, the second vehicle will be subject to the “visitor” rate.
• What rates for professionals?
Preferential rates are also offered to Ile-de-France residents working in Paris. Some professionals may benefit from different subscriptions depending on their profession or their home address. The annual subscription is 120 euros for those who have a mobile activity in the capital. The hourly rate will then be only 25 cents with a parking limit of 7 consecutive hours.
Parisian liberal health professionals considered “sedentary” will also have a possible subscription if they pay the sum of 22.50 euros per year. This will allow them to benefit from a daily rate of 75 cents to park for 24 hours near the medical office they depend on.
On the other hand, owners of electric powered (low emission) two-wheelers will not pay. Your drivers will need to take a free virtual ticket on the mobile app. People working in home care who travel on two wheels in the capital also benefit from free entry via an online ticket. People with disabilities living in Ile-de-France and CMI card holders – S or CES/CSPH will also not have to pay. To do this, they will have to reference the two-wheeler to benefit from free access.
• Car parks, a good alternative?
The note will be salty for those who come to work in Paris every day. In zone 1, the week (at a rate of 6 hours a day for 5 days) represents an amount of 225 euros and 153 euros in zone 2. In the month, this represents a considerable sum, that is, 1,100 and 612 euros, respectively. .
The alternative is based on underground car parks accessible with the “2WD Pass”. You will have to pay 90 euros per month or 990 euros per year to subscribe to a car park located in a zone from districts 1 to 11. The hourly rate will be reduced to 1.20 euros per two-wheeler. In zone 2 the price will be 70 euros per month (770 euros per year) with an hourly rate of 80 cents.
Source: BFM TV
