The Josefsgasse in Vienna’s eighth district was redesigned. Generous beds were created with inviting spaces in between. But anyone who parks their car here will be asked to pay.
This is how motorists imagine the ideal Laterndl garage: Located between two generous tree windows, shady and only room for exactly one car. No scratches from parking novices and possibly even in the shade of the trees in summer.
Anyone who parks here pays a lot
But sometimes you have to dig deep into your savings. Because the most important parts of the street design are not actually parking spaces.
Residents are regularly asked to pay
‘Krone’ reader Alexander M. has also discovered this, and he is angry: ‘If you want to park in Vienna, you need patience, nerves of steel – and apparently legal training! This looks like a parking lot, right? Wrong thought! According to legal advice from ÖAMTC, these are sidewalks. No markings, no clues, nothing! But if you park your car here, you will immediately receive a parking fine under your windshield wiper.”
With the renovation came the fines
According to Alexander M., the situation started with the renovation work, where numerous parking spaces were simply deleted. According to M., the layout of the alley invites confusion. M. has clear demands: “First, finally put up sensible markings, so that everyone can see where you can park. And second, give us back the money we paid for these ridiculous fines!”
Not good news for drivers
Clarification is coming from the district in response to a request from “Krone”: “This is a meeting zone. There is a general parking ban in such areas, unless there are explicitly designated parking spaces.” Anyone hoping for appropriate marking will once again be disappointed. “Benches and bicycle racks are currently being built in the above-mentioned open spaces between the trees, as well as a disabled parking space and a loading zone,” he continues. A rejection of drivers.
Source: Krone
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