As from Tuesday, 2 November 2021, the City will resume charging a tariff for the use of on-street parking bays in Sea Point to ensure a turnover of bays for those visiting the area.

The parking marshals will receive their training in Sea Point and will be deployed to the Cape Town CBD, Claremont and Newlands before the end of November 2021, in time for the festive season. Marshals will be deployed in Bellville by the end of March 2022, if all goes as planned.

The applicable parking tariffs are as follows:
• Sea Point, CBD, Claremont: R4,80 per 15 minutes
• Bellville and Newlands: R3,40 per 15 minutes

Payment methods:
• Cash
• Snapscan
• Debit card
• Credit card

‘We want to inform motorists ahead of time that they will be charged for on-street parking again, given that the management of parking was temporarily suspended since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic last year. Now that life is slowly returning to normal, we expect to see an increase in economic activity. We anticipate that tourists will return to our beautiful city over the festive season, as will visitors from other parts of the country.

‘The purpose of charging a tariff for on-street parking bays is to ensure a turnover of bays in popular areas and where people do business. This will benefit business owners because their clients need parking, and those who are looking for parking will also benefit because parking bays will not be hogged for hours on end by the same person,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Transport, Councillor Rob Quintas.

Motorists are reminded that they need to pay for parking upfront. This is to prevent a situation where motorists return to their vehicles and drive off before paying the marshal.

The City is in the process of concluding a clamping protocol. Once finalised, repeat offenders who refuse to pay will have the wheels of their vehicles clamped. Fines for parking violations range between R300 and R1 000, depending on the violation.

‘The parking contracts in itself will provide over 200 jobs which is much needed in these difficult times. Also, the purpose of managing parking is to stimulate economic activity and to provide access to businesses who need to create jobs. This is extremely important, in particular now that the City is gearing for economic recovery in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.

‘Over the past few months, we received numerous requests from business owners to implement parking management because their clients struggle to find parking as people who are working in the CBD park in these on-street parking bays for the entire day. I trust the business community will welcome the news, as will those who have been struggling to find parking in these areas,’ said Councillor Quintas.

Residents who work in the CBD and need longer stay parking are advised to park on the edge of the business district, where parking is either free or cheaper, or in privately operated parking garages.

The City will implement long-stay parking on the fringes of the Cape Town CBD along the following streets:
• Jan Smuts Street
• Sir Lowry Road between Tennant and Darling Streets
• DF Malan Street
• Buitengracht

The applicable tariffs along these streets will be as follows:
• For less than 4,5 hours: R30
• Between 4,5 and 9 hours: R50

‘We want to make it easier for those who need longer stay parking by providing alternatives on the fringes of the Cape Town CBD. From there, motorists can either walk if circumstances allow, or use public transport services such as e-hailing or the MyCiTi bus service that has an extensive footprint within the CBD and surrounds,’ said Councillor Quintas.