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On-street parking in Zone 1 will be free for the first hour and $3 per hour with no time restrictions after that, capped at $22.50 per day.<\/p>\n
There are some off-street locations that didn\u2019t used cost to park, but now do, like the Little Bridge Street carpark, where the first two hours will be free then it\u2019s $3 per hour.<\/p>\n
Costs for other off street parking options include the Andersen Street off-street carpark – first hour free, then $3 per hour, capped at $6.50 with no time restriction, Doveton Street South off-street carpark – first hour free, then $3 per hour and no time restriction and the new Creswick Road carpark, which once again is first hour free, then $3 per hour, capped at $6.50 and again there\u2019s no time restriction.<\/p>\n
The Big-W carpark is still free, and limited to two hours, although this is not a municipal run site.<\/p>\n
In Zone Two, which is essentially the rest of the municipality, signed parking restrictions apply. So if you\u2019re a two hour limit space, you can only park for two hours before you risk getting booked.<\/p>\n
The best advice is that if you want to keep parking in the same area once the time limit is up, leave the space, drive around the block, and if the parking sport you left is still available, you can reoccupy it. If the one next to it is available, you can take that one. The point is you just need to leave the area to avoid a fine.<\/p>\n
Paid parking in Zone one will apply Monday to Saturday unless otherwise signed, as will parking restrictions outside that area.<\/p>\n
There are new ways to pay for parking in Ballarat. While you can still use coins or card to pay at a machine, there\u2019s also now a smartphone app option called CellOPark. It\u2019s available from app stores on relevant phones and there\u2019s also a premium version with a monthly subscription fee but extra features.<\/p>\n
If paying at a machine the key thing to remember is you\u2019ll need to know your car\u2019s registration. Gone is the hodgepodge of parking meters, displayed tickets and knowing what space your car is located in. You now need to pop in your rego while paying at the machine and the information is recorded in the system.<\/p>\n
If you need to top up your paid parking, you don\u2019t need to do it from the machine you started at, you can top up at any meter across the city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
FROM Monday, 3 February the rubber hits the road on the City of Ballarat\u2019s Smarter Parking Plan as new technology is switched on and the summer of free parking comes to an end. So with that in mind, here\u2019s some key things you need to know to avoid those dreaded parking tickets. The city will […]<\/p>\n