SUV parking tax in the making in The Hague to limit outsize cars
3 months, 1 week ago

SUV parking tax in the making in The Hague to limit outsize cars

Dutch News  

The Hague local council is exploring the possibility of upping parking fees for outsize cars and banning requests for third parking licences to keep the city “accessible and liveable”. According to RDW figures, The Hague numbers some 731 cars – small vans and trucks excepted – that are longer than 5.5 metres and don’t fit the city’s parking spaces. A proposal by Amsterdam transport chief Melanie van der Horst to tax big cars by weight had to be abandoned because, she said, the city could not diverge from national regulations. Other European cities like Koblenz and Paris have already upped parking fees for big cars, but the latter is only taxing foreign vehicles.

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The Hague to scrap €50 beach-side parking charge trial
5 months, 1 week ago

The Hague to scrap €50 beach-side parking charge trial

Dutch News  

The Hague local council is scrapping a trial to charge a fixed €50 parking fee in parts of city by the end of 2024, opting instead for a rise per hour. Until now, people who parked their cars in two areas in Scheveningen and the centre of The Hague had to pay €50 regardless of the time they spent there. …

Discount parking for electric cars from 2023
2 years, 6 months ago

Discount parking for electric cars from 2023

NL Times  

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