What does Car Share Only Parking Mean?
Curious about those Car Share Only parking spaces?
What is Carshare Only Parking?
Carshare Only parking spaces are parking bays that are designated for the exclusive use by a specific carshare vehicle. Local residents and businesses can become members of the carshare service (like GoGet) and use that vehicle instead of owning their own car/second car/pool car. That car can be collected from the deisgnated carshare bay, parked in the bay at any point during their booking, and returned to the bay at the end of their trip.
How do they Work?
Each car share only bay is home to a particular car from a carsharing service (like GoGet). It's not a revolving door of vehicles; it's more like a long-term relationship. That car takes lives permanently in its designated spot, and you can book it by the hour or day if you are a member of that carshare service. Once your trip’s done, drop the car back in its spot, ready for the next member to use. The bays are permanent, meaning local residents and businesses can rely on being able to access a carshare vehicle near them, and can give up or defer the purchase of their own car.
Who Gets to use One?
The cars that live in these Carshare Only spaces belong to registered carsharing services, and they're the only ones permitted to occupy these spots. Carshare operators need to meet certain requirements to be able to apply for dedicated on-street parking spaces. These requirements vary slightly between different LGAs though essentially carshare providers will need to show that there is demand from members of their service for a car or multiple cars in that area, and that they are able to successfully operate a carshare service. Because this is public land, councils must make sure that creating carshare spaces is good for the local community.
So, if you want to use one of these parking spots, you'll need to hop into a car from a recognized carshare service (like GoGet).
Why Car Share Only Parking is Great for your City
By dedicating specific spots to carshare vehicles, cities and local governments are helping to reduce the number of privately owned cars on the road, easing traffic and parking congestion. Every GoGet car takes 10 privately owned cars off the streets as local residents and businesses give up lightly used vehicles, freeing up parking spaces for those that need them, or for other purposes. Find out more about how GoGet frees up parking. If carshare wasn’t an option, those residents and businesses would likely buy cars, fuelling congestion and making parking more difficult for everyone.
I’m driving a Carshare Car, Can I Park in Any Carshare Only Bay?
Unfortunately not. Each carshare only parking space is deisgnated to a specific carshare vehicle. Only that vehicle can park in that spot. On the plus side, you’ll always know where you can pick the car up from, and there’ll be a space waiting for you when you return the car.
How can I park in a Car Share Only Bay?
That’s easy! Join GoGet and book one of the thousands of car share cars or vans that live in dedicated on-street car share only bays near you. Avoid the costs and hassles of car ownership and access a car only when you need one, by the hour or day. It’s all the plus of having a car, with none of the fuss.
