Saturday, 29 DEC 2012, Adelaide
They have a very sensible system here in Adelaide, and we have noted similar systems in other cities. Parking space along the street, either angled or parallel, are marked with painted lines, and there is a sign by the curb indicating how long you may park and during what period on which days.
This one is unusual because it allows 10 hours parking (10P) during business hours. Other areas may have 1/4P, 1P, 2P, or some even 3P or 4P, and some indicate Saturday coverage, particularly 8 am to noon. During the periods listed, you must pay in a nearby machine and put the resulting printed ticket on your dash.
During any period not listed on the sign, you may park for free and without restriction as to how long. Parking is also free on all public holidays. This worked out pretty well for us here in Adelaide. We are staying in a boutique hotel right in the central city. The hotel does not provide any parking, but there are many marked parking spots nearby, and we are here during a holiday period. So there have been plenty of available spots. We were able to park free on the street Tuesday (Christmas day) and Wednesday (Boxing Day, also a public holiday in Australia). We took the car out during the day Thursday and Friday for field trips and parked free in front of the hotel each night after 6:00 pm. We had to take the car out Saturday morning, and then parked back near the hotel Saturday afternoon. Tomorrow, Sunday, we are moving on back toward Melbourne, where we will spend several days on the Mornington Peninsula before traveling to Tasmania for our final two weeks in Australia.
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