Car park for rent: McMahons Point

Do you live or work North Sydney? Do you work in the CBD? Park your car securely and catch the bus or ferry to work. Available long term from 28 January, 2012.

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Renting out car spaces is the latest great idea that people have found to help pay off their spiraling debts and breathe a little easier during these difficult economic times.

Michael Dunne, Managing Director of RentmyCarpark.com.au says “most people don’t even know they have such a valuable asset right under their noses. Any space can be a money spinner and people always need spaces to park their cars, trucks, boats, caravans. People are always on the lookout for cheaper storage alternatives too”.

An advertisement on the Rentmy Carpark website if free and the ads are listed for six months, so it’s pretty cheap to test the market for your space. The company acts purely as an advertising service and therefore they take no commission once you find a renter for your space.

Depending on the area that you live in rental returns from your space can range from between $25 per week to a respectable $150 per week.

Mr Dunne said “although any space could potentially be rented out the most popular searches tend to be for car or storage spaces near city centre’s, train stations, universities, sports stadiums and beaches.”

Rentmy Carpark is set up so that you can advertise your space as either Long term (weekly rates), or Short term (daily rates). You can also specify the days and time that your space is available, meaning that a space doesn’t need to be available 24/7 for you to earn money by renting it out.

More information can be found by visiting RentMyCarpark.com.au.

The Parking Search App is an extension of the ParkingSearch.com.au web site and was created because we saw a huge need for a simpler way to find parking on the run.

Use the App to find a car park in seconds next time you’re heading out to a meeting, a spot of shopping, a night on the town, or even just the Airport.

The App enables you to not only find a car park quickly, but also provides contact details and a web link for up to date information like hourly rates, operating hours, early bird rates, head heights and more.

SPECIAL FEATURES

- “My Park”

Adds the selected car park to the top of your favourites list. This car park will appear as a red pin on the search map.

- “Fav”

Adds the selected car park to your favourites list. Your favourite car parks will appear as pink pins on the search map.

- “Nearby”

Locates all car parks near your current location.

- “Web : Click Here for More Info”

Links to the web page for that car park. For most major car parks these web pages will contain the following details:

Hourly rates

Early bird specials

Operating hours

Additional services

Vehicle head heights

& more

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The ACT Government is under pressure to provide more parking spaces for commuters in Canberra’s CBD and town centres.

The Opposition says the Government’s parking strategy has sat on the table for four years and is woefully out of date.

Spokesman Alistair Coe says Canberra was designed for cars and the Government must improve the bus network if it wants to discourage people from driving.

“Canberrans depend on vehicles to get around. This Government seems unwilling to admit that. They seem to be determined to make it harder and harder to drive and harder and harder to park, therefore pushing people onto public transport or other means of transport,” he said.

“The fact is they’re not viable. If we want people to get onto an ACTION bus, they need to make ACTION buses better.”

But the Government has defended its management of car parking.

Territory and Municipal Services Minister Simon Corbell says the Government is investing in improvements across the transport network.

“The Government’s demand management approach to parking and sensible, measured approach to parking pricing, will help us to manage parking demand over time and create a more sustainable Canberra,” he said.

“We will not respond in a knee-jerk manner and we will not examine the issue of parking in isolation of the broader issues associated with planning and sustainable transport.”

Meanwhile several thousands Erindale residents have signed a petition expressing frustration about traffic congestion near shops and its effect on businesses.

They want the Government to boost parking spaces and consult residents and business owners about planning arrangements for the Erindale Shopping precinct.

Liberal MLA Steve Dozspot presented the petition, with almost 3,800 signatures, to the Legislative Assembly.

“Secure Parking has announced that patrons will be able to leave their cars overnight…”

The North Shore Times

7 January, 2011 5:04pm

Here’s the media release …. 
“Cars sleep free!” Free car sleep over to help ease weekend traffic congestion during Festival Date: 7 January 2011 
On the eve of the Sydney Festival Secure Parking has announced that patrons will be able to leave their cars overnight on Fridays and Saturdays in Sydney’s CBD for as little as $10. It’s hoped that the move may encourage people who are planning to drive in to the City to catch public transport home and in doing so help reduce congestion in the CBD at key event close times. “For as little as $10 drivers can now park in selected car parks in Sydney and not pick their car up until after lunch the following day,” Secure Parking, Corporate Marketing Manager, Andrew Sapir, said. “This new parking deal is good news for Festival patrons and party goers in general as it will encourage car pooling and end the drink drive guessing game for those visiting the entertainment precinct on weekends.” Mr. Sapir said in addition to free overnight parking on the weekends, as a key sponsor of the Sydney Festival Secure Parking will offer Festival patrons a flat rate of $10 for evening parking at car parks close to a number of Festival venues. These include: . State Theatre – 383 Kent Street, Sydney . Town Hall – Hilton Hotel, 59 Pitt Street, Sydney . City Recital Hall – Number 1 Martin Place, Pitt Street, Sydney . Beck’s Festival Bar – Number 1 Martin Place, Pitt Street, Sydney . Festival Garden – Hyde Park Piccadilly, 137 Castlereagh Street Sydney “The provision of these cost effective parking initiatives is good news for visitors, residents and the environment as it should help ease traffic bottlenecks and get cars off the streets by reducing the number of vehicles circling our CBD looking and waiting for ‘on street’ parking,” Mr. Sapir said. For a copy of the Secure Parking Sydney Festival Parking Guide, including a handy map showing where parking is available as well as discount parking vouchers, terms and conditions for evening parking during this year’s Festival, visit www.secureparking.com.au. Media enquiries & interviews: Kylie Park 0439 604 084

Undercover Secure Carpark Avail (8-6pm – Mon-Fri)

Looking for Convenience with Undercover, Security, and remote control access… at an affordable Price? This car park is available for the Business Executive working near Felix Street. Available 8am till 6pm (5days per week, not including Public Holidays)

Undercover, secure car space with a remote control in Spring Hill (on Berry Street) only $50/week (plus $100 remote control refundable deposit). Perfect location – 5 min walk to central station, Riverside and the Valley. Available now for 2 month lea

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A SECURED SELF CONTAINED LOCK UP GARAGE FOR PARKING OR STORAGE ON ST NEOT AVE IN POTTS POINT CLOSE TO VICTORIA & MACLEAY STREETS, KINGS CROSS STATION AND WOOLLOOMOOLOO. WALKING DISTANCE TO CITY. AVAILABLE FROM 22/11/10. RENT $80 PER WEEK, $160 BOND, CONTACT LUKE 0412 645 294

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Every day 3620 motorists get a parking fine, Office of State Revenue figures reveal.

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The Daily Telegraph

Author: Vikki Campion / October 13, 2010 12:00am

Drivers, caught out in parking and traffic infringements, are the state’s cash cows.

Parking tickets account for $1 billion income in the six years to June. Red light cameras earned $93.9 million and speed cameras $352 million.

Every day 3620 motorists get a parking fine, Office of State Revenue figures reveal.

NRMA president Wendy Machin said the fines were getting harder to cop as an increasingly cynical motoring community could not see the penalty matching the mistake.

“Motorists don’t mind paying a fair price for doing the wrong thing but they are getting sick of what they see is blatant revenue raising,” she said. “There would be some greater acceptance of fines if the money could be seen to be used for relevant purposes, such as improved facilities or fixing local roads.”

Overstaying in a parking space comes with an average $114 price tag.

The fine increase means councils took $158.2 million in the year to June, compared with $105 million in 2003/04 even though only an extra 160,000 people were booked.

In 03/04 they made $105.2 million from 1.2 million parking fines. In 09/10 it was $158.2 million from 1.3 million fines.

Councils yesterday said parking revenue ended up in their general budgets, with money being spent on facilities ranging from playgrounds to libraries and bike paths.

Local Government Association president Genia McCaffery said fine revenue was critical to repair roads and build communities.

“They are used to make local traffic facilities and roads that we rely on,” she said.

“We have been given the job to manage parking, we are doing it properly. Councils are facing larger and larger populations, trying to manage a shrinking resource and it’s difficult. The State Government is not doing its job in providing public transport.

“Nobody likes getting a fine but if you park illegally that is the risk to be run.”

Ms Machin urged councils to follow Parramatta Council’s example and establish a panel to contest fines.

A spokeswoman for Roads Minister David Borger said parking fines moved with CPI.

“Councils have massively stepped up enforcement of parking fines,” she said.