Operating hours of paid parking. How many minutes can I park in paid parking for free? How to determine paid parking zones

Recently, in many cities of our country, especially in large ones, paid parking has appeared. In order to leave a vehicle in such a parking lot, the driver must make a payment equal to the amount of time the car was parked. This system is especially applicable in the capital of our homeland. This year in Moscow, almost all municipal parking lots have become paid, but some drivers are still interested in whether parking in Moscow is paid or not on weekends in 2019.

The entire capital city is divided into special territorial zones. Depending on this, each zone has its own tariff for paid parking of a vehicle. The territoriality of the zone is the main factor influencing the cost of this service.

Absolutely all parking spaces in any of the zones are made in accordance with current standards and regulations. The automated process of this service allows you to park and pick up a car without the participation of a special employee, which is very convenient for drivers. Payment for parking is mainly carried out using a bank card.

Terms of use paid services car parking Vehicle

In order to use paid parking you need to know certain rules.

First of all, to park your car you need to pay for the service. Payment is made for a certain time.
When a vehicle leaves, the parking system automatically recognizes it and opens the barrier, so the car owner does not need to do anything.
You can create an individual parking account, and upon entering the parking lot, funds will be withdrawn automatically from your bank card.

Working hours

Parking lots in the capital operating on on a paid basis, work around the clock. They can be used at any time of the day or night without prior notice.

You can also pay for a parking space around the clock by choosing a convenient method, but you shouldn’t count on not having to pay for a parking space at night.

Is it possible to park in paid parking without paying for the service?

According to the rules, you can park a car in this parking lot for 15 minutes without paying for services. If this time has passed and payment has not been received from the driver, he will be issued a fine.

It can be issued by foot inspectors or automated scanners.

If a motorist believes that he will not be able to meet the free time slot, then he must pay for parking in advance. If the driver paid, for example, for an hour of parking his car, but paid for half the time, then the remaining funds will be returned to the driver’s account.

Driver requirements

There are several rules for drivers who park their cars in paid parking lots, but the main one is timely payment for the space.

Vehicle registration plates must not be covered.
Payment must be made before using the service, having previously calculated the required parking time.

Paid parking on weekends

Paid parking lots in Moscow have special conditions on weekends that make it possible to park your car absolutely free.

But it is worth considering that you do not need to pay for a parking space only on official public holidays and Sundays. These days there is no need to perform any actions in the parking lot, you just need to park the car and pick it up as needed.

If the holiday falls on a Friday, then parking on Saturday will also be free. On other Saturdays, paid parking is available for a fee.

Night parking

In many parking lots, the cost of the service at night is significantly reduced or a method of gradually increasing the fee is used.

Some parking lots do not change the cost of the service at night, but during the day it is not high, within a hundred rubles for one hour of parking.

Prices for paid vehicle parking in Moscow

In the capital, the cost of the service is quite significant and depends on the territorial location of the parking lot.

For example, at the closest parking lot the cost of an hour of parking is 200 rubles, and the most distant parking lots will charge only 60-40 rubles, taking into account the hour of parking.

Methods of paying for parking space services in the capital

At the moment, there are several ways to pay for paid parking spaces in Moscow. These methods are available to absolutely everyone. .

Payment via SMS message indicating the parking number and the required time of stay in the parking lot. SMS is sent to number 7775.
On a special website called “MOSCOW PARKING”, this site has a mobile application.
Payment via QIWI wallet.
Payment through a special machine in the parking lot.
Through mobile banking.

It is worth considering that, for example, SMS payment is possible only in some areas of Moscow.

If the driver is not ready to constantly send SMS to pay for parking his car, or he uses a bank card, then it is possible to purchase a parking subscription. This subscription allows you to park in paid parking lots without additional fees.

It is important to know

It is worth remembering to all Moscow motorists and guests of the capital that failure to pay for parking is considered an offense for which a fine is imposed on the driver of the car in the amount of 2,500 rubles .

This amount can be paid using online banking or at the bank itself. Do not forget that you can pay only 1,750 rubles if you make the payment within twenty days after the fine is issued.

In the capital, city paid parking is a phenomenon that has affected the entire metropolis. It is currently very difficult to cheat and not pay for parking, since automated systems work very clearly.

The introduction of paid parking was an unpleasant surprise for motorists. Muscovites circumvent the law as best they can: they hide license plates so that video recording cameras cannot read them, leave cars in alleys and near nearby houses, and simply evade paying fines. However, the law also provides for legal ways to leave a car in the center without paying.

There are only three such methods in Moscow:

park on certain days (on other days you can use public transport);
take places at “intercept” parking lots;
take advantage of the privilege for large families or any other benefit provided by law (for this you need to have a certain social status).

Development of paid parking in the capital

For 6 years now, city authorities in Moscow have been trying to relieve highways from traffic jams, and streets from illegal commercial parking. They use the introduction of state paid parking as a tool.

In 2013, the law was amended. It added provisions on fines for the most popular methods of evading payment and changes in the payment system. For example, parking can be paid in any available way:

cash via terminal;
cards: bank or parking;
payment via SMS.

If you ignore the payment requirements of the law, a receipt will be issued for the amount of:

2500 rubles if parking is not paid;
from 1000 to 5000 – for evading payment of a fine to the city treasury;
5000 – for removing or sealing the state registration number from a car.

However, there are cases when you are not required to pay a fine - if the parking lot is not equipped in accordance with current standards: there are no markings, signs or a working parking meter.

Today, for a set fee (50 rubles per hour), you can park your car on the territory inside the Garden Ring, as well as on more than five hundred streets located in the area of the Third Transport Ring. Paid parking has been introduced near most business and shopping centers.

Many drivers left their cars in the courtyards of nearby houses to avoid paying fees for parking. This caused a storm of indignation among the residents of such houses, so the mayor of Moscow decided to fight driver cunning. Now apartment owners can jointly install a barrier at the entrance to the yard, and the capital government will compensate them 50 thousand rubles.

How valet parking works

Places where you can park your car for free at certain times in Moscow are mainly located near large metro stations. This is one of the easiest ways to get to work within the Garden Ring without paying for parking. There are currently 21 areas where you can park your car. In the next 4 years, it is planned to open 37 more such sites. You can find out the location of intercepting parking lots if you go to the official website of the metro.

The main conditions for using interception sites are as follows:

from 6 am to 9:30 pm you can stand on them without paying if you use the metro services (you need to make 2 trips);
such sites work like regular paid parking if you do not use the metro (then you need to pay the usual fee of fifty rubles per hour of parking);
At night, a fee of 100 rubles per hour is charged (from 21:30 to 6:00).

The creation of such parking lots should encourage metropolitan motorists not to drive their cars into the center, but to get to work by metro. This is necessary to relieve congestion on main highways.

Which categories of citizens have the right not to pay parking fees?

The law on the introduction of paid parking zones in Moscow identifies categories of citizens who have the right not to pay the fee established by law. First of all, parking is free for emergency services:

Ambulance;
police;
fire protection;
emergency teams (gas, utility and others);
traffic police (including military);
investigative authorities.

However, parking without payment is possible only if the cars have identification marks: coloring and inscriptions. Other citizens can obtain special permits: preferential or resident. Former prisoners of concentration camps, participants of the Second World War and the defense of Moscow receive preferential treatment. Only after completing this paper do they have the right to park their vehicles free of charge in the city center. All registered Muscovites can be residents. In the area of their place of registration, they have the right to leave their transport from 8 pm to 8 am without paying.

If you need your car to be in the area’s parking lots around the clock, then it makes sense to purchase a subscription for 3,000 rubles. This subscription is valid for a year. Citizens registered in Moscow can purchase similar paper for parking in other areas, but the cost can reach 250 thousand.

Free parking is available to parents with many children only after they prepare a package of documents and submit it to the nearest MFC. In 2019, all large families registered in Moscow can receive this benefit. To do this they need to submit:

passport;
a certificate from the tax service about exemption from paying the annual fee for owning a vehicle;
certificate of ownership of the car.

The application can be written on the spot according to the sample proposed by the MFC employee or in free form. Today there is an alternative way to obtain this permission - using the Internet portal of government services. In this case, you don’t need to stand in lines, and you can get the paper you need faster. Permission is obtained once a year until the family is no longer considered to have many children. It is not necessary to take it with you; after submitting documents and making a positive decision, the number of your vehicle will be entered into a special database of beneficiaries.

On what days can you park in the center for free?

Since 2014, the authorities in Moscow began a global experiment, which was crowned with success. All car owners became participants. Now parking in the center has become free for everyone on the following days:

holidays (which are declared non-working days by the state);
Sunday;
weekends (transferred to weekdays according to Federal law);
Saturdays following a weekend or holiday.

On Sundays, motorists can park for free on streets included in the metropolitan parking zone, except for streets included in. On public holidays:

">On holidays, all motorists can park their car for free on any street included in the capital's parking zone, including where there is an increased tariff.

2. For whom is parking always free?

Owners of motorcycles and electric vehicles can park for free throughout the entire paid parking area on any day without obtaining any permission. Emergency vehicles can also park for free if they are marked with identification marks. Such services include emergency medical services, fire departments, police, military automobile inspection, emergency rescue services, the FSB and investigative authorities.

Former concentration camp prisoners, veterans of the Great Patriotic War and participants in the defense of Moscow will be able to park their cars for free throughout the zone paid parking after obtaining a preferential permit. Car owners with disabilities will be able to park their car on any day in specially designated places, also after obtaining a preferential permit, if the car has the appropriate sticker.

One of the parents in a large family, after obtaining a preferential permit, has the right to free parking for one year throughout the paid parking area.

You can read how to apply for a discounted parking permit in our .

3. Are there any benefits for local residents?

Residents registered in areas with paid parking can apply for a resident parking permit, which allows free parking throughout the area from 20:00 to 8:00. For a year of 24-hour parking, they need to pay an additional 3,000 rubles.

You can read how to obtain a resident parking permit in our .

4. How much does parking cost?

Depending on the time of day and the street where you want to park your car, the cost of parking will range from 40 to 380 rubles per hour. The availability and cost of parking on the street you are interested in can be checked at . The fine for unpaid parking will be 5,000 rubles.

You can read more about the cost and payment methods for parking in our .

5. Where else can you park your car?

On any day you can also leave your car:

in intercept parking lots located near 26 Moscow metro stations. You can park your car for free from 05:30 to 02:00 if you make two metro trips that day.You can read more about how to use park-and-ride services in our ;

There is an acute problem with traffic jams in the capital. High congestion on the streets has led to the need to urgently resolve the issue. Commercial paid parking lots did not give the desired result, so the city administration took over this function. Replacing the owner, defining preferential categories of citizens and special time periods gave good results.

The main reason for the development of paid car parks in the capital was high road congestion. The transfer of tow trucks to private organizations and the high cost of a parking space are becoming reasons for residents to use public transport more often. However, this is not always convenient.

If the use of public transport is not suitable for certain reasons, then a parking space is required. Otherwise, you will have to look for a long time for a place for the car, leave it in yards (possible damage) or in prohibited places (possible evacuation).

For this purpose, so-called intercepting parking lots were developed. They are located near major metro stations. Their purpose is to allow you to leave your car and continue your journey by metro.

Rules for paid (intercepting) parking:

For citizens who use the metro (2 trips), the cost of using a seat is not charged from 06.00 to 21.30.
For citizens who do not use the metro, the cost of a seat is 50 rubles for 60 minutes.
At night (from 06.00 to 21.30) the cost of a seat is 100 rubles for every 60 minutes.

The use of such parking lots helps relieve major highways of traffic jams.

Paid parking zones

Paid city parking is located not only near the metro. A whole network of parking lots has been organized in the capital. The city is divided into paid parking zones. Each of them has its own pricing policy. The amount of payment is set normative act cities.

Since the funds generated by parking lots are sent to the municipal budget, division into zones allows them to be divided proportionally between the budgets of city districts. Parking in the center has the maximum cost.

In details this information can be seen on the map. A map of paid parking is located on the official website of the Moscow parking lot parking.mos.ru.

Parking cost

The capital's legislators decided to build paid parking lots in 2013. The first reaction of Muscovites was negative. The legislative initiative was perceived as a way to extort funds.

Currently, paying for parking in Moscow is perceived calmly. It is possible to leave your car without worrying about its safety, without wasting time finding a parking space.

The amount of payment is set depending on the paid parking zone. The law establishes 6 zones.

№	Territory	Time	Price
1	Zone 1 (center)	from 8.00 to 20.00 from 20.00 to 8.00	50 rub. in 30 minutes 150 rub./hour. subsequent time
2	Zone 2	around the clock	200 rub./hour.
3	Zone 3	around the clock	80 rub./hour.
4	Zone 4	from 8.00 to 20.00 from 20.00 to 8.00	60 rub. in the first hour 100 rub./hour. subsequent time
5	Zone 5	around the clock	60 rub./hour.
6	Zone 6	around the clock	40 rub./hour.

The law provides for a system of discounts for office workers and district residents. There is a possibility of discounted payment, which includes a monthly parking pass. Its monthly cost is significantly lower than hourly rates. Moreover, for season ticket holders, the time spent in the parking lot is not counted.

How long can you park in paid parking for free? Motorists do not have to pay for the seat immediately upon arrival. You can use paid parking in Moscow without paying a fee for 15 minutes.

After the specified time, payment must be made. Otherwise, penalties will be assessed.

Since 2012, the fine for non-payment for a parking space is 2,500 rubles. Refusal to repay it will result in an additional penalty of 1,000 rubles. If a repeated offense is committed, the fine increases to 5,000 rubles.

For debtor-beneficiaries, punishment is provided, including a ban on free use of parking lots. Long-term non-payment may be grounds for imposing a ban on leaving the country.

Payment Methods

For the convenience of motorists, there are several ways to pay for parking in Moscow. Each citizen can choose the most convenient for himself:

personal account on the Moscow Parking web portal parking.mos.ru;
through a parking meter;
via SMS message;
Qiwi terminals.

Every city resident who is registered on the portal can pay for a parking space through their personal account. Personal Area linked to a mobile phone number. The login will be your personal mobile number, and the password will be sent via SMS after submitting the registration application.

To make a payment you need to top up your account. To pay, you need the “Park” button.

When using the portal, per-minute billing applies. If the parking time is less than what was paid for, the funds are returned to the payer's account.

When using a mobile application to pay for a parking space, you must carefully enter the license plate number. Otherwise, the car owner may be fined for non-payment. The entire number is entered.

Payment through the parking meter is made directly at the parking spot. The cost of parking is debited from your bank card.

To make a payment via SMS, you must send a message to the short number 7757 with the following text: parking number*license plate number*amount of time spent in the parking lot.

If you need to extend the parking period, you need to send an additional message with the text: the number of hours by which you need to increase the payment.

You can stop using a parking space early. To do this, you need to send a message: S or C.

Qiwi terminals are the only way to pay for your seat in cash.

Payment for parking on weekends and holidays

A bonus for car enthusiasts is free parking on Sundays. This rule was installed in 2014. Now it is possible for city residents and its guests to spend leisure time in recreational areas and shopping centers on Sunday, shopping and other entertainment activities, without paying for parking a car.

Previously, this opportunity was provided on Saturday. However, a large number of citizens working on this day of the week forced the legislator to refuse to provide the benefit.

In addition to Sundays, non-working days have been declared as free parking days in Moscow. What is considered a public holiday? City laws set each year which days no tolls will be collected.

Motorists who have unpaid fines for traffic violations, and not only for a parking space, are not entitled to free parking in the paid parking zone on weekends.

Which citizen does not pay for parking?

Parking in the city is an expensive pleasure, which can create difficulties for some categories of citizens. Therefore, the law provides for a list of beneficiaries. Free parking for Moscow residents is available for:

large families;
disabled people;
veterans;
residents;
owners of electric vehicles and motor vehicles.

Free parking in the center of Moscow and any other areas is provided for large families. However, the fact that citizens have three or more children is not enough to use the benefit. They must contact the social protection department to obtain a large family certificate. The parking license is valid for 1 year.

Parking benefits are provided only with a valid identification card. Members of a family with large family status can obtain permission to park one car free of charge. It must be the property of the father or mother.

A disabled person/legal representative of a disabled child can issue a parking license for a car owned by him/her. It gives the right to use Moscow parking on weekdays and weekends free of charge in places for the disabled. All other places are provided on a general basis.

The issue of availability of parking spaces in the capital is especially acute: there are constantly not enough of them. It is for this reason that the city authorities took an extreme measure - they made parking in the city center paid.

But car owners should not despair - not everything is so gloomy, and there are completely legal ways to avoid paying for parking in 2018 and leave your car for free, including weekends.

For those who do not want to pay for parking in Moscow, but at the same time want to avoid problems with the law, there are several legal options to avoid paying.

The main ways to park in the Russian capital for free:

Follow the Moscow free parking calendar. Yes, such a calendar exists, and it will show on which day you can avoid paying for parking;
Using an “intercepting” parking system;
Preferential conditions. It makes sense to check whether you belong to a preferential category of citizens who are allowed free parking in Moscow any day and anywhere. It is impossible to simply declare that the owner of the car belongs to a preferential category of citizens. To be eligible for free parking, you must first obtain a preferential permit.

Free parking calendar

What is the situation with payment on Saturday and Sunday? The calendar shows which days parking in the city will be free. This:

Public holidays (only those officially recognized as non-working days);
Sunday - on this day parking in Moscow will be free;
Saturdays after officially recognized public holidays, which are considered non-working;
Public holidays moved to weekdays by government decree.

Please note that parking according to the calendar may be free only in the center of Moscow. At the same time, if Sunday is always free, then Saturdays need to be checked against the calendar. On non-holidays they are paid at a standard rate similar to weekdays.

However, those who do not pay fines on time do not have to wait for free parking in Moscow even on weekends - they will pay for it in accordance with the tariff.

How much does it cost to pay for a parking space on a weekend?

Not everyone knows, but parking in Moscow on Saturday is paid. Since Saturdays, which are not recognized as official days off, are paid at standard rates, the cost of parking during the daytime will be from forty to eighty rubles, depending on the location.

For those who do not want to pay for parking, there is only one way out - stop driving a car and use two-wheelers, motorcycles and electric cars - you do not need to pay for them in the parking lot any day of the week.

"Intercepting" parking lots

“Intercept” parking lots are specialized parking lots that are available free of charge at certain hours and times of day.

Now there are only a few dozen of them in the Russian capital, but every year there are more and more. Their occurrence is due to the authorities’ attempts to regulate traffic flow and reduce the number of private cars during peak hours. “Intercepting” sections allow you to discipline the driver and encourage him to use public transport or the metro during especially busy hours (morning and evening), and leave personal cars for quieter times on the roads. That is why such places are located near the metro - the driver can leave the car and then go about his business using public transport, without having to get to the stop or station on foot.

This parking is free only during certain hours, namely from 6 am to 9.30 pm, and each car owner is required to make at least two trips by metro. You cannot leave your car overnight without payment. If you want to use such parking, but do not fulfill the conditions (there are no two trips on the metro), then a place during “free” hours is paid at the regular rate, and for those who want to leave the car overnight - at double the rate.

You can find out the nearest “intercept” parking location to your metro station on the official website of the city of Moscow.

Free parking for privileged categories of citizens

Parking spaces can be used free of charge at any time by the following categories of citizens:

Veterans of the Great Patriotic War;
People who were held in concentration camps;
Representatives of professions who work in emergency situations only when performing their official duties in an appropriate vehicle (for example, ambulances, police, as well as firefighters, etc.);
Disabled people of the first and second groups;
Large families.

Large families, disabled people, former concentration camp prisoners and WWII veterans are required to have a preferential permit, which must be issued in advance. Even if a veteran or disabled person has the appropriate identification, this is not enough to provide him with free parking.

Another option - with a resident agreement - is free only conditionally. To use parking at night you will need to pay from three thousand rubles a year. True, in comparison with the amounts that have to be spent nightly and monthly, this seems quite small. Please note that residential parking is a service only for local residents, which is valid only in the area of their residence. This is ideal for those who want to park their car overnight in the same place month after month. But if the owner regularly travels outside his place of residence, residential parking is completely unprofitable for him.

How to determine paid parking zones?

To avoid becoming a victim of paid parking unexpectedly, you should first examine the area for identification marks. All paid parking lots are marked with road signs. Also, on the website of the Moscow city government, all addresses of paid parking are indicated - those who are especially suspicious can carry them with them and be prepared for any surprises.

In Moscow, paid parking lots are located:

Sites in the area of the Third Transport Ring;
Parking lots in the center of Moscow and tourist areas where there are large concentrations of people and cars.

Despite the fact that paid parking seems to most car owners to be only a source of extra expenses, they have their own functions and advantages, including regulation of traffic flow and the desire of the authorities to reduce the large number of vehicles that create massive traffic jams and accidents. Also, in paid parking lots you don’t have to worry so much about your car - the likelihood that it could be stolen is greatly reduced.

Car owners have to come to terms with the fact that paid parking is an inevitable expense. However, thanks to the “intercepting” parking lots, as well as the calendar holidays When parking is free, you can significantly reduce these costs and turn them from regular expenses into rare ones that only happen in special situations. Registration of a preferential permit or residency conditions will also allow you to reduce costs or even completely forget about them: to do this, just contact the authorities or visit the website of the city of Moscow to find out all the necessary information.

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