Free Parking

PrettyInPunk

~Does anyone know where the free parking around DIT aungier st is?{PLEASE HELP!!!

Max_Damage

I don't think their is anywhere, but I could be wrong. I'm in Kevin Street, and all the parking meters around there are €2 an hour AFAIK. St. Stephens green car park charged me over €20 before for a days parking. Never again. If I were you, I'd either cycle or take the bus/Luas.

Lorax

I know where it is and a few others but to be honest, if we went around telling everyone then it would always be full Just pay the €2 like everyone else

Binomate

Lorax wrote:

I know where it is and a few others but to be honest, if we went around telling everyone then it would always be full Just pay the €2 like everyone else

Well if I ever find out where the free parking spots are I'll make a point of spreading it around to as many people as I can just in spite of this post here in particular.

ZygOte

hey i work around here and there is no free parking spaces anywhere immediatly around kevin st area, there are a few places just off clanbrassil street where there are some small housing estates/roads, i dont use them myself but i believe the residents can get very touchy about it. so basically at your own risk

kdouglas

Binomate wrote:

Well if I ever find out where the free parking spots are I'll make a point of spreading it around to as many people as I can just in spite of this post here in particular.

it's a bit harsh alright, but "free parking" is very limited around the area, and the more people you tell about it, the harder it becomes to get a space


as ZygOte said OP, there are spaces available, you just have to look hard enough and think about where your gonna park, make sure your not gonna annoy the residents

PrettyInPunk

but is there spaces to park around all the flats?

Chucky the tree

PrettyInPunk wrote:

but is there spaces to park around all the flats?

the problem is you will end up coming back to a free space though.

Victor

PrettyInPunk wrote:

but is there spaces to park around all the flats?

They have their own clamping / towing service (it comes under the council's Estates Department, not Roads and Traffic).

Expect to be at least egged.

cast_iron

Indeed there is free parking for a good portion of the day about a 10min walk from Kevin St. Though the times would make it awkward for alot of people.

The funny thing is that people park on the double yellows opposite it as no one seems to realise they can park there.

PrettyInPunk

i think i found free parking right beside Aungier St at the flats on the right of the college...but im scared to park in the flats do they care?

Rowley Birkin QC

Don't know the Kevin St. area but check if the multi storeys have a student rate. The one beside Bolton St. has all day parking for €10 student rate/ €13 real people. At this time of year when I don't leave the college till around 8pm it workds out waaay cheaper than on street parking. My car got broken into on street last year, never again!!

PrettyInPunk

you cant park in the flats..I GOT CLAMPED TODAY!

Lorax

PrettyInPunk wrote:

you cant park in the flats..I GOT CLAMPED TODAY!

lol, did ya not see the big huge sign saying something like "Permit Parking - Residents Only - Clamping in Operation" ? How much was the fine?

Lorax

Binomate wrote:

I'll make a point of spreading it around to as many people as I can

Which is exactly why people like you will never know.

Binomate

Lorax wrote:

Which is exactly why people like you will never know.

Wrong.

Lorax

Right.

Binomate

Lorax wrote:

Right.

Left.

Lorax

Down.

Binomate

Up.

Lorax

Left again.

Binomate

Lorax wrote:

Left again.

Diagonally right.

Frankiestylee

Lads... the area around Aungier St. etc isn't very big ... why not go for a ramble/drive and find the free parking for yourselves?

Lorax

Ya wont find it, its not like theres a huge sign saying "FREE PARKING FOR DIT STUDENTS HERE"

Doodee

Jeez lorax, your being so much of an ass about it im half tempted to tell just to spite you.

Lorax

Go ahead then, tell everyone :cool: I'm callin your bluff..

Frankiestylee

The place isn't that big. I cycle or luas it so I've nothing to lose, I'm tempted to find it and tell everyone, and oh, I will find it... it's what us annoying journalists do you see, it's what we do.

Or was that traffic wardens? I can never remember what I'm studying.

If you found it Lorax then I'm sure it's not impossible

kdouglas

it's not just a matter of finding one place, there's several of them, all with varying degree's of morality required, some places you can park no problem, but you'll be right outside someone's front door (i feel too guilty for these ones), other places you wont be anywhere near someone's house, it all depends

Frankiestylee

So if there are loads of places why is Lorax referring to it in the singular,I'm all suspicious ? Yup, I'm sure there are loads of places to park, sure there's plenty of residential areas nearby, just thought there might be one spot with a load of spaces.

What happens if you don't get one space, do you dive back into the traffic to get to another one?

kdouglas

all depends on your personal knowledge and experience, when i started driving into college, i didnt know about the place in which i park now, but you gradually figure out these things

/does quick mental count....

there's probably about 5/6 places i can think of, 3 of which i use on a regular basis, i have backup plans, if i dont get a space one place, i move to the next one.

Frankiestylee

What about the parking place under Aungier St. ? Is that staff only or is it expensive or whats the deal?