Liffey valley to start charging for parking

Yes I think there is and a couple along the Quays I've seen too, but they will become affordable when the novelty of the one off types that you mention wears off and they become more widespread.

So have they actually started charging in the car parks yet?

I was in the Square at the weekend and their fancy new number plate recognition payment system. Only cos €1 for about 3 hours

I've checked online but it's very vague. Wondering if anyone knows if parking in the retail park/Tesco/B+Q will be charged also?

I'm not moaning but I'm not happy either, like everyone else will have to suck it up where necessary.

There had been talk about introducing charging for parking in Blanch just before Covid I think. Then Blackstone sold it to Goldman Sachs last year so no idea of GS are considering it ... yet

It might not be much, but if you were going there for a click and collect or to get a quick lunch, this won't happen now.

The charge will also discourage people from heading over to get a coffee and have a quick look around, hence business will fall.

Staff staged a protest over the charges yesterday(more to come), the cinema and spec savers are going to take the hit and validate tickets for now.

It’s €2.50 a day for staff in a designated car park but they aren’t guaranteed a spot. If their car park is full, they have to use the general park

You’d imagine anyone in this situation will use Tesco for the moment as they don’t have barriers

The cost was past onto the businesses previously in their rent. Rent was not adjusted since this new charge came in. So now businesses are paying it twice for their staff and customers at the moment.

Liffey valley doesn't have a good bus route, there is something of 20% where buses are not turning up around the area!!

As for the 24 hr bus route, alot of the bus times are missed during the night shift, more than 50%

There is a prime time episode on o Connell street this week...the whole area is a fecking nightmare.

I can't say I'm surprised. It has always been poor, I live directly on the 40 route...but it can still take an age to get to Liffey valley.

It's a cash grab for them they should just be honest about it... improvement to the "parking experience" my arse.

That Tesco carpark is going to be bedlam I predict....

Exactly everyone will be dropping them off at the terminus and traffic will back up more. Liffey valley is grand to walk around but on a shop front its poor.

Marks is on their last legs, if this new make over doesn't work it will be gone. That whole end is pretty dead. The only thing Liffey Valley has is the cinema and if they are validating tickets then they be ok. Liffey valley can't afford to lose the Cinema either

New tesco opening in Adamstown also, so better option there and that could be the end of Dodsboro tesco

Today is the day according to their website.

I was going to nip out for a couple of bits in M&S, but because of this (however irrational) I didn't, and won't.

Is not irrational at all, all of those parking fees will add up. I usually am in there every day/second day buying dinner/lunch etc. No more, if I just go into Tesco I save 10-15 per week, that's 40-60 per month, approx 500 per year - seems completely rational to me

It has more than 20 bus routes stopping at LV.

How do you know whether rents were adjusted or not? That kind of information isn’t in public domain.

According to the Q&A section of their website there's supposed to be a 15min grace period: https://www.liffeyvalley.ie/parking/carpark-faqs

25. If I enter a car park and can’t find a space, will I be charged?

No. There is a 15-minute grace period to allow you to enter the car park and find a space. If you enter and leave the car park within 15 minutes, you will not be charged.

How's the cinema validation going to work has anyone any idea as there are no tickets dispensed upon entry. It's supposed to read your reg details upon entry and exit and deduct the appropriate fee automatically depending if you have a “Park Easy” account, alternatively you can pay the fee manually (cashless only) at one of the ticket machines before exiting or at the actual barrier (envisage great delays upon exit with people paying and questioning the fees requested)

Again according to the Q&A section:

22. Will I be charged for parking when visiting the cinema?

Vue Cinema customers will be entitled to have their parking validated once a valid cinema ticket has been scanned. Please speak to Vue staff for further details.

I was in Liffey Valley at the cinema on Sat evening for the first time in a few years (very reasonable prices starting from €6) and had intended to ask staff about the validation process for future potential visits. However when leaving the cinema shortly after 21:00 the place was thronged with queues for everything so trying to question staff and seek information wasn't practical.

As part of the cinema trip we also visited one of the onsite eateries so even if parking was easily validated I wonder would it just cover that initial 3hrs for €2.50.

Well if they did both then we would have a public transport service. Something that Ireland lacks!!

Its a bloody inconvenience to get the bus from pretty much anywhere in the surrounding area.

You are either spending 45 minutes in a bus each way or a 15 minute drive each way. Personally I dont mind paying the 2.50 if I am going once every couple of months or so. but what I will stop is going to marks and Spencers or going to the food court with my kids cause I know I wont be in and out in 15 minutes.

Ah sure there he is now, as certain as night follow day, whenever car use is being hammered, AJR will be there to stick up for the greenies.

I imagine when this nonsense starts hitting the bottom line of the already struggling Liffey Valley retailers, all of sudden Hines' obligation to the City Council will evaporate....

A) I didn’t say I had a problem with the charge

B) Parking is still cheaper, quicker and all round easier than bus journeys. Do you honestly expect anyone who was thinking of driving to think “you know what, I’ll get the bus instead. It’ll take me longer to get there, cost me more and won’t be as comfortable”.

You don’t need telepathic powers. You just need common sense, or a look at the square or dundrum that have charges and full car parks (despite much better public transport offerings)

And I say that as someone who uses public transport everyday and hopes that our public transport system continues to develop.

But you have to live in the real world too. Liffey Valley is designed for car drivers. Those who currently drive there will either continue to do so, or stop going. I bet they continue to do so

You were warned before. Do not post in this thread again.

I think the casual shoppers that only visit LV 3 or 4 times a year or less won't be put off by the new charges. However its the bread and butter customers who visit weekly or several times a week for just even a coffee or some routine toiletries in Boots, some bits in Penneys or a meal deal from the foodcourt will be discouraged. Paying €10 or €20 or less for what you need and then a 25% or more surcharge for parking will be off-putting, especially if they visit 50 or 100 times a year as it does add up.

I agree employees should have free parking or an annual reasonably priced pass as retail/hospitality/security workers are some of the most notoriously low paid workers in the economy, particularly part timers.