Astraviel
Member
Went to this supercharger yesterday. I think the spots are tighter than the usual downtown parking spot.
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cmt489
Member
Agreed. I have parked downtown since 1991 (every work day since 2000), with 11 of those years living downtown. These spots are horrendously tight, even for downtown. A really badly planned out supercharger, in my opinion.
Went to supercharge our model 3 at the Burrard street supercharger today, and returned after an hour to the nasty surprise of a $85 parking ticket from impark. It didn’t occur to me that I would have to pay for parking in a proprietary Tesla supercharging station while actively charging. There is no signage, and there are no numbers in the Tesla stalls like there are in all the other regular pay to park stalls.
Not a happy Tesla customer right now.
Not a happy Tesla customer right now.
IIRC you pay with your license plate number, not a stall number. And it's pretty clear upon entering the parkade that it's a paid parking area. It also usually says something like "Parking Fees Apply" in the Nav when it's a pay to park supercharger.
Anyways, not all superchargers offer FREE parking. There are quite a few others where you have to pay.
Anyways, not all superchargers offer FREE parking. There are quite a few others where you have to pay.
That’s a private company issuing you a ticket on your car with out of province plates. I doubt they can collect, take it as a warning to pay next time...or not.
fidodido
Member
It's IMPARK which is one of largest parking lot management company. I think they'll find a way to collect it.
I'd imagine it would be pretty tough for them to collect from an American.
I charged at this SC a few times. I normally pay for parking if I leave the lot to grab a bite, but if I'm staying with the vehicle, I don't pay for parking. If parking enforcement person would come, I would immediately pay for half hour parking using the HangTag app on my phone.
Beware, as the posts say it is pay for parking, and while I did pay for the parking for 1.5 hrs, i was 10 minutes late getting back to my car and Impark gave me a $65 CDN ticket for not paying on private property. BS, and needless to say they will be getting a sternly worked letter....
So watch your time and pay for the parking plus some.
Vancity-Tes1a
Member
He will have to pay for parking :/
-Edit I thought this was the thread for the other charger.
If you are ACTIVELY watching for the parking attendant to come by, then NO don't pay for parking and just unplug/drive off soon as you see him.
Regardless of SuperCharger (networked), Urban Charger (networked), or Destination Charger (non-netowkred = free).
If the parkade is not gated, drive on in and charge until the parking patrol shows up.
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