Brisbane City Council Is Keeping the City's Parking Meters Switched Off Until the End of March

In February, Brisbanites who normally pay for metered parking received a welcome gift: free parking across the Brisbane local council area. Brisbane City Council switched off its parking meters for the majority of the month, in an effort to encourage folks to head back into the CBD following the Omicron wave — and it's now continuing the move all throughout March as well.

The reason that parking meters won't be turned back on yet: the devastating wet weather that the city just endured. Obviously, it's been a rough year for Brissie so far. So, extending the free inner-city parking is designed to offer some help to residents doing it tough, and to businesses in the city that've struggled through COVID-19 and now the floods.

"They were turned off to aid Brisbane's economic recovery and now they're staying off as we emerge from one of the worst natural disasters our city has ever faced," said Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner.

Parking meters will stay off until the end of March.

They were turned off to aid Brisbane's economic recovery and now they're staying off as we emerge from one of the worst natural disasters our city has ever faced.#brisbanefloods pic.twitter.com/E0fAT4guBI

— Adrian Schrinner (@bne_lordmayor) March 7, 2022

If you're now keen to drive into the city and park for free, you will still need to abide by parking time limits; however, you can ignore the meter — and save your change — otherwise.

This time around, while metered on-street parking won't cost a thing until Friday, April 1, King George Square and Wickham Terrace, the council's two major car parks, are back to their full prices.

Brisbane City Council operates  7869 metered parking spaces around the city, mostly in inner-city areas.

Brisbane City Council's parking meters will remain switched off for the entire month of March, switching back on on Friday, April 1. For more information about parking in Brisbane, head to the council's website.

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