Now, pay Rs 5 more for parking your four-wheeler in LMC lots

Lucknow: Four-wheelers will have to pay Rs 5 more for using parking lots under jurisdiction of the Lucknow Municipal Corporation from second week of March.

The proposal was approved by the LMC House at its meeting held here on Sunday. While no change has been made for two-wheelers, for the first time LMC will start taking parking fees from three-wheelers and bicycle owners in underground slots.

Parking rates for four-wheelers have been increased from Rs 25/four hours to Rs 30/four hours. Three-wheelers like auto and tempo owners will have to pay Rs 20/four hours. Similarly, cycle owners will be able to use the facility by paying Rs 5/four hours, said municipal commissioner Ajay Dwivedi, while briefing media persons after the meeting. The rates for motorised two-wheelers (bikes and scooters) will remain Rs 10/four hours, he added.

He further said that for the first time, LMC has increased its ambit of ‘parking’ by including public and commercial transports which use the area under LMC jurisdiction for taking passengers and loading/unloading commercial goods.

These vehicles include trucks, buses, e-rickshaw and tempo. Heavy vehicles such as trucks and buses will be charged Rs 100/four hour, smaller vehicles will have to pay Rs 50/four hour and three wheelers Rs 30/four hours, he added. He clarified that radio cabs have been exempted from this category.

The decision will bring Rs 50 crore per annum additional revenue. Till now, LMC’s revenue from parking lots was Rs 80-85 crore, he said.