Andrew Dickens: Who's paying $74 a day to park in the city?

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Dec 17, 2024 · 2m · transcript

News that Wilson Parking in Fort Street, Auckland, is the most expensive parking in New Zealand says a lot more than just a company creaming it.

If you turn up first thing at the park and you use the on site machine then a days parking will cost you $74.

Now who pays $74 for a days park?

If you park casually then it will cost you $22 an hour - more than the minimum wage.

I’m picking that if you park in this park then you’re not working in hospo, you’re earning enough to blow money like this, you don’t feel you have an alternative and you love your car and want to park near work.

So let’s…