Drivers, brace yourselves! Starting July 1, old parking tickets in Vienna are as good as worthless! If you thought you could still use those old parking slips, think again—and think expensive! The fine for using old tickets is at least €36, and the new price for half an hour of parking has jumped to €1.30, five cents more than before. The city of Vienna is not messing around—old tickets officially expire on July 1, and parking in time-limited zones is only allowed with new tickets or a valid Parkpickerl sticker. The Austrian automobile club ÖAMTC is urging parking inspectors to show some leniency and issue warnings instead of fines during the first weeks, but city authorities refuse to allow any exchange or refund of old tickets. That means if you still have old tickets after June 30, you’re stuck with them and no compensation. Traffic expert Matthias Nagler thinks it would be fair if the city allowed exchanging old tickets for a small fee, as the total loss of value is a financial hit for consumers. So if you thought you’d get off cheap, think again—Vienna has decided old tickets don’t count, and the fines are harsh. If you’re a driver in Vienna, better circle June 30 on your calendar and get new tickets, because €36 fines are no joke. Got a story or a rant about this? Share it—maybe together we can figure out how to survive this parking revolution!
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