Utterly ridiculous - $47 to park my car for 4 hours in Brisbane City!

I don't think I've ever paid more than $5 to park, and that was in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. But $47?! That's absolutely ridiculous. Are they saving up money to build a space shuttle or something? I don't see any other reason to charge THAT much for one vehicle for four hours. With gas prices, parking meters, deck fees, and all of the other expenses, I'm starting to see the benefits of investing in a bicycle.

i usually pay 20 rupees max in india.so its cheap comparing to dollars in australia.soon i may visit australia for work. let me know if any cheap place for parking the car in brisbane.

that is really ridiculous... i never pay that much before for parking... it will definitely hurts if i have to pay that much just to park my car... i prefer to take public transport if that happens... the most i have to pay for parking is $16... it is $8 per hour and i stay for 2 hours... even that i already feel so expensive...

Hi dear My all sympathies are with U, i can imagine what you would be feeling. $47 is huge amount and sure u can shop a lot in it. its just wasting ur hard earn money. here in Pakistan its not that much but in Newyork its most expensive US$50 per day in some area its really ridiculous but have no other option once again Sorry to hear that

Hi Kiran-that is scandalous! in the uk we can pay up to £5 for two hours in your money it is roughly $2-50 but $47 for 4hrs I have never heard of that-the most my son has had to pay is £5-your friend littleowl

That is disgusting, I cannot believe that you had to pay that much. I know for a fact my hubby would not have paid that, he would have just driven around until he found somewhere!! We have never paid much for parking as my hubby would just not pay much and he always manages to find a good cheap car park.

Gees thats a bit stiff, it must do the retailers a lot of damage, I know I used to love shopping at the Melbourne Airport but I haven't been there for years because the parking fees are too expensive but I don't think they are as bad as that...

That's just terrible! You'd think they'd have some way to validate parking if you shop there so that people can spend more at the stores. That's how a lot of our shopping centers work. You get free parking for a few hours if you buy something in a store and get your card validated. I try to avoid paying for parking by taking a bike or carpooling. I don't think I've paid more than $10 to park anywhere so far.

I think it's absolutely crazy the amount of money we have to pay just to park our cars. It's almost worse than the cost of gas, insurance, maintainence, and other things. And I thought my computer was trouble!! Thank goodness for the fact that I have poor eyesight, and will never be able to drive.

OMG! It is really very atrocious to pay $47 for car partking. It must have been felt very pinching and painful to you for parting with $47 just for car parking. I have not heard about such an expensive car partking place. May be, for the next you can learn a lesson from your experience and can tell your near and dear ones that, if at all they are going to Brisbane, they should be prepared to pay $47 for car parking or else they make other alternate arrangements. I always feel very bad, when I am required to pay hefty amoung for car partking and such amoung really pinches when I am required to park my vehicle for a very short period and there is no other alternative available. Parking is really a great problem, everywhere, I think. Here, in Delhi also, it is easier to maintain or buy a car than to park it at a convenient and safer place.

it's amazing and very ridiculous. all of our shopping malls parking lot here are free, i didn't here that high cost of parking fee. i am very thankful i don't live in Australia. Maybe that's a penny for residents in your country compared to us here.

That is insane, but pretty similar to NYC prices (USD amount is not far off from AUD)...it can easily cost $40 or more to park in a garage. There are metered, and possibly free spots, but they are impossible to find. But I hate to drive there since I live in New Jersey, so I take the train in, and then subways if necessary, and it costs so much less, and eliminates the stress of driving. In NJ free parking can be found in many towns, though I have paid as much as $10 for a lot in Montclair (considering car stayed overnight not too bad), and $20 to park in Hoboken.