The Hague to scrap €50 parking fee for city center, Scheveningen next month
Starting April 1, the 50-euro daily parking fee in The Hague’s Oude Centrum and parts of Scheveningen will be abolished, four months later than originally planned. The city is introducing a progressive parking system intended to discourage long-term street parking, Omroep West reports.
Under the new system, the first 20 minutes cost 35 cents per minute. Thereafter, the rate increases every ten minutes. Vehicles parked for more than 90 minutes will still be charged 50 euros. For the first two hours, parking will cost 1 euro per hour, rising to 2.75 euros per hour afterward — the same rate as surrounding streets. Consumer parking will also apply in Loosduinse Hoofdstraat, Almeloplein, Tesselseplein, Steentijdsingel, and Speerpunt.
The progressive rates will apply in 22 streets, including in the Oude Centrum: Aprochestraat, Amsterdamse Veerkade, Bierkade, Bierstraat, Dunne Bierkade, Glasblazerslaan, Helena van Doeverenplantsoen, Hamerstraat, Herderinnestraat, Hoge Zand, Kranestraat, Lange Beestenmarkt, Looijerstraat, Nieuwe Molstraat, Paviljoensgracht, Stille Veerkade, and Zuidwal (between Paviljoensgracht and Boekhorststraat).
In Scheveningen, the streets include Gevers Deynootweg (parking lot for the Oranjeflats), Harteveltstraat, Jongeneelstraat, Pellenaerstraat, and Seinpostduin.
Previously, drivers could repeatedly register in green-yellow zones, allowing cheap long-term parking. This will no longer be possible under the new “consumer parking” system, which encourages short stops at lower rates and discourages extended parking.
Officials said the changes will make it easier for residents to find parking while creating space for cyclists, pedestrians, green areas, and customers running quick errands.
