Parking fines in Tbilisi up 308% y/y
The amount of fines for the violation has reached ₾9.37 million ($3.56mln), compared to ₾2.29 million ($0.87mln) for the same period in 2022. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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The amount of fines issued for violation of parking rules in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi has increased by 308 percent year-on-year in the first seven months of 2023, local media outlet BPN has reported.
The amount of fines for the violation has reached ₾9.37 million ($3.56mln), compared to ₾2.29 million ($0.87mln) for the same period in 2022.
BPN also reported the amount of fines from violations of traffic regulations in general had also increased.
Data of the Ministry of Finance showed almost ₾121 million ($45.92mln) was received in the budget from sanctions and fines between January-July, compared to ₾95,370 ($36,196) in the same period of last year.
Repeat inspections for vehicles across Georgia will involve a fee of ₾30 ($11) for owners of buses and trucks and ₾20 ($7) for light passenger and cargo vehicles starting today, Giorgi Shiolashvili, the Chairman of the Union of Technical Inspection Centres, confirmed on Wednesday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday announced Government plans to introduce the Euro 5 emissions standard for cars in a bid to reduce air pollution across the country.
Regulations on vehicle emissions will be tightened across Georgia starting next year, the country’s Economy Ministry revealed on Thursday, noting the upper limit of carbon monoxide in emissions would be reduced as part of the changes.
About 50,000 car parking fines have been issued in a year and a half in Tbilisi, Head of Municipal Transport Department Viktor Tsilosani said earlier today.