metered parking

Coin-fed curb spots

Metered parking is curbside parking where you pay for time at a meter or kiosk.

The meter counts down your purchased time; overstaying risks a ticket.

I fed quarters into the meter but still got a citation.

The term distinguishes paid street parking from free parking or private lots.

Related

violation · curb · downtown · street · timer · two hour limit · feeding · enforcement · officer · tow · loading zone · space · change · receipt · kiosk · sidewalk · urban · rush hour

Categories
Opposites
payment requirement

metered parkingfree parking

Vehicle storage without cost

free zone

time regulation

metered parkingovernight parking

Vehicles left past midnight

long-term parking

ownership/access type

metered parkingreserved parking

Pre-claimed vehicle space

permit parking · resident parking · employee parking · driveway

Family

meter, metered, meters, metering, metric, metrical, metrically, metrics, park

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G