Price of goods may spike if loading zones are metered

Price of goods may spike if loading zones are metered
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Dave White Jul 24, 2011 08:58:23 AM
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - Metered loading zones would be a huge added burden for truckers and delivery drivers. News1130 has reaction from the BC Trucking Association on a story we brought you earlier this week.

"Paying for loading zones won't work," says Louise Yako with the Association.

She says enforcement on time limits would cause problems because time is money. "Charging is not going to make them get out of the space any faster than they are today," she adds.

Not to mention the fact commercial vehicle drivers already pay a fee for the privilege of using loading zones.

"If it were implemented it certainly would be an added burden that I would hope that most trucking companies would pass on to their customers but it's very hard to be able to add those extra little costs."

Yako says it's already a big enough hassle for truckers to get around a congested Downtown Vancouver.

The city is looking at a number of what it calls 'advanced parking strategies' that include introducing metered loading zones as part of its Greenest City Action Plan.