The Hua Hin Municipal Council has initiated a pilot program to charge for parking on the streets surrounding Chatchai Market to improve parking availability for visitors.

 

The fees for parking near Chatchai Market, which is the main fresh market in the centre of Hua Hua, will range from 5 baht to 20 baht per hour, depending on the vehicle type and the amount of time the vehicle has been parked.

 

Hua Hin’s mayor, Mr. Nopporn Wutthikul, on Friday (Feb 9) announced that the council had met with vendors from Torung Market (the night market) and Chatchai Market.

 

The meeting aimed to gather feedback on sales organization, market development for better hygiene, and traffic management around Chatchai Market, following the council’s regulations set in 2023.

 

By Online Reporter

 

Full story: HUA HIN TODAY 2024-02-10

 

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11 minutes ago, webfact said:

The meeting aimed to gather feedback on sales organization, market development for better hygiene, and traffic management around Chatchai Market

This might back fire.

The people that are used to not paying will probably not go to the market anymore...

15 minutes ago, webfact said:

will range from 5 baht to 20 baht per hour

...and this amount is enough to dissuade drivers from parking their vehicles there?

This is in reaction to the number of surrounding business and market employees parking all day in slots that they want for use by customers... rather than addressing the issue at its core they chose what they think is the least confrontational solution... they should charge more.

I suspect they will give exemption to shop owners who park their vehicles all day resulting in only shoppers being charged. No details of how this will be implimented.

Is there any free parking left in Hua Hin?