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Germany will not use scanning cars to control illegal parking

The number of cars is growing year by year, so a large number of cities have the problem of how to provide a sufficient number of parking spaces. Some cities, such as Paris, are considering higher prices for SUV owners, and some are using scanning cars to check if drivers have paid for a parking space. Whether this constitutes a violation of citizens’ privacy is a question that troubles the German government.

Brussels has 13 scanner vehicles that patrol the city monitoring 30,000 registered parking spaces. That’s 5.3 million scanned license plates of parked vehicles annually, and there are always those that violate regulations. On average, about 450,000 fines for unpaid parking are issued annually, thanks to which the income is almost three times bigger than before.

“Someone buys a ticket at the parking machine or via SMS. A car that passes and scans between parked vehicles takes photos, including license plates. This information is forwarded to the database and if it turns out that parking has not been paid, the fine is sent to the car owner. Our parking officers check about 500 vehicles a day on foot, while we can check 1,000 cars per hour with a scanner vehicle. Given the increasing pressure around parking in Brussels, it is necessary to check more often,” said Eric Dubois from parking.brussels.

The German government was close to introducing this method of checking parked vehicles, but due to opposition, the decision never came into effect. Also, there are other models like the one used in Amsterdam, where the police have introduced an automated mobile system that sells parking tickets. Thanks to this, incomes are higher than before, and car owners in densely populated cities are motivated to use public transport or bicycles.

Source: DW

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Hotel balcony as a parking space

Parking is something that gives a headache to every driver, especially if you are traveling to a place you are not familiar with. Well, the German hotel b’Mine offers not only a parking space but perhaps the best security for your car, the Carloft room with a parking space.

When you arrive at the hotel, you check in, collect the card and then you go with your car behind the hotel, where you have two elevators that you can use. You take your car into one of the elevators and go to your floor where you can park your car on your private balcony, which is spacious enough to accommodate most European cars, from the Volkswagen ID.3 to the Audi RS Q8.

The hotel is located near Frankfurt International Airport and offers a magnificent view of nature and surroundings. Also, hotel guests who have electric cars can use the chargers in the hotel.

Source: Hotel b’Mine

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Germany refuses to apply EU regulation on internal combustion engines

The EU is working to reduce CO2 emissions as much as possible, and a decision passed by the European Parliament in early June bans the sale of vehicles with internal combustion engines from 2035. The decision applies to new vehicles, and not all countries agree with it. Germany was the first country to refuse to implement it.

German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said the ban on cars with internal combustion engines was bad and would not be implemented by the German government. The decision was made without consulting the member states.

The European Union plans to reduce CO2 emissions by half by the end of the decade, and by 2035 completely. This should not have a big impact on car manufacturers as most of them plan to fully electrify their models by the end of the decade. However, there are also those who have decided to continue producing vehicles with ICE, such as Porsche.

2020 Porsche 911

Many Porsche models are already in the process of partial or full electrification, but it seems that the legendary 911 could be saved from that. A Porsche 911 without a petrol engine would not be the same, and the company seems to be aware of that as well. According to recent reports, Porsche is investing an additional $ 75 million in increasing synthetic fuel production. The company believes that synthetic fuels will sustain internal combustion engines for years to come, at least when it comes to special cars.

Whether other countries will follow the decision of the German government remains to be seen.

Source: Reuters