“We are in the process of transforming the engines.
David Belliard, deputy mayor (PS) of Paris in charge of mobility, finds it difficult not to boast.
With 200,000 post-parking packages (FPS) drawn up against thermal two-wheelers since September, three months after the entry into force of paid parking for these vehicles in Paris, "the results are very positive “, supports the chosen one.
200,000 is more than a quarter of the number of two-wheelers registered in Paris and in the inner suburbs (estimated at more than 760,000).
In the streets, this is characterized by "fewer scooters and thermal motorcycles" and "more and more electric scooters circulating", assures the deputy.
Too early yet to support this observation with figures, but he assures us, "thermal is writing the last chapter of its life" in Paris.
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On the compliance side, the City has granted, since the beginning of September, some 31,100 parking cards for two-wheelers.
These cards confer a preferential rate for residents who still drive thermal two-wheelers – half of the cards – and free access for those who drive electric, whether residents or visitors.
A payment rate… still at 40%
Regarding those who must pay, the City estimated at 40% the number of motorized two-wheeler drivers who paid their parking fee in October.
At three months, this payment rate "remains stable", the municipality is told.
“But it should increase in the coming weeks or the next few months”, we want to believe in the cabinet of David Belliard.
In addition to the desire to enforce the payment of parking, the deputy evokes "more in-depth work which is being put in place on the fight against illegal parking, and in particular awkward parking" - the only reason which justifies the removal of a vehicle.
Since September, approximately 5,000 motorized two-wheelers have been removed and impounded for illegal parking.
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There is still a lot of room for improvement and the City is setting itself new objectives in parallel.
"The electric scooters to which users switch, it's still scooters often manufactured abroad, in China in particular", regrets David Belliard, who hopes that the Parisian market, "lucrative", will be able to convince to "revitalize the production chain European and French" of electric two-wheelers.
