Suspended since January 22, the payment for parking in the city of Porto should be maintained until the restrictions on circulation imposed by the Government in the scope of the fight against the pandemic are lifted.
Initially, the suspension took place only in the parking meters in the western zone, where municipal management is direct. however, five days later and with the closing of schools and public services, the municipality led by Rui Moreira decided to suspend payment for parking meters across the city.
In areas outside the western part of Porto, parking management has been, since 2016, the responsibility of the company EPorto, one of the companies that integrate the Empark Group.
Other cities follow suit
Across the country, several locations followed the example of Lisbon and Porto and decided to suspend payment for parking.
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In Cascais, the suspension came into effect on November 1, with the local authority justifying the decision with the need to “facilitate necessary travel, in order to avoid as much as possible the use of public transport and promote social distance”.
Also in Évora, payment for parking in the Historic Center has been suspended since February 20, with this suspension extending during the period of validity of the State of Emergency.
At Trofa, payment for parking meters in the central area of the city was suspended from February 1st and in Lisbon it was, as we said, extended until the end of the confinement.