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Not the case in Japan. All cars must have an assigned parking space registered with the police. Apartments are not required to have parking spaces. Thus the dai
by Danieru 7y ago
Not the case in Japan. All cars must have an assigned parking space registered with the police. Apartments are not required to have parking spaces. Thus the daily charge to rent a car space in the middle of Tokyo is usually twenty or more dollars. These car sharing services all have dedicated parking spaces for each rental car.
This the parking space does not carry a marginal cost for the operator. Rather the problem with not driving is the lost marginal charge for milage.
Tokyo also has anti idling policies. Thus these car rental services will not want to be associated with such an illegal activity.
- adrianN 7y ago600 dollars for the ~10 sq meters a car takes up is still pretty cheap for Tokyo. There could be several stories of housing above that parking spot. How much is the average rent per square meter? Twenty dollars or so?
- Aeolun 7y agoThat sounds about right for rent. But that would make a parking the right choice if you can fill it up.
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- rootsudo 7y agoThis is not true in all of Japan. Tokyo you "must" have an assigned parking space - but in other areas, this is not a requirement. Right next door in Chiba-shi and Saitama there is no requirement to provide proof of parking space. Anti-idling is also 50/50.
- Danieru 7y agoYou might be thinking of Kei-cars. One of the benefits of such cars is they do not require a dedicated parking space. From personal experience I can assure you Saitama requires a registered parking space, I registered it myself. The dealer would not release the car to us until we could prove the registration.
- rootsudo 7y agoInteresting - I heard the opposite about Saitama. Kei-cars, could be. I know the yellow plate difference. Thanks for the info!