The Dunedin City Council is planning a crackdown on abuse of its ride-share scheme for tertiary students.
From Tuesday, parking officers will be targeting abuse of the scheme, which allows free parking for drivers with one or more passengers.
A report to the council in February noted ride-share was subject to significant abuse, and councillors voted to restrict the scheme to students only, and apply an annual fee of $50 a year for tokens.
To park free in one of the ride-share spaces, two tokens, at least, have to be placed inside the windscreen of the car to indicate two people had commuted.
Council development services manager Kevin Thompson said yesterday 186 tokens had been sold so far to be used in the 153 available spaces.
Fliers explaining the new rules had been placed on windscreens of vehicles using the parks, so drivers had "fair warning".
People were still using tokens from last year, and from Tuesday, they would be hit with a $40 fine, Mr Thompson said.
