[Y2K_o__o]

I am going to purchase parking pass at UBC

here's what I saw

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e247/meet_friend_hk/HST.jpg

HST on Parking TAX ?

tax on tax ? isn't that dual taxation ...?

[cococly]

^They raised it last fall, which is ridiculous.

[Tai Chi]

wow, 35% on a parking pass...that's just wrong...

[smk]

"yo dawg i heard u like taxes"

[mpr]

There was an increase of 21% in Jan of 2010 and then on July 1st 2010, the HST was added on top.

[thumper]

i've had to deal with this since january at work...

http://www.easypark.ca/parking-news/overview/10-01-08/Provincial_Sale_Tax_PST_on_parking_will_increase_f rom_7_to_21.aspx

something to read:

http://www.driveoutthetax.com/

[jjson]

wow that is :bullshit:

[Meowjin]

tax on tax :lol:

[q0192837465]

which parkade is that? 430 is a good deal for 2 terms. back in the days they'r 600 while health is close to 700

[boss604]

tax on tax ... LOL thats pretty BS

[hal0g0dv2]

that is bs

[Y2K_o__o]

which parkade is that? 430 is a good deal for 2 terms. back in the days they'r 600 while health is close to 700

this pass has all access to any parkade

[Heavy_user]

$430 is indeed very good for 2 terms, I was paying around $700~800 for two terms of parking back then.

[lowside67]

That doesnt say it's for 2 terms...? That looks like the price for a 1 term pass.

[Gee.Tee.Ar]

^yeh no way its that cheap..

[Y2K_o__o]

That doesnt say it's for 2 terms...? That looks like the price for a 1 term pass.

he's right
this pass is only for 1 term with access to any parkade

[TRDood]

I think sfu westmall is now $500 per semester. :/

The total tax for parking is now more than 35%
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[Euro7r]

Shiet, that is expensive for a parking pass.

[Gee.Tee.Ar]

Yeah pretty dam bad. Only the ballers can afford to drive to school now.

[q0192837465]

he's right
this pass is only for 1 term with access to any parkade

ok, i guess they changed their policies. Back a few years ago parking passes for winter is for 2 terms. I'm really feeling old.

Anyways, that's some crazy taxes right there. Time to sell ur Upass & recover some of that cost.

[van_driver]

he's right
this pass is only for 1 term with access to any parkade

You mean any one parkade right? Pretty sure you can't use that pass for any parkade any time.

[AzNightmare]

lolol TAX on the TAX? wtf

[flagella]

fck these ridiculous prices. My last semester at SFU I went with no pass and only got a warning once. Just need to find a good spot. There was one time when I parked beside a Corolla. When I got back, that corolla had a ticket while I didn't lol

[Y2K_o__o]

You mean any one parkade right? Pretty sure you can't use that pass for any parkade any time.

that is a faculty staff pass............

[ruthless]

WOW at kwantlen its $125 a semester

[RRxtar]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/g2mike/random/yodawg.jpg

[hotong]

^ lol

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/g2mike/random/yodawg.jpg

:rofl::rofl::rofl: good one

[CP.AR]

Yes I called them and bitched at them for half and hour about it...they told me it's translink's little thing.

FUCK TRANSLINK

[Domani]

WOW at kwantlen its $125 a semester

i remember it being 60 something. boy times have changed....

[smk]

sfu surrey
$45 a semester woot

[heleu]

Parking at the airport is the same. There is HST and then there is still PST (Parking Sales Tax). One day in short-term lot is $30+

[oldsnail]

the airport is like that too.. at least they break it down and admit the 35% increase

http://www.yvr.ca/Libraries/PGT_documents/Parking_Tax_Information.sflb.ashx

[rageguy]

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/79/screenshot20100828at603.jpg

ridiculous. +$200 increase for me.

[Phat_R]

fuk dat!!

this shit is getting outta control

[optiblue]

this is why kids take transit nowadays :(

[1990TSI]

and I thought $4.50 a day at BCIT was bad.


I feel pretty good about that now!

[Heavy_user]

Ouch that is expensive for one semester.

[Expresso]

i've had to deal with this since january at work...

http://www.easypark.ca/parking-news/overview/10-01-08/Provincial_Sale_Tax_PST_on_parking_will_increase_f rom_7_to_21.aspx

something to read:

http://www.driveoutthetax.com/

Like thumper said, blame Translink and the government.

[keifun]

wow..never knew parking pass for UBC was so expensive. All this time I've been just driving out to the golf course or around the neighborhood and just take the 99 B-Line into campus.

[orange7]

fuk dat!!

this shit is getting outta control

+1

taxes in vancouver are getting way out of control..

I know it's for education, health care, etc. etc.

but honestly.. too much of our tax money is going into greedy ppl pockets and waste.

ex.. how much money has been spent into downtown east side? Yet, we see no improvement. We need a better solution than just keep dumping tax money into there.

[twitchyzero]

shit 1200 is highway robbery.
fuck translink! moar evil than icbc
this is as much of a scam as my school asking me to pay $130 in printing fee each year...and we get everything in B&W

[PiuYi]

so while this thread is up here, anyone know how the legal case against UBC towing cars is going? i heard they cant tow your car unless it is illegally parked?

so if my car is in a spot, but meter's run out, they're not allowed to tow my car?

[Gt-R R34]

wow..i suddenly feel better when i use to pay 350-400 a sem.

[PiuYi]

^ a fail doesn't really answer my question..... :rolleyes:

[van_driver]

so while this thread is up here, anyone know how the legal case against UBC towing cars is going? i heard they cant tow your car unless it is illegally parked?

so if my car is in a spot, but meter's run out, they're not allowed to tow my car?

I believe it's 3 parking tickets, then you get towed. They tow your car to health parkade so if you're hardcore enough, you can go take your car back by climbing over the fence and waiting till the guard leaves.

[twitchyzero]

I believe it's 3 parking tickets, then you get towed. They tow your car to health parkade so if you're hardcore enough, you can go take your car back by climbing over the fence and waiting till the guard leaves.

:lol

[PiuYi]

I believe it's 3 parking tickets, then you get towed. They tow your car to health parkade so if you're hardcore enough, you can go take your car back by climbing over the fence and waiting till the guard leaves.

i thought that before too.... but i'm on my 4th ticket already

[rageguy]

i thought that before too.... but i'm on my 4th ticket already

They will tow your car the next time you park without a valid ticket. The car will be held at the impound lot beside Health Science Parkade. You will have to pay the towing fee and all the past tickets. They will not release your car until you do that.

The whole game about UBC and the Courts have been thrown out. UBC will ticket and tow you. They also won't give you your car back unless you pay off your debt.

[Mananetwork]

SERIOUSLY! It costs this much to park at these schools?!
Park a couple blocks away for free and ride the bus in!

[Y2K_o__o]

SERIOUSLY! It costs this much to park at these schools?!
Park a couple blocks away for free and ride the bus in!

haha but this will completely defeat the purpose of driving

[Energy]

i thought that before too.... but i'm on my 4th ticket already

How about changing your plates then? Costs $18 I think and its like a fresh start? Or do they check the vins and stuff.

[PiuYi]

fockkk but i like my plates :(

[Tapioca]

Maybe I'm getting old, but I think this thread needs some perspective...

If you can afford to pay 5K+ a year in tuition, I think a few hundred bucks a year for a parking pass should be affordable. I don't have any sympathy if you can afford to drive to school, pay tuition, and enjoy all of the other perks of student life. Moreover, instead of complaining about parking rates, I would complain more about the declining quality of the education, the corporatization of the campus with no tangible benefits to the students, and the diminishing value of a bachelor's degree before complaining about a couple hundred bucks. Just sayin'.

I took the #25 to and from campus 5 days a week for 5 years which amounted to 2 hours of my time per day. Pay up or get on the bus.

[Gee.Tee.Ar]

^ its not a few hundred bucks... its almost 1000. In 4 years that's almost a full year of tuition already. How is that affordable? Probably costs as much as the average university students car lol...

[orange7]

Probably costs as much as the average university students car lol...


a lot of university students who can afford to park drive really nice cars: 3 series, m3, c series, 350z, g35, porsche, etc. etc.

[Gee.Tee.Ar]

a lot of university students who can afford to park drive really nice cars: 3 series, m3, c series, 350z, g35, porsche, etc. etc.

Yeh it makes sense if they can afford that much to park then they probably have a nice car. Therefore the parking lots are full of nice cars. They are not the ones complaining

[Y2K_o__o]

Maybe I'm getting old, but I think this thread needs some perspective...

If you can afford to pay 5K+ a year in tuition, I think a few hundred bucks a year for a parking pass should be affordable. I don't have any sympathy if you can afford to drive to school, pay tuition, and enjoy all of the other perks of student life. Moreover, instead of complaining about parking rates, I would complain more about the declining quality of the education, the corporatization of the campus with no tangible benefits to the students, and the diminishing value of a bachelor's degree before complaining about a couple hundred bucks. Just sayin'.

I took the #25 to and from campus 5 days a week for 5 years which amounted to 2 hours of my time per day. Pay up or get on the bus.

The point of this thread is about dual taxation

[orange7]

The point of this thread is about dual taxation

+1


it's about tax on tax.

not so much on parking rates.

[Tapioca]

^ its not a few hundred bucks... its almost 1000. In 4 years that's almost a full year of tuition already. How is that affordable? Probably costs as much as the average university students car lol...

Parking is not supposed to be affordable for the average student. Driving to school is a privilege, not a right.

a lot of university students who can afford to park drive really nice cars: 3 series, m3, c series, 350z, g35, porsche, etc. etc.

Sounds like things haven't changed one bit since I was there.

The point of this thread is about dual taxation

Yes, I know what the thread is about, but my point was that if you can afford to drive to school, you can afford a few extra bucks. All parking lots, not just UBC's, are subject to a double tax.

On a side note, before HST, I was theoretically double-taxed on everything else via the PST.

[Ch28]

UPass

Use it :troll:

[vdub604]

if you go on the ubc parking website.

"starting jan 2010, parking tax will increase from 7% to 35%"

Last year I paid $710 tax included for 2 parkade pass,

this year, $821.50 tax included for 1 parkade pass.

WTF

[PiuYi]

On a side note, before HST, I was theoretically double-taxed on everything else via the PST.

no no thats just 2 taxes, the HST on the parking tax would be like putting PST on your GST