Want to park outside Metro? Get ready to fork out more from May 1

New Delhi: Get ready to shell out more for parking at the DMRC parking lots from May 1, with the fares witnessing a 50 percent increase across different slabs, a move that comes months after the metro fare hike.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), in a statement, on Wednesday said the parking charges had been increased after a gap of five years because of higher charges levied by the city's civic agencies.

According to a statement issued by the Delhi Metro, those parking cars at its premises will have to pay Rs 30 instead of the existing Rs 20 for up to six hours from the coming month.

Also, a person parking his car for beyond six hours and up to 12 hours will pay Rs 50 instead of Rs 30, and those parking beyond 12 hours will have to shell out Rs 60 instead of Rs 40.

The night charges for parking cars, i.e. between midnight and 5 am will be Rs 60, which is currently Rs 40, it said.

The metro has also hiked the monthly charges for car parking from Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,200. Users will have to pay double the charges if they park their cars at night.

Parking bikes for up to six hours will cost Rs 15 instead of Rs 10, while the charges beyond six to 12 hours will be Rs 25 against the existing Rs 15, the statement said.

The DMRC said those parking motorbikes for more than 12 hours will have to pay Rs 30 instead of Rs 20, while the night charges for parking between midnight to 5 am hours for the same have been increased from Rs 20 to Rs 30.

The monthly charge for parking bikes has also been hiked from Rs 475 to Rs 600, and the amount will be doubled if bikes are parked at night, i.e. from midnight to 5 am, it said.

Parking cycles at the Delhi Metro's parking lots for up to six hours will cost Rs 5 instead of Rs 3. If it goes up to 12 hours, the parking rate will be Rs 5 against the existing Rs 4, the DMRC said.