Emmen is taking Q-Park to courtroom over the Wildlands car parking zone

The town of Emmen and parking operator Q-Park will quickly cross swords in courtroom. The main focus is P-Zuid, the car parking zone at Wildlands. The positioning continues to be managed by Q-Park, however the metropolis has canceled the lease. The operator should depart the positioning in June 2025, however has indicated that it’ll refuse to take action. So Emmen prepares a name.

The town of Emmen manages all massive parking tons and parking garages within the metropolis of Emmen. The one exception is P-Zuid. The town owns this web site, however has issued a protracted lease to Wildlands. The zoo signed a contract with Q-Park to function on the time.

The town now needs to cease this and have the positioning below its personal administration. On this method, the town can train stricter management and draw a line concerning its personal parking coverage, in line with councilor Jan Bos (Wakker Emmen).

Based on Bos, the lease is coming to an finish. “They want to lengthen and we do not have that. However it’s said within the contract that this date is the top date. We now perceive from Q-Park that they wish to proceed go.”

Bos can solely guess on the underlying motivation. “Will probably be about revenue. They could assume they will get some rights since they have been at P-Zuid for some time.”

Based on a spokesperson, Q-Park mentioned it’s a few ‘distinction of opinion’ concerning the present contract. “Q-Park want to proceed the lease in line with the settlement and proceed to function the positioning in the identical method,” she mentioned. “We’re ready for the decide’s determination on this.”

This isn’t the primary time that Q-Park and the town have gone in opposition to one another in courtroom. The 2 events argued over parking charges as early as 2016. Emmen felt the operator didn’t have a customer-friendly coverage. Guests parking at P-Zuid paid one euro for the primary half hour. Then the each day charge of greater than ten euros must be paid instantly. The city thought that was too harsh.

Q-Park, in flip, objected that the town ought to increase its personal requirements, as a result of in any other case there could be unfair competitors. Then adopted years of authorized points.