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Paying parking meter in Beirut by SMS

A friend just send me these two photos of a park meter in Verdun with instructions posted on it to pay by SMS.

Beirut park meter pay by sms (2)

Beirut park meter pay by sms (1)

Apparently you should first push the “smart” yellow button and text the machine number by SMS to 1315, then push the green button and wait for the receipt. However, there’s no option to choose your parking duration and you will be automatically billed 1,500L.L for 1 hour instead of the usual 1,000L.L, and the instructions do not mention whether the SMS is free of charge or there is any additional cost for it.

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Everything is different at Solidere

Parking meters around Beirut all allow free parking after 5 or 6 PM except in Solidere! As you can see in the below photo, free parking is only allowed after 11 PM (Monday to Saturday).

solidere parking meter

In addition, as shown in the below photo a flat rate of 3,000L.L applies between 8 & 11 PM (Monday to Saturday), and to my knowledge it doesn’t exist anywhere else, even in the busy Hamra street.

solidere parking meter 1

So what’s so special about Solidere to set the parking meters in it that way?!

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