How does the parking system work in your country? When I first came to Spain, I couldn't refrain from sighing and said that how lucky for being a driver in Spain, people get free parking everywhere, unlike some Asian countries, people spend over 300euro on parking per month. After living here over 3 years, I actually think paid parking isn't that bad, why do I say that? I am going to tell you why. If you travel to Spain, it is very easy to see many broken cars in the kerbside (not sure if it's better to use kerbside or street), some are broken on their mirrors, some's wheels are missing, you might think maybe the owners just left them on the street and didn't want to deal with their broken car, but a friend told me she thinks the owners maybe not in town and when they came back, they even couldn't recognise their car, and it is always the drunker's doing. Another reason why I'd say paid parking is still has its market is that there are some gang asking for money and claimed that they would take care of your cars, it is actually safe to park on daytime, so you absolutely don't need a person to take care of car, the drunker don't usually active on daytime, so another meaning is if you don't pay to them, you would probably have trouble with your car. These gangs don't charge you much, it's usually 0.50cents to 1euro, it is way cheaper than renting a parking lot I'd say, but you wouldn't want to promote such a bad atmosphere, would you?