The "Claytons" parking fee.

So you think having to put coins in a parking meter to park in the streets of Wollongong is an impost ?It gets even worse at the University of Wollongong !The teaching staff get slugged with a $ 300 annual " special parking permit " fee - which allows them to park their cars if they can find a slot that is not already filled by someone else's car !First come - first served ! No guarantee of a space because - despite paying that fee - the staff are just mixed in with the rest of the herd who drive their cars to the university.The lucky few pay a fee of $ 800 annually and get a reserved parking spot - but then there is a three year wait to get on that list.If this idea catches on with Wollongong council we may find boom gates at all entrances to the CBD.An annual fee will permit you to take your car into the city - and then you need more money to feed the parking meters if you want to actually park it !Don't laugh ! The university is getting away with such an act of banditry !