All vehicles that park in loading bays must now display a parking voucher or an easy park meter.

And trucks who park in a loading zone for up to an hour must be actively loading or unloading goods.

This was announced yesterday by the Corporation of Hamilton and changes will go into effect on Monday.

Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of the Corporation Edward Benevides yesterday said: "Starting on Monday November 1, 2010, if a business has a commercial vehicle that travels to, and parks on Hamilton streets, they will be impacted.

"All vehicles that park in a loading bay must display a parking voucher or Easy Pay meter and can park in the space for up to one hour but only if it is actively loading and unloading.

"Only goods vehicles are legally allowed to park in a loading zone. All commercial vehicles should park in a regular parking space.

"If a goods vehicle is not loading or unloading it must use a regular parking space and display a parking voucher or us an Easy Park meter."

Mr. Benevides also announced additional changes which include commercial vehicles not being able to park in loading bays any further.

"For those organisations with commercial vehicles requiring more than one hour of parking, in order to complete a job, business owners can buy a permit which exempts the vehicle from the one hour parking restriction in car parking bays", he said.

The changes will allow a traffic warden to fine a truck driver $75 if they park in a loading zone for more than 15 minutes without a voucher.

Truck and van drivers can currently park in loading zones as long as they want with no charge.

Mr. Benevides said another change involves parking on Reid Street.

"Last November, we adopted a policy of no car parking along the entire length of Reid Street between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. This restriction allowed for the faster flow of traffic into Hamilton during the early morning commute.

"After careful evaluation, the city is modifying this parking restriction. Car parking will be reinstated on Reid Street between Court and Parliaments Streets between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.

"Three additional 15 minute car parking spaces will be added to Reid Street between Parliament and Burnaby Streets.

"In all 15 minute parking bays motorists will have to use parking vouchers or an Easy Pay meter in order to park.

"These 15 minute parking bays can also be used by motorists between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m."