TOP TASTES: Joe Bennett of Get Shucked Oyster Farm and Will Bignell of Tasmanian Highland Cheeses enjoy their fare. Their combined stall, which also included Craigow Wines/Tap Barley Beer/Belgrove Estate Highland Whisky was named best stall for 2012.
TASTE Festival organisers were unapologetic about parking problems yesterday when a perfect storm of multiple events created traffic snarls in and around Hobart's Salamanca precinct.
Tens of thousands converged for the Taste's second day, which coincided with the weekly Salamanca Market plus the Sydney-Hobart yacht race and the annual Antique Fair at City Hall.
The events bonanza created city traffic jams and along Sandy Bay and Hampden roads.
Long queues at the carparks, toilets and ATMs were inevitable because of the huge crowds.
Hobart City Council festival co-chairman Peter Sexton urged patrons to use common sense when travelling to events by organising shared transport and abandoning ideas of parking next to the venue.
"Parking is always an issue because people want to park at the front door," Ald Sexton said.
There were 800 free carparks in council's Argyle St and Centrepoint parks plus 700 at the Park and Ride in the Domain.
But he admitted there were signage problems with the Domain carpark, which was hidden behind the Moscow Circus.
Much of the Domain remained empty yesterday. He said more car parking and better communication would be a feature of next year's Taste.
He said a fraction of Taste patrons needed transport because many stayed in or close to the site.
"At any major event in the world, it's not possible to get there you have to use the bus or walk," he said.
Southern District Police Inspector Grant Twining said anyone who thought they could park close to such a big event was naive.
Insp Twining said the council had done a great job with Taste's traffic.
"It's congested simply because there's thousands of people here," he said. "You can get a park in Barrack Street five minutes away."
Police also received a number of queries from tourists unable to hail taxis yesterday.
The Salamanca taxi rank had been relocated to Kirksway Place and outside Customs House during the Taste.
More roads will be closed today between 9.30-10.30am for the Race to The Taste Fun Run.
Police have advised motorists to avoid Upper Domain Rd, Davies Ave, McVilley Drive,Tasman Highway, Davey St, Argyle St, Morrison St and Castray Esplanade.
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