that requiring drivers to use a mobile app or call a phone number is particularly difficult for some elderly or vulnerable people, putting them at risk of being fined for nonpayment. i don t often use car parks. this is the only one i use, so if i m having now to start in different car parks i go to, i m not au fait with it, so it s a little bit worrying that i ve got to start using apps now. i wouldn t know how to start to download the app, - so i would probablyjust go home. i ve just used the app, and it s not recognised the site of 17788, so i m forced to have to go and find another car park. in april, the communities secretary, michael gove, wrote to councils expressing concern about drivers being digitally excluded through a lack of alternative payment methods. the local government association says councils are working with governments and parking operators to streamline the number of apps needed to make payments, to make the process as simple
phones to pay for parking. if you drive a car, have a think about the last time you paid for parking with cash. according to the rac, nearly a fifth of drivers say their local authority has either scrapped parking payment machines altogether or is consulting on doing so. that would leave the only option of paying via a mobile phone. this is the move, sadly, that s come about from the fact that a lot of these machines are actually pretty old technology these days. councils face huge sums to actually upgrade them, and in many cases councils, rather than paying that money, are deciding to switch to third party mobile apps instead. and i think that is going to potentially create a bit of a problem for a certain chunk of drivers in this country who simply don t use phones or don t like using phones to pay for parking. there are a range of different parking apps that are used by councils. motorists often have to download them and are charged an additional fee to use the service. the rac says
The global leader of parking tech, EasyPark Group, has partnered with the City of Perth. Drivers, residents, businesses and tourists who visit the city will now be able to enjoy a fully digital parking experience with the EasyPark app.
The global leader of parking tech, EasyPark Group, has partnered with the City of Perth. Drivers, residents, businesses and tourists who visit the city will now be able to enjoy a fully digital parking experience with the EasyPark app.
Get My Parking’s customers have sold over 10,000 permits with the help of GMP Permit, an online permit management system that lets operators upsell their parking passes on a white-labeled web app.