THE new parking pass in Southend has already been branded a failure after technical glitches and a slow uptake since its launch. Just 537 drivers have signed up for the money saving scheme so far, after it was launched last week. The parking pass reduces the cost of parking in the town for regular users, and requires drivers to sign up for a year. The pass costs £8.50 per month. Its Mobon app saw countless technical glitches, with car parks placed into the wrong zones in the town, and the registration dates mixed up.
READ MORE: Tony Cox, leader of Southend’s Conservatives, added: “It’s a failure, you couldn’t make it up.
THE new parking pass in Southend has already been branded a failure after technical glitches and a slow uptake since its launch. Just 537 drivers have signed up for the money saving scheme so far, after it was launched last week. The parking pass reduces the cost of parking in the town for regular users, and requires drivers to sign up for a year. The pass costs £8.50 per month. Its Mobon app saw countless technical glitches, with car parks placed into the wrong zones in the town, and the registration dates mixed up.
READ MORE: Tony Cox, leader of Southend’s Conservatives, added: “It’s a failure, you couldn’t make it up.
THE new parking pass in Southend has already been branded a failure after technical glitches and a slow uptake since its launch. Just 537 drivers have signed up for the money saving scheme so far, after it was launched last week. The parking pass reduces the cost of parking in the town for regular users, and requires drivers to sign up for a year. The pass costs £8.50 per month. Its Mobon app saw countless technical glitches, with car parks placed into the wrong zones in the town, and the registration dates mixed up.
READ MORE: Tony Cox, leader of Southend’s Conservatives, added: “It’s a failure, you couldn’t make it up.
BOSSES have been forced to backtrack on parking hikes for Southend seafront amid growing criticism from across the town. Southend Council s cabinet has this afternoon agreed to keep free parking from after 6pm, following huge concerns from businesses, traders, and MPs. The council, as part of their new budget, planned to increase parking charges at the most popular areas of Southend s seafront, with both the Western Esplanade and Fairheads Green car parks seeing the highest rises. This change means that audiences at the Cliffs Pavilion, in Westcliff and restaurant goers parking in the Shorefield Road car park, can park for free after 6pm.