Cashless parking goes live in Tamworth. Motorists using Tamworth Borough Council’s pay and display car parks can now opt for ‘cashless’ payments by phone as a new trial scheme goes live. The ‘Phone and Pay’ cashless parking scheme, provided by Bemrose Mobile, is being tested out in all nine of Tamworth’s council-run car parks. It went live on Wednesday March 19 and will run for 18 months. If the trial is a success, cashless parking could become permanent. The 18-month trial provides motorists with a quick, easy and safe way to pay for parking in advance, as well as benefiting from additional features such as text confirmation that parking has been booked and a reminder when the session is due to expire. Motorists also have the facility to extend parking sessions via phone, text or app, allowing shoppers and visitors to stay longer in the town centre without having to return to the car. During the 18 months of the trial, the existing pay and display machines will still be in operation in the car parks, giving motorists the option to continue paying by cash. The cashless system will also provide a boost to hotel guests, visitors and commuters by providing on overnight stay option, which means motorists can pay to park overnight without fear of penalty – a feature not available on pay and display machines. Cashless payments can be made on the Phone and Pay smartphone app or by calling a new local number, 01827 234567. Users can also register for the system online at phoneandpay The trial will not cost Tamworth Borough Council anything, as the equipment, signage and software is being provided free of charge by Bemrose Mobile. See below for further details - Cashless parking. As of March 19 2014, motorists using Tamworth Borough Council’s Pay and Display car parks can now opt to pay ‘cashless’ by using a smartphone app or by phoning a local rate number 01827 23 45 67. A new feature ONLY AVAILABLE with cashless parking will mean that visitors/commuters will be able to park for up to 48 hours in some of the car parks and use a flexible tariff for overnight parking. The following car parks can be used to park for 24/48 hour periods:- •Albion Street •Marmion Street •Lower Gungate •Church Lane •Hospital Street The tariff is £4.50 for up to 24 hours and £9.00 for up to 48 hours.* Eg a car parking at 8am on a Monday can park until 8am on Tuesday for £4.50 or 8am on Wednesday for £9.00 Users of Spinning School Lane can also use the same option for £5/£10 respectively. On Jolly Sailor and Riverdrive car parks the 24 hour tariff is £1.50 and 48 hour is £3.00* Additionally, a flexible rollover tariff is available for short term overnight stays on ALL car parks. Eg a payment of a 2 hour (£1.40) option at 5.30pm will enable a stay on the car park until 9.30am the following morning or a 4 hour (£2.20) option will allow parking until 11.30am.* All other tariffs are available on all car parks at all times during the day. * * a 20p transaction fee is payable for initial parking, 10p for a text reminder, 10p for extending parking (where permitted), 10p confirmation text Flexibility Motorists using the service also have the option to request text alerts prior to the end of expired time to opt to pay for further time when delayed. Registration Users can pre-register for the system on-line at phoneandpay , by phoning 01827 234567 or download the “Phone and Pay” smartphone app available on Android or I-phone. Businesses Tamworth businesses can register for an account which can be either be pre-loaded or paid for as used when a corporate credit/debit card is used. The system provides for full VAT receipts. The use of the phone and pay will purchase of parking spaces for your customers when logging the registration number of their vehicle. Future developments (coming soon) will also mean that businesses and town centre workers will be able to purchase season tickets on-line.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:06:09 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015