Dozens of delegates use NPP and in-vehicle signage solutions demonstrated at TTF Conference
The Transport Technology Forum is estimating that more than 70 delegates at its conference last month tried out the new National Parking Platform (NPP) and downloaded the bespoke app to experience in-vehicle signing on their own Android and Apple smartphones when travelling to the event. The app delivered delegates right to the entrance to the […]
NPP passes 200 authority landmark, as technology is tried out by TTF delegates
The Transport Technology Forum’s Smarter Parking Working Group have announced that the number of local authorities who have signed up to the scheme has passed 200. The announcement was made at the group’s meeting at the TTF’s Annual Conference in Leicestershire, where delegates were able to try the solution for themselves, signing up for a […]
National Parking Platform and in-vehicle signing demonstrated at TTF Conference
Delegates attending the Transport Technology Forum conference in Leicestershire later in the month will have a chance to try out the new National Parking Platform when they arrive at the venue on 23 April. They can also experience in vehicle signing on their own Android and Apple smartphones. When parking at the Leonardo Hinkley Island […]
TTF showcases near-to-market connected vehicle solutions
The Transport Technology Forum’s Connected Vehicle Working Group has undertaken the latest in its series of demonstrations of cutting-edge near-to-market solutions. A group of specially-invited senior decision makers from the Department for Transport, National Highways and Local Authorities attended a day at UTAC’s Millbrook Proving Ground. From being guided to the event car park via […]
Roads Minister writes to authority Chief Executives explaining National Parking Platform
The Roads and Local Transport Minister, Richard Holden, has written to every local authority Chief Executive urging them to join the new National Parking Platform. The NPP is a Department for Transport-led initiative to simplify parking payment, with four primary functions. These are to provide simplified and improved customer service, a data exchange to enable […]
TTF supporting local authorities in deploying the National Parking Platform
The Transport Technology Forum is offering local authorities further help and expertise to take advantage of the Government’s National Parking Platform, which will simplify how motorists pay for parking across the country. In launching the Department for Transport’s Plan for Drivers, the Transport Secretary Mark Harper confirmed the nationwide roll-out of the NPP pilot, which […]
Harper promises people “transport choice”
The Transport Secretary has told the Conservative Party Conference he will “give people choice to make their lives easier and not to force them to travel in a certain way, or at a certain time,” as he announced a “comprehensive plan for drivers.” Mark Harper told the audience in Manchester that in the UK, the […]
Government announces National Parking Platform
The Government is promising drivers across the country will soon be able to benefit from new technology to simplify parking payments. It’s confirmed the future launch of the National Parking Platform, to be rolled out nationwide so that drivers can use an app of their choice to pay instead of downloading multiple apps. The NPP […]
“130 Local Authorities” can’t be wrong – councils urged to sign up to National Parking Platform explainer
People who deal with parking within local authorities are being urged not to miss out on an important online meeting tomorrow (Friday 8 September) about the new National Parking Platform, as figures show more than 130 authorities have already signed up. The Transport Technology Forum’s Parking Working Group is holding the webinar from 9.30-11.00 to […]
TTF Smarter Parking Working Group details the National Parking Platform with a webinar on 8 September
Local Authorities across the UK are being urged to take part in a forthcoming Transport Technology Forum online meeting which will focus on the National Parking Platform. The NPP is a Department for Transport-led initiative to simplify parking payment. The pilot platform, being operated by Manchester City Council, has four primary functions. These are to […]
