Southampton City Centre parking tariffs to be reviewed and simplified

Southampton City Council is reviewing how parking tariffs within the city centre can be simplified and will be consulting on this from 1 September Southampton City Council is reviewing how parking tariffs within the city centre can be simplified. It is proposed that the council’s off-street parking facilities will change to a single charging period […]

APT SKIDATA installing new parking technology in Blackpool

Parking and people access solutions technology business APT SKIDATA has been selected by Blackpool Council to install a digitally-based parking technology and management system at the multi-storey car park serving Houndshill Shopping Centre. Blackpool Council says the investment will introduce improved technology that enhances the user experience: “The Houndshill Car Park systems are dated and […]

JustPark and Parkopedia partner on parking data in the UK

Two global parking technology companies, Parkopedia and JustPark are partnering to provide motorists across the UK with what they say will be an easier and more complete way to find, book and pay for parking. Parkopedia’s platform, which enables connected car drivers to search for convenient local parking, now hosts JustPark’s available parking locations, enabling […]

New taxi zone introduced at Edinburgh station

A new dedicated taxi zone at Edinburgh Waverley station is being introduced – the result of a collaboration between Network Rail and APCOA which is designed to enhance the overall journey experience for passengers using the station. With space to accommodate up to 40 taxis, the facility in the New Street car park is the […]

Motoring payment innovator laments lack of awareness of NPP

A new report suggests local authorities are unaware of potentially revolutionary changes to parking payments in the UK. The Local Government Information Unit report “Parking Strategies and Innovation” explores the topic of parking strategies and if and how councils are preparing for forthcoming innovations and new developments to parking infrastructure. It found that the majority […]

More than 20 councils replacing pay and display parking machines with apps

More than 20 councils across England are to remove pay and display parking machines and asking people to pay using an app only instead. Eight councils – all in London – have already removed all their machines, while 14 have removed some. Councils say this saves money by reducing the risk of theft and avoiding […]

RAC describes unease over parking machine removal

Nearly one-in-five drivers (19%) say their local authority has either scrapped parking payment machines or is consulting on doing so, forcing them to use mobile phones to pay instead, new RAC research reveals. The survey of 1,900 UK drivers found that one-in-nine (11%) reported some or all parking payment machines had already been removed by […]

Parkopedia partners with Valtech Mobility to provide end-to-end parking, charging and in-car commerce solutions

Connected Car services provider Parkopedia and Valtech Mobility, a supplier of connected services, have partnered to provide vehicle-centric digital services to drivers. They say the deal combines Parkopedia’s extensive parking, charging and payment processing expertise with Valtech Mobility’s app creation, integration and backend development experience. This agreement sees Parkopedia and Valtech Mobility – a joint […]

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