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CASH FREE PARKING COMES TO CAMDEN

2 August 2006

Hunting for change for a parking meter could become an inconvenience of the past for drivers in Camden, as new cash-free machines are tested out in the borough from next week.

Camden Council is taking part in a trial of next generation pay and display machines, which aims to make it much quicker and easier for people to park safely and legally. Drivers will no longer need to carry pocketfuls of change in order to use pay and display bays, or risk getting a ticket for not paying, as the machines accept highly secure credit card payments via Chip and PIN.

Six machines, which run on solar power, will be tried out at various locations across the borough: Earlham Street (WC2), Alfred Place (WC1), Tottenham Court Road (W1), Hawley Crescent (NW1) and two in Hampstead High Street (NW3).

Cllr Mike Greene, Executive Member for Environment, Camden Council said:

“Camden Council wants to give people who live and work in the borough a fair deal on parking, and I hope that these machines will help make life easier for drivers using pay and display bays. We are keen to listen to residents’ concerns, consider new ideas and look at new technologies to simplify the experience of parking, whilst still ensuring that we keep our busy roads safe and traffic moving.”

The pilot is part of a groundbreaking initiative by Partnerships in Parking, a group of six inner London local authorities that are pooling their resources to try out the new machines. The terminals are the first in the UK to use this technology to enable the new method of payment. The aim is that London councils work together to improve efficiency and make parking across the capital more customer-friendly. Currently motorists can find it confusing to use different machines and payment methods in different areas of the capital.

Once the six-month trial is finished, Camden Council will look at the results before making a decision on using the meters across the borough.



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