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NEW CASH FREE PARKING METERS

13 April 2007

Fifty years since parking meters were introduced in London1, motorists in Camden are set to benefit from new cash-free machines.

The new meters will make it much quicker and easier for people to park safely and legally in the borough. Motorists need not risk getting a ticket if they can’t find any change, as the machines accept secure Chip and PIN credit card payment as well as coins.

Camden Council will start putting the meters on the streets this month, with the aim that all 55 new machines are in place by the end of the summer. The council trialled six machines last year and has now decided to roll them out across the borough.

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

“Motorists need not risk getting a ticket as hunting for the right change will become a hassle of the past. We are working hard to give residents a fairer deal on parking in Camden, and projects like this one make it simpler and easier for drivers.”

Notes to editors

1 Parking meters were introduced in London on 16 April 1957 – source: The Year Ahead www.yearahead.co.uk and the Local Government Association.

The original trial of cash free meters was part of an initiative by Partnerships in Parking, a group of six inner London local authorities that pooled their resources for the pilot. The terminals were 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. The scheme was funded by the London Regional Centre of Excellence. For more information see www.rcoe.gov.uk.



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