News Release
11 August 2008
Pay by phone to park in council car parks
A cashless payment system goes live on Wednesday 13th August in
council car parks across the Borough of Havant allowing drivers to
pay by mobile phone. In rolling out the RingGo system, the council
hopes to make life easier for customers who use the council’s car
parks, particularly around the popular summer destination spot,
Hayling Island.
It will bring huge benefits for motorists who will be able to
park without having to hunt for loose change and be safe in the
knowledge they can extend their stay if necessary without going
back to the car park.
“Other councils use the RingGo system and are very pleased with
it; in neighbouring Portsmouth thousands of people are using the
service each month. It makes sense to roll this out across Havant
and a customer who uses RingGo on Hayling Island or Waterlooville
one day can use it in Portsmouth the next, without having to
re-register.” says Michelle Green, Assistant Parking Manager at
Havant Borough Council.
The state-of-the-art mobile phone technology allows drivers to
park and call the local 02392 980 098 number displayed on
signboards and machines. They will need to provide the location
code, shown on signs, their vehicle details and length of time they
want to park. Payment is then taken from their credit/debit
card.
First time users will need to give full credit/debit card
details but the next time they use the service they will only need
to provide the last four digits, as the sophisticated technology is
able to confirm the identity of the mobile phone that is being
used. Using the service costs a flat-rate of 20p in addition to the
normal parking fee.
Motorists can extend their stay by phone without having to go
back to the car park and feed the cash machine, and without running
the risk of getting a Penalty Charge Notice
Drivers can still pay by cash in the car parks, but the new
system will provide the extra flexibility of paying by phone.
RingGo’s central system will hold the registration numbers of
vehicles where parking has been paid for. Using hand held devices
Parking Attendants will check on cars without a ticket on display.
If the vehicle is listed no penalty will be issued. However if
customers encounter any problems with for example machines being
out of order to receiving a Penalty Charge Notice, they should
still contact Havant Borough Council.
RingGo will be offered in the following Havant Borough Car
Parks
- Waterlooville - Wellington Way, Rockville Drive
- Leigh Park - Tidworth Road, Greywell
- Emsworth - South Street, North Street, Palmers Road
- Cowplain - Mission Lane
- Havant - Tower End House, East Pallant, Elmleigh Road, Prince
Georges Street, Civic Centre Road North, Civic Centre Road East,
Civic Offices East
- Hayling Island - Elm Grove, Health Centre, Mengham Lane,
Eastoke
- Bound Lane, Chichester Avenue, Central Beachlands, West Car
Park, Ferry Car Park, Royal North & South, Nab Car Park
For more
information use this link to go to the Parking pages on this
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