Has the coin meter had its day?

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PAY BY PHONE, CONTACTLESS CARDS, WAVE AND PAY – WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE SIMPLE SYSTEM OF PUTTING COINS INTO A PAY AND DISPLAY MACHINE? ANDREW BENNETT INVESTIGATES THE MANY NEW WAYS OF PAYING FOR PARKING

32 MAY 2010

hereas once cash was king, a plethora of new ways to pay for parking is becoming established in the UK. While it is unlikely that inserting coins into a slot to

pay for your stay will die out completely, the UK has become a ‘test bed’ for alternatives. Pay by mobile phone, smartcards and ‘wave and

pay’ technology have all broken new ground, as the UK leads Europe in terms of providing cutting-edge parking technology. Such new technologies are proving popular, and

innovations like paying by phone and via contactless card ‘readers’ should become an increasingly familiar experience. However, the degree to which new technical

solutions are adopted in the public sector might be a moot point over the next few years, given the financial

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