City centre car parkers that use existing cash or cashless payment methods will now be able to pay for parking via their mobile phone bill / credit thanks to a new system developed by Payzone and Dublin City Council.
In addition to the existing Parking Tag service, the new payment options allows customers to complete a one-off transaction using their debit or credit card or by charging parking payments directly to their mobile phone account.
The new payment methods do not require motorists to be pre-registered in order to use the service.
The new service is now available for use across all Parking Tag areas. Using the new payment methods, motorists not currently registered for Parking Tag can pay for their parking via SMS. Three and Vodafone customers can simply send an SMS to pay for parking and the parking fee will be deducted from their mobile phone bill or prepaid credit.
Motorists will also receive an SMS reminder 10 minutes before their parking expires.
Parking Tag has some 130,000 motorists already registered.
Managing Director at Payzone Ireland, Jim Deignan, commenting on the launch of the new services, said: “We are delighted to bring consumers even more choice when it comes to paying for parking. Today’s announcement is part of our stated plans to make parking even easier for motorists by expanding the range of convenient mobile payment methods and the introduction of innovative new solutions to the existing service. The availability of unregistered payment options is very much in keeping with this commitment.”
Source: www.businessworld.ie