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Barnet Council is implementing a trial of pay by phone parking from 29th September 2008. The introduction of the trial will provide a safer, easier and more flexible method of payment for motorists as drivers are not required to carry cash to pay for their tickets, instead calling a telephone number, entering their vehicle registration, length of stay and their debit card number. A confirmation text with details of the time purchased will be sent back to them. Civil Enforcement Officers who patrol the car parks will be equipped with high-tech GPRS equipment to monitor which cars have purchased cashless parking and when their time will run out, in the same way that they currently monitor the times on pay and display tickets. Councillor Andrew Harper, Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport said: The advantages of offering pay by phone parking to motorists are clear many people simply don't want to carry change for their parking and would rather pay by credit or debit card. As a Council, we want to offer our customers choice and introducing cashless parking is a quick and effective way to do this. Cashless parking has already been a success when used elsewhere and I have no doubt that it will be taken up by a great many people parking in Barnet over the coming months. RingGo will be operating in the following pay and display car parks:
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