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Cashless parking scheme to be extended across Milton Keynes
6 Feb 2012

A cashless parking scheme in Milton Keynes is set to be rolled out to all council-run car parks following a successful trial.

Drivers in the town have been able to pay for their parking fare at premium and long stay parking bays with their mobile phone or online for the past two and a half years and the scheme has proved such a success that it will now be extended to standard rate parking bays.

Employees that work in the town that sign up for the RingGo service are eligible for a 50 per cent discount on daily parking fees over the course of a year.

Sara Bailey, parking strategy and implementation manager for Milton Keynes Council, claimed that the service offers substantial benefits to the council and the community as a whole.

She said: "As a council, we save time and money in the physical production and distribution of scratch cards.

"Motorists benefit from being able to pay for their parking how and when they like. There's no longer a need to store up coins, visit the parking shop, or order scratch cards in advance. It's a win:win situation for everyone."