Government Takes Aim at Multiple Parking App 'Hassle'

Government takes aim at multiple parking app 'hassle'

The frustration of having to download multiple apps to pay for parking may go if a new platform is widely adopted.

National Parking Platform overhauls parking apps

The UK government plans to roll out major changes to parking by scrapping the need to have multiple parking apps. With the National Parking Platform (NPP), you’ll be able to use any parking app regardless of which app the car park uses.   After a successful trial in 10 local authorities across the UK, the NPP is ready to be rolled out nationwide. The government aims to end the ‘hassle’ of parking apps and hopes this approach will simplify an ove…

Government backs ‘one app fits all’ parking platform

The Government has committed to delivering simpler parking nationwide through the roll out of a ‘one app fits all’ parking platform.

Government announces unified parking app rollout

MOTORISTS could see their parking experience simplified following the announcement that the government has agreed the development of an app to unify parking services. Ministers have confirmed a successful collaboration with the British Parking Association which will see the BPA develop and run the National Parking Platform. The Platform will enable drivers to pay for parking in all participating car parks on their preferred app, with the governm…

National parking platform to simplify app payments for UK drivers

Drivers across the UK will soon be able to pay for parking more easily thanks to the rollout of a new national platform that allows use of any approved app at participating car parks.The National Parking Platform, developed following government-backed trials, is being taken forward by the British Parking Association. The initiative aims to reduce the need for drivers to download and manage multiple parking apps, with the system allowing payment …