| ||
| Motorists across East Kent can now pay for their parking by credit or
debit card using a single pay by phone parking service. RingGo is being
introduced for Council parking in Thanet, with Dover District extending
its car park offering to cover on-street parking, too. These new implementations mean that motorists parking across the 420 square miles covered by Canterbury City Council, Dover District Council, Thanet District Council and Shepway District Council, will all be able to use the same service. Fourteen separate towns and cities in the area will offer RingGo. Phone parking coverage makes a dramatic difference to take up, according to RingGo Operations Director, Alex Walker. "In Oxford, RingGo was initially offered at the railway station, with an alternative pay by phone provider in the city centre. Within two weeks of the city transferring to RingGo, cashless parking levels doubled." "We've seen similar effects elsewhere when RingGo launches near an existing site, or when off-street provision is extended on-street" Walker continues. "Motorists obviously like the fact that having registered once, they can use the same service in several locations and this boosts usage not just in the new site, but in the old ones too." Thanet District Council's Civil Enforcement Manager, Robin Chantrill-Smith, says of the introduction "We are always on the look out for ways to improve parking facilities for local residents and visitors to Thanet and phone parking offers many benefits, both for motorists and for the Council too." "With many neighbouring Councils already offering RingGo, it was the natural choice of provider for Thanet, and we look forward to gaining synergy from it being so widely available across East Kent." |
 |
 |
 |
