Regeringen syftar till flera parkeringsappar ”krångel”

The government has announced a ”one app fits all” approach to paying for parking, to end what it calls the ”scramble” to download multiple payment platforms that motorists currently face.Soon, drivers will be able to use any of the large parking apps to pay, rather than having to download new ones for each new car park, the Department for Transport says.The National Parking Platform (NPP) has been in trial phase, but will now be handed over an industry body to be expanded across the country – though only to car parks which opt to sign up.Motorist’s association the RAC welcomed the move but said it needed to be taken on by many more car parks before it made a real difference to drivers.”Paying to park a car should be one of the simplest things any driver does, but things have got much more complicated in recent years”, RAC senior policy officer Rod Dennis said.”If the arrival of a National Parking Platform removes that hassle, it’s definitely a welcome move,” he Tillagd. ”Men nyckeln kommer att säkerställa att så många parkeringsplatser som möjligt registrerar sig på systemet.” Under NPP kan förare använda någon av de viktigaste parkeringsapparna på alla parkeringsplatser som är anmälda till systemet. Detta innebär till exempel en parkeringsplats som använder Ringo -appen också skulle acceptera betalningar från JustPark -appen. Regeringen sa att detta skulle avsluta ”Scramble för att ladda ner flera appar och uppmuntra till en mer flexibel parkeringsupplevelse”. Försöksperioden inkluderade 10 lokala myndigheter i England, och mer än en halv miljon transaktioner gjordes under den, enligt regeringen. It says the NPP ”will be onboarding more local authorities imminently”.NPP literature also says it is open to local authorities and private parking providers across the UK.The running of the scheme has now been passed from the government to the British Parking Association, (BPA) which represents the parking sector.”Today’s announcement marks the result of six years of dedicated work by our parking sector to make paying for parking easier,” said its boss, Andrew Pester.”We’ve Stödde starkt den nationella parkeringsplattformen från början, så vi är glada över detta resultat. ”