The British Parking Association (BPA), along with a consortium of other parking app providers, will develop and run a ‘national parking platform’.
The Government announced that this will take place through a new company called NPP. This will allow drivers to pay for parking in all participating car parks on their preferred app – ending the scramble to download many different apps.
Lilian Greenwood, minister for the future of roads, said the plan is to connect participating car parks to a shared platform, through which drivers can pay using any approved app. This will not cost the taxpayer any money, she confirmed.
She added that it will operate under clear terms to ensure transparency, sustainability, and public value. The Government will maintain oversight of the platform by monitoring the sector’s compliance with these terms.
Roll-out imminent
So far, the platform has been rolled out in 10 local authorities and now handles over half a million transactions per month. The consortium in charge of it, which includes RingGo, JustPark and PayByPhone as well as the BPA, will now roll it out in more authorities as quickly as possible.
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Andrew Pester, BPA’s chief executive, said it had taken six years to get to this point.
“We’ve strongly supported the National Parking Platform from the start, so we’re thrilled with this outcome and excited to collaborate with the Department for Transport and the new NPP company to create a better parking experience for all drivers.
“This Government is on the side of drivers and dedicated to giving everyone simpler, more flexible parking. I’m delighted that this fantastic project is being taken on by the parking sector with no extra cost to taxpayers,” he said.
