Wed 26 Sep 2007
The Auckland City Council is currently trailing the SmartPark prepaid parking system.
SmartPark is a small devise that that you can sit on your dashboard or hang from revision mirror in place of a parking receipt. Payment is made by turning the Smartpark on and inserting a prepaid card. Once to return to your car you simply press the red stop button and the smartpark will deduct the appropriate amount for your parking from the card.
The obvious advantages of such a devise are that it saves you time in walking to the parking meter and means that you are never charged for time that you don’t actually use.
SmartParks are currently already available in Wellington and if the trial goes well Aucklanders will also have the opportunity to pay for their parking this way.
Smartparks are leased for $8 a month plus GST and prepaid cards can be purchased for $50, $100, or $200 worth of parking. Click here to visit the SmartPark website for more information.