New Pay and display system in Denbighshire – just the ticket

Have you ever visited a Denbighshire pay and display car park, you’re in a hurry, it’s raining and you haven't parked near the Pay and Display machine or you find you're out of change? That could be a thing of the past with the introduction of a new automated service you can access direct from your mobile phone.

Denbighshire County Council has joined forces with BemroseBooth Mobile to make sure that people can park, pay and go as conveniently and as quickly as possible.

The initiative will be piloted for six months in six car parks: two in Rhyl and one in Prestatyn, Denbigh, Ruthin and Llangollen.

Customers can continue to use the existing coin operated payment methods or pay for their parking on their mobile phone using a credit or debit card.

To use Bemrose Booth Mobile, people need to call 01824 730 390, quoting the parking reference number which can be found on pay and display machines and signs around the car parks and confirm their length of stay. People can even extend their parking time by mobile phone without having to return to their vehicle.

The council's parking enforcement staff will receive the details of the parking in real time to hand-held terminals, enabling them to check on vehicles within their parking zone in an instant.

Customers who have paid by phone will not need to display any ticket.

Councillor Eryl Williams, Cabinet Lead Member for Environment, said: “The council is going all technological in its efforts to continually improve parking services for residents and visitors to Denbighshire..

“Of course, people can continue to use the traditional method of slotting coins in the pay and display machines, but this system means that you can avoid getting caught out by running out of time and having to rush back to place more money in the machine.”

Nick Kibel of BemroseBooth is very excited about the new service being launched. “Denbighshire are the first Council in Wales to embrace this service. Seeing as this is the future of parking, we are proud to be working with such a forwarding thinking Council like Denbighshire. We are sure locals and visitors will enjoy the convenient, speedy and safer way to pay for parking”