Reigate & Banstead takes out machines and promotes phone payment option

Council cuts number of pay stations but revenue rises

Jacquie Joseph

Jacquie Joseph

Reigate & Banstead Borough Council, in Surrey, says that it is both making savings and increasing parking revenue by encouraging use of a cashless phone service instead of pay & display terminals.

Last year the council started upgrading or replacing pay stations it its public car parks so they can accept the new 12-sided £1 coin. However, while each car park still has payment machines, the council decided to reduce the overal population of units.

It decided not to replace 16 pay...

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