October 11, 2004
Parking Fees to Be Paid by SMS
Sofia municipality (Bulgaria) will introduce a new "Pay and display" parking fee system, reports novinite.com
The drivers will be able to pay not only by coins but also by sending a text message from a mobile phone, the new Sofia "Parking Lots and Garages" General Executive Ivailo Nikolov said on a press conference.
Related articles:
-- Austrians purchase car-parking tickets by mobile phones - About 50,000 drivers are now purchasing their car-parking tickets by mobile phone and SMS in Vienna and five other cities in Austria. "M-parking" was introduced a year ago by German IT services provider Siemens Business Services and mobile operator Mobilkom Austria.
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-- mParking - The first scheme in the UK which allows drivers to pay for parking by mobile phone has been launched in Scotland (October 2003).
-- Sydney Council today (March 19, 2004) launched its new mobile phone payment parking system, which not only allows motorists to pay for metered parking using their mobile phone - but also lets them know via SMS that their meter is due to expire.
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