Thursday, June 16, 2005

New pay-by-cell parking meter technology

Interesting technology...

Coral Gables trying new pay-by-cell parking meter technology: "Drivers lacking coins now may use cell phones to feed parking meters in Coral Gables, purportedly the first city in the country to offer such a service.

The automated system allows drivers who subscribe to simply dial in from their cell phone, punch in the number assigned to their parking spot, and the required costs _ plus a 25-cent usage fee _ will be billed to their credit card. When leaving, subscribers call back and end the billing cycle."

Imagine forgetting to make the call when you leave the lot only to find out later your credit card has been charged for a few days of parking!

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