RAC welcomes new National Parking Platform
Posted: Monday, June 23rd, 2025
Last month, the government announced the launch of a platform that will enable drivers to pay for parking in all participating car parks on their preferred app. National Parking Platform is a collaboration between the government and the British Parking Association. It will be delivered by a consortium of industry leaders, including RingGo, JustPark and PayByPhone and led by the British Parking Association. RAC senior policy officer Rod Dennis said: “Paying to park a car should be one of the simplest things any driver does, but things have got much more complicated in recent years - a point demonstrated by the fact that there are so many different mobile parking apps. “If the arrival of a National Parking Platform removes that hassle, it’s a welcome move. However, the key will be to ensure as many car park operators as possible sign up to the system.” The new agreement will see the parking sector working with councils to run the platform on a not-for-profit basis. So far, the platform has been rolled out in 10 local authorities and now handles over 500,000 transactions a month. He added: “We believe all councils should provide drivers with at least two methods for paying for parking, with one ideally being using a contactless bank card or mobile phone, for those who can’t use a mobile app, or choose not to." As part of their next steps, the new consortium will be onboarding more local authorities imminently to ensure that easier, simpler parking is rolled out to more drivers.
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