The next time you need for pay for parking in Calgary, all you have to do is whip out your cell phone and send a quick text.
The Calgary Parking Authority (CPA) has launched Text to Park, a new program offering a faster and more convenient way to pay for parking in ParkPlus areas.
The feature can be used for on-street parking and parkades and surface lots with ParkPlus.
All you have to do is sign up for a ParkPlus cell phone account, and then text your four-digit ParkPlus zone number to 77587 (PPLUS).
Customers will be sent a confirmation text.
When they’re finished, they can text the zone number to 77587 (PPLUS) once again to end their parking session.
ParkPlus cell phone accounts do not have any administrative fees, therefore 100 per cent of funds added to an account are used to pay for parking.
ParkPlus has over 1000 zones in Calgary, with over 43,000 people registered to use a cell phone account.
In 2011, the CPA says 77 per cent of ParkPlus cell phone account holders called back, to get a refund of unused time. This resulted in $3.5 M credited back.
To learn more about Text to Park, visit https://www.calgaryparking.com/web/guest/texttopark
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