Fla. City Tests Parking Meter Technology using Cell Phones
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.
Posted: Wed - June 15, 2005 at 07:43 PM