*Reposted from Explore Kansas City
Kansas City’s Parking Services Division, in conjunction with Parkmobile USA, Inc., recently implemented a new pay-by-phone service for visitors and residents. Customers can now pay for parking with their cell phone using Parkmobile’s mobile parking apps for the iPhone, Android, Windows and Blackberry smart phones.
The Parkmobile app can be used with any of the city’s 1,500 parking meters. To use the new Parkmobile system, customers register for free at Parkmobile’s website or download the mobile app from the app store. Once registered, visitors can use the mobile app, the Internet or a toll free number (877) 727-5457 to pay for parking.
Customers can immediately start using the system with their registered mobile phone. They can also select the option to receive alerts and reminders 15 minutes prior to expiration of their parking session. The service charges a nominal service fee for transactions.
“Parkmobile is very excited to launch our mobile payment parking service in Kansas City, another progressive thinking city,” Cherie Fuzzell, CEO of Parkmobile USA, Inc, said in a press release. “This technology offers customers a new and better way to pay for parking. Our mobile payment service is an example of another technology that can make our lives easier and more efficient.”