Plans to scrap cash payments for parking have again drawn criticism after Southend Council became the latest local authority to announce plans that would see dozens of car parks and thousands of parking bays become completely cashless. According to the council, the growing trend towards online and contactless payments has urged them to re-think their […]
According to a new poll commissioned by Express.co.uk, the website of Reach PLC newspaper the Daily Express, 99% of people believe that car parks should still accept cash for parking payments. In recent months many car parks across the UK have completely removed cash parking payment terminals, instead opting to roll out parking apps that […]
The parking sector is currently enduring its longest and most sustained period of transformation in decades. Modern technologies such as mobile apps and contactless payments have disrupted the status quo, whilst car park operators are also having to urgently rethink their infrastructure requirements owing to the emergence of electric vehicles (EV). Although the introduction of […]
Owing to the rise in technology and the widespread proliferation of smartphone devices, the way drivers pay for their parking has changed dramatically over the last decade. Pay by phone services, contactless payments and even app payments have now become the norm in both rural and urban areas across UK. With the prevalence of so […]
As a market leader in the design, development and supply of payment and ticketing solutions, Cammax have long demonstrated an impressive track record for the successful delivery of a number of large projects throughout the UK. In recent years, one of our landmark projects centred on our work with Bristol City Council. In 2018 Cammax […]
According to a new poll run by Iliffe Media Newspaper KentOnline, 87% of people still want a cash option when paying for their parking. The poll was commissioned amid rising controversy surrounding the introduction of pay-by-phone services at some district car parks in the Canterbury area. Several council car parks, including the seaside stretch at […]
Merseyrail, one of the UK’s largest urban rail networks, needs to act fast to overhaul their ‘outdated’ and ‘impractical’ ticketing system according to one leading MP and Liam Thorpe, political editor of the Liverpool Echo. According to Mr Thorpe, passengers across the Merseyside region are growing extremely frustrated and are being let down by what […]
According to research recently conducted by GTR (Govia Thameslink Railway) smart ticketing holds the key to increasing rail usage after 58 percent of customers surveyed indicated that they would travel by train using smart tickets after becoming more familiar with how they work. Smart tickets are designed to store electronic travel tickets on a microchip, […]