Pay for parking in one place with the launch of a new National Parking Platform
The UK Government is aiming to end the stress of too many parking apps with a new National Parking Platform
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By Tia Harrison-North
Last updated: 23 May 2025
The government has announced a new parking platform that will mean you can skip the stress of searching for the right payment app each time you park.
The National Parking Platform will be a ‘one size fits all’ answer to paying for car parking in the UK, at no extra cost to the taxpayer.
This will be delivered with the help some of the industry giants, including Ring Go, JustPark and PayByPhone.
The platform will run on a not-for-profit basis, with the government promising to ensure transparency, sustainability and public value.
Minister for the Future of Roads, Lilian Greenwood, said: “This is public infrastructure done right: built by government, shaped with councils and now delivered by the sector that knows it best, at a time where we’re investing a record £1.6 billion through our Plan for Change, to mend our pothole-ridden roads that damage cars and £4.8 billion to deliver new road infrastructure that will better connect people.”
So far, the platform has been tested with 10 local authorities, handling over half a million transactions per month.
More local authorities are soon to be onboarded to ensure simpler parking reaches more UK drivers.
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