RingGo, the UK's no.1 parking app, is relaunching across Redcar and Cleveland with bold new machine stickers that highlight the benefits of paying to park touch free. At the same time, the Council has decided to introduce a lower convenience fee for using RingGo.
The aim is to encourage greater use of touch free phone parking across the Borough.
On the back of this, and to safeguard residents and visitors as restrictions ease, the Council is advising motorists to pay to park by mobile, rather than having to touch the shared keypad on a pay and display machine.
Cllr Julie Craig, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, Highways and Transport at Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, said “We are extremely pleased to be extending with RingGo. By lowering the convenience fee and promoting cashless parking with new signage, we hope to encourage even more motorists to use it.
“With normal life resuming, locals and visitors are now enjoying the Borough's seaside attractions, but we must ensure they do so safely. Offering a touch-free payment alternative, at lower cost than previously, is an important step in doing this.
Peter O'Driscoll, Managing Director for RingGo agrees, saying “Reducing the convenience fee for RingGo is a great way of encouraging even more motorists to pay to park by phone. The bold new signage also attracts attention, so we're expecting many more motorists to pay to park cashlessly this summer.
“We know many motorists across Redcar and Cleveland are now starting to visit the beautiful seafronts and town centres across the Borough again. As we saw last year, many of these will want to avoid touching shared surfaces, so we are delighted to be offering cashless parking at a lower cost than before."
RingGo offers motorists a choice of ways to pay: the most popular is via the RingGo app, which can be downloaded free of charge from the App store or Google Play Store. Users that don't have a smartphone can book their parking by calling, sending a text message, or paying online.
Anyone that has not previously used RingGo should download the free RingGo app and register their details, or go to RingGo.co.uk and complete the registration on line. This will ensure they can pay to park quickly and easily whenever they need to.