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After iparkmycar, we bring you a story about another solution for parking in London. This time we’ll talk about ImpulsePay, which is working alongside Park Pay & Go to allow people to pay for parking using nothing but their mobile phones.
ImpulsePay is providing its online Payforit service that works in a similar way to SMS billing:
- Once parked, motorists will either enter a url into their handsets, or text a number to receive the link sent back to them
- The car’s registration details and the unique code for the car park will then be entered
- Once complete the parking fee is then added to the motorist’s mobile bill or taken from their available credit if they are on Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG)
- A “success page” is then presented to the motorist so they can have confidence that payment has been taken
- Topping up the time can be done just as easily
- A call helpline is available for motorists as well
Park Pay & Go on its end offers spaces for mixed usage. For example, parking spaces that are used for businesses during the week can be used by shoppers at the weekend. As far as I’ve understood, they [Park Pay & Go] provide all the parking-related maintenance services and then split the profits with the parking space owner. It’s a neat idea and now that it’s possible to pay by mobile phone, I’ve no doubts many Londoners will use it. 
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
