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National parking platform seeks to end 'hassle' of multiple parking apps

The frustration of having to download multiple apps to pay for parking may go if a new platform is widely adopted.

The government has announced a "one app fits all" approach to paying for parking, to end what it calls the "scramble" to download multiple payment platforms that motorists currently face. Motorist's association the RAC welcomed the move but said it needed to be taken on by many more car parks before it made a real difference to drivers. The trial period included 10 local authorities in England, and more than half a million transactions were made during it, according to the government.

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