The PayByPhone option will be available for all city parking meters by the end of the month, providing residents with a convenient and flexible way to pay for parking. Residents can choose to pay for their parking using coins in the physical meter, by using the PayByPhone app on their mobile devices or by visiting the paybyphone.com website. The parking fees are the same whether residents use the app or the website or continue paying with coins.
Benefits of using PayByPhone include that residents can pay directly from their mobile devices, with no coins required. Those who choose to use the app will receive reminders when their parking is about to expire, so they can add more time as long as they are within the maximum time limit for the specific parking space. PayByPhone allows residents to extend their time from their location instead of running back to a meter to add more time.
A minimum booking of one hour of parking is required when using PayByPhone. Those who wish to pay for less than one hour of parking should continue to use coins in the physical meters.
In the coming weeks, pay station areas will have signs posted and all meters in the city will have green PayByPhone stickers with instructions. Each parking meter will display a unique code that residents can input to pay for their parking. It is important for residents to ensure they are using the correct meter number to avoid being issued a ticket.
The PayByPhone app offers reminders when parking time is about to expire. These reminders are offered for free through the app. If residents would prefer to receive SMS text message confirmations and reminders, they can set this up through the app. There is a fee for these optional text messages.
Residents are encouraged to download the PayByPhone app directly from the Apple App Store or Google Play to make sure they are downloading a legitimate version of the app.
To learn more about parking in Nelson, please visit https://www.nelson.ca/498/Parking.