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Glasgow City Council invests in new parking terminals

Glasgow City Council has awarded parking management solutions provider Parkeon a contract to install 325 Strada pay and display parking terminals, which will aid the council in its drive to increase parking areas for residents in the city and provide a wider choice of parking payment methods. The Strada Transfer pay and display terminals have an easy to use interface and are solar powered and recyclable, making them environmentally friendly. A spokesman for Glasgow City Council commented: “The Council
October 31, 2014 Read time: 1 min
2055 Glasgow City Council has awarded parking management solutions provider 251 Parkeon a contract to install 325 Strada pay and display parking terminals, which will aid the council in its drive to increase parking areas for residents in the city and provide a wider choice of parking payment methods.

The Strada Transfer pay and display terminals have an easy to use interface and are solar powered and recyclable, making them environmentally friendly.

A spokesman for Glasgow City Council commented: “The Council has had a long standing relationship with Parkeon going back over 30 years and this will make a further chapter in this evolving relationship. The new machines will be one part of an overall refresh of how parking is paid for in the City and will provide cost savings in the long term.”

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