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London Borough starts rollout of new pay and display parking machines

New pay and display machines are being installed in parts of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, to help make parking easier for shoppers and businesses. The first machines have just been installed in all council-run car parks and around Woolwich Town Centre, replacing the old-style meters. The next phase will see the new-style machines replacing lollypop meters in Greenwich, towards the end of autumn. The new meters bring a range of benefits, including reduced street clutter as one pay and display machi
September 21, 2015 Read time: 1 min
New pay and display machines are being installed in parts of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, to help make parking easier for shoppers and businesses.

The first machines have just been installed in all council-run car parks and around Woolwich Town Centre, replacing the old-style meters. The next phase will see the new-style machines replacing lollypop meters in Greenwich, towards the end of autumn.

The new meters bring a range of benefits, including reduced street clutter as one pay and display machine can replace many old-style machines. Since individually marked bays aren’t necessary for the new machines, they also help to increase on-street parking capacity.

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