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Wandsworth extends cashless parking terminals across Borough

Wandsworth Council will continue rolling out cashless and contactless parking terminals in August to help provide residents and visitors with more convenient payment options. The initiative includes 591 new Flowbird StradaPAL cashless terminals and 199 StradaPAL coin and card terminals. Some older machines which are at the end of their working life will also be replaced. These solar-powered terminals will be installed in Wandsworth, Clapham, Putney, Tooting, and Battersea. The systems are linked to
August 2, 2018 Read time: 1 min

Wandsworth Council will continue rolling out cashless and contactless parking terminals in August to help provide residents and visitors with more convenient payment options.

The initiative includes 591 new Flowbird StradaPAL cashless terminals and 199 StradaPAL coin and card terminals. Some older machines which are at the end of their working life will also be replaced.

These solar-powered terminals will be installed in Wandsworth, Clapham, Putney, Tooting, and Battersea. The systems are linked to Flowbird’s Smartfolio central management system which allows the council to monitor the terminal estate remotely and access parking and payment transactional data.

Additionally, Flowbird will upgrade 142 existing terminals with card reader modules.

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