The UK government plans to roll out major changes to parking by scrapping the need to have multiple parking apps. With the National Parking Platform (NPP), you\u2019ll be able to use any parking app regardless of which app the car park uses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After a successful trial in 10 local authorities across the UK, the NPP is ready to be rolled out nationwide. The government aims to end the \u2018hassle\u2019 of parking apps and hopes this approach will simplify an overcomplicated system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The British Parking Association (BPA) “will be onboarding more local authorities (to the NPP) imminently”. Which means we could start to see the changes soon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For UK drivers to feel the full benefit, it would need to be rolled out across the whole of the UK to meet the government’s \u2018one app fits all\u2019 solution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
RAC senior policy officer Rod Dennis said: \u201cPaying to park a car should be one of the simplest things any driver does, but things have got much more complicated in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“If the arrival of a National Parking Platform removes that hassle, it’s definitely a welcome move,” he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There\u2019s also hope that parking prices could become more competitively priced. A spokesman from the BPA said: “If anything, we think this will drive increased competition between providers. We do not anticipate any increase in parking fees.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a part of the government’s Plan for Change, they\u2019ve been investing in British roads to try and improve driving conditions and save people money. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The government has pledged \u00a31.6 billion to fix the \u2018pothole plague\u2019<\/a> facing UK motorways and introduced a new system to make sure fixing targets are met. <\/p>\n\n\n\n