Jersey car parks to get new cashless payment system

The new system will start in States car parks before rolling out to on-street parking and the parishes.

A new cashless payment system will be introduced into Jersey car parks under new plans by the States.

Currently scratch cards and display discs are used, but Transport Minister Deputy Eddie Noel advertised for a new app-based cashless system.

He said this would eventually be rolled out to street parking as well as the island's 46 car parks.

It would run alongside the scratch cards so people without a smart phone could still pay to park.

The price of a scratch card is 76p per unit with a monthly season ticket costing £123.31, and Mr Noel said the new system would cost the same as scratch cards.

Scratch cards are currently used to pay for parking

Three phases

• Phase one: New system in all States administered car parks

• Phase two: All on-street parking and remaining surface car parks

• Future phases: Roll out to parish car parks and on-street parking on parish roads

Mr Noel said it would give people a greater flexibility and make it easier to police as it would be likely to use number plate recognition. It should be in place by the middle of 2016.