National parking platform seeks to end 'hassle' of multiple parking apps

National parking platform seeks to end 'hassle' of multiple parking apps Motorist's association the RAC welcomed the move but said it needed to be taken on by many more car parks before it made a real difference to drivers. The National Parking Platform (NPP) has been in trial phase, but will now be handed over an industry body to be expanded across the country - though only to car parks which opt to sign up. Soon, drivers will be able to use any of the large parking apps to pay, rather than having to download new ones for each new car park, the Department for Transport says. The government has announced a "one app fits all" approach to paying for parking, to end what it calls the "scramble" to download multiple payment platforms that motorists currently face. "Paying to park a car should be one of the simplest things any driver does, but things have got much more complicated in recent years", RAC senior policy officer Rod Dennis said. "If the arrival of a National Parking Platfo ... Read full article.