PayByPhone, the global leader in mobile parking payments, continues to extend its client base across the UK. Since September 2020 it has signed up 11 new clients, some of whom welcomed a cashless option for the first time.

Ashfield District Council, Chesterfield Borough Council, Cotswold District Council, Forest of Dean District Council, Vale of Glamorgan Council and the University of Exeter all launched cashless parking payment services for the first time.

Aberdeen City Council, Cheshire East Council, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, the Royal Borough of Greenwich and Southampton City Council switched to PayByPhone from existing providers, and Hertsmere Borough Council extended the number of locations where PayByPhone is available.

Adam Dolphin, Sales Director for PayByPhone UK, says, “There is no doubt the pandemic continues to play an important role in cashless parking as responsible councils advocate cashless payments to protect the health of their residents, visitors and employees.

We continue to increase our presence across the nations, particularly in Wales. And the City of Aberdeen became the first Scottish council to sign up to Meters for Trees, our multi-award-winning carbon footprint reduction initiative.”

Meters for Trees helps councils reach their environmental goals. Participating councils agree to reduce the number of parking machines in favour of PayByPhone’s cashless parking payment technology.

For every ten parking machines in a council’s estate, PayByPhone offsets one tonne of carbon dioxide through Portel-Pará REDD, a Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) audited project in the Amazon rainforest that combats deforestation and donates one tree to the borough. For the City of Aberdeen, PayByPhone will donate 65 trees to the council and offset 65 tonnes of carbon dioxide through the Portel-Pará REDD project.

When using phones to pay via contactless or via apps, it’s important to clean the device with alcohol-based wipes regularly. Phones can pick up germs from surfaces on which they are placed, potentially then transferring them to hands or faces.

To find out more about PayByPhone, visit www.paybyphone.co.uk and for more information on Meters for Trees, visit www.metersfortrees.co.uk