Public Parking In Larnaca has taken on a high tech approach. You can now pay for your parking via your mobile using SMS - but what is it and how does it work? Here is some information courtesy of The Original Oroklini Newsletter
SMS Parking in Cyprus describes the technology that payment for a parking service is done through the use of SMS messages. SMS Parking is a parking system through which a user can pay for a parking service by sending an SMS.
The cost of the parking service is charged on the telephone bill of the user and the cost depends on the amount charged for the specific parking period that the owner of the parking service charges.
SMS Parking is very convenient as it eliminates the need to pay for a parking service using cash or credit card. Furthermore it does not require the user to register or to disclose personal information to use the sevice.
Reminders to renew the service are sent by SMS allowing the user to renew the parking time by sending an additional SMS message.
So how does SMS Parking in Larnaca work?
Steps to use the service:
- You park your car in a designated SMS parking spot
- You type on your phone (SMS) the parking spot number then space and then your vehicle registration number
- You send this SMS to a specific number which is displayed on the instructions of the parking spot
- You will receive a confirmation that you have paid for a specific parking spot for a specific period
- If you want to renew your parking duration you have to send another message
- Your mobile phone number is not connected to your vehicle registration number so you can use a different telephone number each time
