Rochester: Pay for Parking with Your Phone

(Posted Oct. 27, 2016) ROCHESTER, MI — It's a whole new way to pay for parking. The Rochester City Council has voted to contract with Parkmobile, an international company that facilitates mobile payments for parking meters through a smartphone app, The Rochester Post reported.

Customers can still pay via credit card or coin, but under the app-based parking program, customers will get a text message when the meter is about to expire. No more jumping up in the middle of a meeting, digging in your pocket for quarters as you dash to your car.

There is a catch, however. A 43-cent charge every time you use the app.

More than 600 locations in 37 states currently use the system, including Birmingham, Ferndale, Pontiac, Royal Oak and a number of others .

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