Amsterdam parking meters card-only

Monday 09 March 2009

Parking meters which accept coins are being phased out in the centre of Amsterdam, the Telegraaf reports.

Within a few months, motorists will have to use credit or direct debit cards to park their cars, by logging in their number plate via a touch screen.

Parking tickets will no longer be issued and traffic wardens will check on a central database whether a space has been paid for.

Amsterdam wants to phase out cash payments because parking meters are often broken into.

© DutchNews.nl

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