Hanoi will expand the use of iParking at an additional 140 parking lots across the city by July 1, according to Ngo Manh Tuan, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Transport.
Hanoi will expand the use of iParking at an additional 140 parking lots across the city by July 1. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi(VNA) – Hanoi will expand the use of iParking at an additional 140 parking lotsacross the city by July 1, according to Ngo Manh Tuan, Deputy Director of themunicipal Department of Transport.
The departmenthas coordinated with the district-level People’s Committees earlier this year tosurvey 151 parking lots to determine eligibility to apply iParking.
The city has hadto date 33 parking lots deploying iParking services, mostly in Ly Thuong Kietand Tran Hung Dao streets in the business-busy Hoan Kiem district.
iParking services are also available at Phung Hung, Quan Su, Tran Quang Khai,Phu Doan, Tran Khanh Du, Dao Tan, La Thanh, Huynh Thuc Khang, Nguyen DinhChieu, Vo Thi Sau and Ba Mau Lake.
Hanoi has pilotediParking for cars in Ly Thuong Kiet and Tran Hung Dao streets from May 2017.This service use software and automation technology to manage public parkingzones in the city. It also involves the digital mapping of car parking areasand the installation of cameras to record vehicle registration plates in theparking zones.
All information relating to car parks will be available online,and car owners will be able to find and book parking spaces in advance ondevices such as smartphones and tablets.
The smart technology behind the system will also enable vehicleowners to park their cars without help from parking staff.
The parking fee will be calculated based on parking duration and canbe paid via the Viettel mobile phone account or bank account of the driver.
The driver can also ask the parking lot guard to help them pay thefee in cash after many complained that only those who used the mobile phonenetwork of telecom service provider Viettel could successfully complete theparking order via iParking.
Tuan said drivers who are subscribers of Vinaphone and Mobilefonecan pay by cash. The guard will issue receipts to them and use Viettel-providedmobile phone numbers to pay the fee, he explained. It still ensures atransparent system to collect the fee, he added.
Drivers who want to book a parking slot need totext the ordinal number of the parking slot and car registration number to9566.
Currently, the capital city has around 1,100parking lots, 200 of which are on roads and employ guards to watch vehicles andcollect fees. The plan to use iParking is part of the city’s ongoing efforts toimprove urban traffic management and ensure transparency in parking feecollection.-VNA
Smart parking using the iParking application, which allows drivers to find parking lots and pay fares with their smart phones, will be piloted in Hanoi for three months from May 1.
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Hanoi will expand the use of iParking at an additional 140 parking lots across the city by July 1. (Photo: VNA)
