Independent Councillor Declan Power wants Louth County Council to adapt parking meters in Drogheda so they will accept payment by electronic payment apps such as Revolut and Google Pay.
Councillor Power raised the matter at Monday’s Municipal Borough District meeting where he expressed frustration that the new meters, installed recently at great expense, do accept cash, credit and debit cards but do not take contactless payment services which have become hugely popular since the Covid pandemic.
“The massive expense to install these new machines should be “future proofed” and allow all types of contactless payments be made when making parking payments” Councillor Power said.
“It is important that corrections are made to these new parking machines and allow contactless payment services such as Revolut and Google Pay be used.
“We have all become accustomed to using our cards and phones to make payment in other retail sectors by tapping our card and phone, especially during the Covid pandemic, parking should be no different.”
