Hounslow Council Unveils Contactless Parking Machines
Says they are first of their kind in the UK
Tom Sargeant, Jacqueline Joseph and Cllr Salman Shaheen. Picture: Hounslow Council
February 28, 2024
Hounslow Council has officially unveiled new contactless parking payment machines across the borough.
It will now be possible to make a contactless payment using a bank card or phone banking app at 13 car parks and seven park and shop locations. The move comes following complaints from some residents that it was being made more difficult to park for those who didn’t use a smartphone.
The new terminals were designed specifically for Hounslow by METRIC and the council describes them as the first-of-their-kind in the UK. Slightly closer to the ground than standard machines, they are meant to be accessible for wheelchair users and allow users to select their language of choice with all the most commonly spoken languages in Hounslow available.
The machines allow users to enter their vehicle registration to validate their session and automatically give them the correct tariff for their individual vehicle – accommodating free on-street parking for Blue Badge holders, as well as 30 minutes’ free parking sessions at park and shop locations, and lower charges for less-polluting vehicles.
Cllr Salman Shaheen, Cabinet Member for Recreation, Public Spaces and Parking, said, “I am pleased to say that today we have launched our new first-of-their-kind contactless parking payment terminals. The Council took the decision to go cashless back in 2016 to prevent vandalism of machines holding cash. Whilst the vast majority of residents successfully adopted the move to PayByPhone, with approximately 35,000 parking sessions booked per week, it is absolutely vital that all our residents feel digitally included. That is why we have introduced the ability to pay by card on the street as well as by phone to support residents who were not able to use the app or phone. I am pleased that these new machines are both accessible to wheelchair users and available in all the languages most commonly spoken by our residents.”
He encouraged residents to share their feedback on the machines, which are being introduced on a trial basis for six months, adding card payments to the existing PayByPhone parking app, and in-person payments using cash or a card, at more than 200 PayPoint retailers across the borough.
List of car parks and streets with the contactless terminal options:
Car parks
Bath Road (Chiswick)
Bell Road (Hounslow)
Bethany Waye (Bedfont)
Bridge House (Feltham)
Boston Manor (Brentford)
Chiswick Common Road (Chiswick)
Inwood Road (Hounslow)
Kingsley Road (Hounslow)
Montague Road East (Hounslow)
Montague Road West (Hounslow)
Prince Regent (Hounslow)
Redlees (Isleworth)
Wisdom Court (Isleworth)
On-street
Spring Grove Road (Isleworth) - between Villers Road and London Road
Strand on the Green (Chiswick) - outside 106-108
Turnham Green Terrace (Chiswick) - between Chiswick Common Road and Chiswick High Road, west side
Lion Way (Brentford) - between Half Acre and Market Place.
Thornbury Road (Isleworth) - between St Mary's Crescent and Jersey Road, both sides
Bath Road (Hounslow) - shopping area between Rosemary Avenue and Manor Avenue
South Street (Isleworth) – between Upper Square and Twickenham Road
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