A new app for five car parks in Whitehaven has gone live, allowing people to pay by phone.
Whitehaven Harbour Commissioners has been upgrading its payment systems over the last two years and is working with PayByPhone to allow people to install an app on their mobile phone to pay.
The car parks also accept cash and cards.
John Baker, chief executive of Whitehaven Harbour Commissioners, said: “Every penny that is spent in one of our car parks goes directly towards the preservation and improvement of the Whitehaven Harbour.
“It costs a huge amount of money every year to maintain the harbour for everyone to enjoy and use and the contributions from parking are a key part of funding this ongoing work. I’d like to thank everyone who uses the car parks for generating valuable revenue which is invested into the community.
“The new PayByPhone app means people can choose to pay for parking any way they like, whether that is on their phone or using cash or cards at the machines.”
Whitehaven Harbour Commissioners operates Quay Street North car park, Quay Street South car park, Tangier Street car park, Queens Dock car park and the permit-only, multi-storey car park located at Swing Pump Lane.
