Port Hope has joined the growing list of communities in Ontario offering the ability to pay for parking using your phone.
Beginning on Friday (April 1), residents and visitors in Port Hope will be able to use the HotSpot Parking app to pay for all parking at all metered and pay-and-display parking machines in the municipality.
“This new app makes parking easier and allows a diversified option for payments,” says Port Hope mayor Bob Sanderson in a media release. “By increasing the municipality’s technological capabilities, we are making it easier for residents and visitors to enjoy the downtown.”
To use the pay-by-phone option, you will need to install the free HotSpot Parking app, which is available for both Apple and Android devices. The app also provides alerts when parking time is almost up and the ability to extend your parking time. If there is parking time left over, drivers can apply the credit to their next trip or donate the credit to the United Way using the app.
HotSpot charges a 25-cent fee per use, or frequent users can pay $2 for a monthly membership or $20 for an annual membership for unlimited use. Memberships can also be used in other communities where the HotSpot Parking app can be used to pay for parking, including in Peterborough.
The introduction of the app does not affect the standard municipal parking rates, and residents and visitors can continue to use standard methods to pay for parking if they prefer.
For more information about the app and parking within the municipality, visit porthope.ca/parking.
