RingGo
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RingGo is a pay by phone parking service, based in the UK owned by EasyPark Group.
The system is used by local authorities for on-street parking and public car parks.[1][2] In 2023 RingGo had 10 million yearly customers, revenue of £30m and operating profit of £6m.[3]
Criticisms
It has been suggested that councils that use RingGo are unfairly penalising users who find the technology difficult to use or do not own a smart phone.[4] This has meant reduced customer numbers in some shopping centres that switched to smartphone-only parking.[5]
Some car parks use the app's "Start-Stop" system that requires that users log both their arrival and departure time and failure to remember to sign out can lead to an overcharge.[6] Not all car parks operate using this system.