The capital city government announced that it will be possible to purchase the desired parking minutes through the instant messaging application.
The Municipality of Montevideo (IM) launched a new form of purchasing paid parking that promises to increase the efficiency and practicality of this procedure in the capital of Uruguay: through WhatsApp.
The administration headed by Carolina Cosse reported that, once this new modality is operational, users will be able to reserve and buy Paid parking through the most used instant messaging application in the world. This will also have the advantage of not needing procedures or activation of payment methods since it is carried out against the account of Sucive of each taxpayer.
For Uruguayans who need to park in Montevideo, This innovation represents a greater ease, comfort and speed, while eliminating intermediate procedures. Likewise, they will pay only for the amount of minutes of service used, since the accounting will be much more precise and it will no longer be necessary to buy half-hour periods. The minimum payment will be for 15 minutes, but then you can purchase the desired amount of time freely.
For its part, for the Municipality it also represents advantages: it grants independence regarding intermediary payment agents; offers the possibility of generate data to improve future mobility decision making; and gives the opportunity to incorporate new functionalities, such as, for example, the visualization of the occupancy of the roads.
How will the WhatsApp service work?
The service will start to be active once the word is sent “parking lot” at 099 019 500. The first time it will be necessary to register the vehicle, entering the registration and registration numberand associate them with a cell phone number.
It should be noted that the same vehicle can be associated with more than one cell phone—in the event that two drivers use the same vehicle—and a cell phone can be linked to more than one vehicle.
Likewise, every 60 minutes the system will send a message reminding you that there is a paid parking request in progress. The costs are made against an account of the Sucive
To finish parking, you must send the word “end” and there you will receive the details of the parking. ticket with the final cost.
If you need assistance, the commune’s virtual assistant has personalized attention with agents from Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Source: Ambito
