Half of new parking machines to be installed across Warwickshire will take cash

Warwickshire County Council is to install new parking payment machines that take card and contactless – with half of them taking cash.

The authority last week signed off a procurement exercise to put in 180 new machines to replace those that have stood for around 15 years and are starting to become unreliable.

The council’s report notes that some have been “removed from service as faults can no longer be rectified” with 45 of the current 250 out of action.

The volume of operational machines will be reduced as a result of a “machine rationalisation exercise”, something the council says “will continue to ensure that all parking locations have a safely accessible machine”.

Half will take cash payments to prevent people from being excluded with the report adding: “Machines located in key locations reporting significant parking levels will all have multiple payment options.

“The continuation of the cash payment option reflects our customers’ preference for multiple payment options.”