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The Open Market is transforming parking across the UK
The Open Market is unleashing competition between parking app providers, improving efficiency for parking operators and offering more choice to drivers.
Lower implementation costs. Better app innovation. Improved access to more connected mobility services. And greater convenience for drivers, wherever they park.
Instead of selecting a single parking app for your city, the Open Market allows multiple providers to operate. Discover how this game-changing model is transforming parking across the UK.
A smarter way to manage parking payments
The Open Market is powered by the National Parking Platform (NPP), bringing hundreds of parking sites into one system. It connects to the apps and payment systems drivers already use. No complex setup. No tender process. Just an easier way to manage parking payments.
Research shows strong demand for this approach: 83% of parking app users want to have a single app across the UK, while 69% of drivers feel frustrated having to download or switch apps to pay for parking.
The NPP impact:
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Drivers
Pay for parking using their preferred app in any town or city.
Parking operators
Benefit from cost savings and greater efficiency.
Parking app providers
Offer better apps and value-added services.
Cities
Access richer parking data to inform smarter decisions.
The future of parking is an Open Market
Discover the Open Market
The Open Market changes the way people park. No more downloading multiple apps. Drivers choose the app that best suits their needs. Greater choice. More convenience. One simple system behind it all.
Open Market case study
The Department for Transport’s pilot scheme paved the way for a national NPP rollout. Ten local authorities proved the Open Market’s success – more resilience, greater efficiency and increased digital payments.
What is the NPP?
The National Parking Platform (NPP) simplifies data exchange and digital payments for local authorities and private operators. Data flows into a centralised platform, revealing new insights to inform smarter decisions.
Discover the Open Market
The Open Market changes the way people park. No more downloading multiple apps. Drivers choose the app that best suits their needs. Greater choice. More convenience. One simple system behind it all.
Open Market case study
The Department for Transport’s pilot scheme paved the way for a national NPP rollout. Ten local authorities proved the Open Market’s success – more resilience, greater efficiency and increased digital payments.
What is the NPP?
The National Parking Platform (NPP) simplifies data exchange and digital payments for local authorities and private operators. Data flows into a centralised platform, revealing new insights to inform smarter decisions.
An Open Market benefits everyone
Parking operator efficiency
Make cost savings from improved efficiencies
Remove costly procurement and complex legal processes
Enhance data analytics to support informed decisions
Increase resilience by having multiple suppliers to rely on
Streamline onboarding of new parking app providers
Provide more choice for drivers. Happier motorists. Fewer complaints
Free up staff time so employees can focus on other tasks instead of managing tenders
Driver convenience
Can use their preferred parking app anywhere
No need to download multiple apps
Access to additional services
Flexible payment options
Better connected to mobility services
Improved experience as more services become available
App innovation
Higher competition driving better products
Invest in better apps and smarter ways to pay
Simpler, more stable business models
Easier for new apps to enter the market
Common questions
Councils and private operators can join the Open Market now
Meet NPP Consortium – the organisation rolling out the National Parking Platform (NPP) across the UK. Set up following the Department for Transport’s pilot scheme, it’s leading the development and operation of the platform. WIth a mission to improve parking management, enhance the user experience and drive innovation.
Local authorities
If your town or city supports greater customer choice and innovation, and you want to increase mobile phone payments, Open Market parking is for you.
If you are looking for improved efficiency, greater resilience and enhanced data to support informed decisions, Open Market parking is for you.
Find out more
To find out how your area can benefit from the Open Market for parking, contact: shaun.price@easypark.net.
For more information, visit the NPP website.
Local authorities
If your town or city supports greater customer choice and innovation, and you want to increase mobile phone payments, Open Market parking is for you.
Find out more
To find out how your area can benefit from the Open Market for parking, contact: shaun.price@easypark.net.
For more information, visit the NPP website.
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