Virtual parking season tickets are set to be introduced for motorists in Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge this month as Sedgemoor District Council goes paperless.
Sedgemoor District Council offers season tickets for its long-stay car parks across the Burnham-On-Sea area, allowing motorists to benefit from discounted parking without the need to buy tickets each day.
From Tuesday 27th August, buyers of new season tickets will receive a ‘virtual’ permit rather than a paper permit.
Council spokeswoman Claire Faun told Burnham-On-Sea.com: “Under the system, parking officers check a central database to see if the car is permitted to park in a particular car park.“
“There will be no need to display a paper permit and therefore no risk of losing the permit or forgetting to place it in the windscreen.”
“Customers can change their vehicle details on-line so the virtual permit can be used for any number of cars but will only be valid for one vehicle at a time.”
“The scheme operates on-line through the MiPermit system. Customers may also apply by telephone rather than on-line if they wish.”
“Existing permit holders should continue to display their permit until it expires.”
Full details will be available on the council’s web-site from Tuesday, 27th August.
