By Mark Prigg The Parker app will automatically shows users in Manchester where their nearest free spot is. 200 sensors are to be installed in parking bays in the first UK trial of the technology Smart parking spaces that can automatically alert drivers when they become free are set to be trialled in the UK for the first time. Manchester City Council is testing the new technology, used in American cities, with electronic sensors placed in 200 parking bays. For six months the system will be free to use and will not cost the council a penny either as a trial.
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Sensors will be installed in 200 Manchester parking spaces in first UK trial of the technology
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Smartphone owners can immediately see where the nearest free bay is - and how much it will cost
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'Manchester was the birthplace of the computer and continues to be a dynamic place keen to take on technical innovations, and so it is entirely fitting that we should be the first @placeholder city to properly test this new system.'