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Cameron Price.

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Seven News.

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A hefty parking fine can ruin your day, but
now a new app is about to be trial to help

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you avoid them altogether.

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It's hoped the technology will eventually
not just that drivers pay for parking on their

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phone but even help them find that elusive
spot.

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It could be a tedious and time consuming task
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Sometimes I go like 3 - 4 turns around the
things I can take me half an hour, very congested.

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Everyone's fighting for it.

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But new technology is promising.

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Finding a car park and paying for it is about
to become much easier.

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Do a whole lot of transactions on our mobile
phone.

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Why not parking?

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It's called Park'nPay an app that will allow
you to avoid the metre and instead pay online.

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It'll even give drivers a heads up if their
park is about to expire or if the spot is

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about to turn into a no stopping zone, you
get notified in the event that the meter's

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running down so you can top it up on your
phone.

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It's believed the 10 minute grace period will
also still apply.

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Last year, the city of Sydney ranked in almost
$41 million in parking fine revenue gives

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you a bit of a buffer between you and the
parking officer, and there's nothing wrong

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with that.

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The app will be trialled here in The Rocks
and, if successful, will be rolled out across

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the state.

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There are hopes that one day drivers will
be able to use it to find available parking

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spots in real time.

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If we could get people into parking spaces
quicker, that means they're not driving around

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as long, which means we're reducing congestion.

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Similar technology is already proving successful
overseas.

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The trial is set to begin in the coming months.
Amber Laidler Seven News.