Please be aware that changes are coming into effect at the Rye Station car park in the next few weeks.
We are advised by Martin Darby, stakeholder manager with GTR (operators of our local Southern Rail services):
“I am writing to update you on some upcoming changes to car parking arrangements you may be interested in. The changes will see automatic number plate recognition, or ANPR, introduced at 13 stations, to join the 62 station car parks where it is already in use.
“We are working with our car park managers, APCOA, to provide information about the change in advance for users at each car park so they are aware of the upcoming changes.
“Customers will be able to pay for their parking by phone, through APCOA’s app, via the account-less SCANPAY system or online on APCOA’s website.
“The ANPR system also allows customers to pay later online if they are unable to pay when they arrive, with the ability to pay up to 24 hours after arrival. Most of our ANPR stations have a 20-minute grace period after arriving, so customers are still able to pick people up or drop them off.
“The two of the car parks which will see ANPR systems introduced and be in use from the week commencing July 17 that you may be interested in are:
– Rye
– Eastbourne station’s taxi rank.ANPR is already in use in the main station car park
“Parking will remain free for blue badge customers, and they will still need to register their vehicle and details with APCOA and display their blue badge in their car as at present.”
We understand the 20-minute grace period referred to in the statement will apply to the Rye car park.
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