06/09/2005 - Javno podjetje Parkirišča gets up to date by introducing 48 new Parking Meters
6 September 2005 – The mayor of Ljubljana Danica Simšič and the managing director of Javno podjetje Parkirišča company Gregor Feist performed the opening ceremony at the setting up of 48 new parking meters which enable the settling of parking fees by using Moneta m-pay services. The opening took place at Trg Mladinskih delovnih brigad, where the first of the parking meters was set up on 13 July 2005; however, it did not to mark the end of the project of setting up parking meters as the company is planning to install additional 102 parking meters.
At the press conference and opening ceremony the mayor Danica Simšič emphasized the significance of the acquisition of new parking meters, which brings Ljubljana in line with modern European capitals providing drivers with advanced and, most importantly, an easier way of settling parking fees. The managing director of Javno podjetje Parkirišča expressed great satisfaction with the first phase of installing the parking meters, and added that the new form of settling parking fees is undoubtedly more user-friendly while also representing a substantial advancement in terms of the company's operations. In his speech Mr Feist also mentioned the problems related to the project and emphasized: “The hardest stage is behind us. Let us proceed in the rhythm of progress”. Mobitel’s Executive Vice President Tomaž Menih also welcomed the setting up of parking meters and emphasized the advantages of using m-pay services: »Moneta m-pay is a simple, fast, safe and convenient method of payment, as we carry a mobile phone with us almost at all times. To execute the payment we simply dial 189 followed by the amount of the parking fee. So, if the payment is SIT 100, we call 189100, establish the connection, and place the mobile phone close to the Moneta terminal. The transaction is carried out within seconds. It is also worth noting that the actual payment is delayed as it is carried out by settling the monthly bill.«
The second third of the planned parking meters will be available to users in 2006, with the total of 150 parking meters operating by the end of 2006. The parking meters accept Slovenian banknotes, while parking fees can also be covered by Moneta m-pay service. The total investment value of the parking meters, its control center, and a three-year maintenance is SIT 270 million (VAT incl.), while the total value of the construction works amounts to SIT 15.8 million. Siemens Slovenija was selected for the establishment of parking meters, the control center and for a three-year maintenance as the best bidder in the public tender of 2004.
Moneta
The mobile payment service includes payments using Moneta on the Internet, at vending machines, terminals and Moneta in Phonesales. The first steps were taken in the summer of 2001 when Mobitel introduced Moneta payment on the Internet, while payment at vending machines was added in May 2002. Ticket booking and purchasing was introduced in the autumn, with purchasing via terminals following in August 2003; a novelty – payment by Moneta in Phonesales, which was developed by Mobitel in cooperation with Nova KBM bank, was introduced in May 2005. Moneta services are currently available at over 4,000 sales points across Slovenia, with the number increasing daily. Moneta has already been used by over 100,000 users conducting over a million transactions. Mobitel GSM/UMTS subscribers and Debitel subscribers settle the cost of the purchases as part of their monthly mobile telecommunications services bill which includes itemisation of the purchases made. Nova KBM clients can settle their bill directly from their transactions accounts; in this way Moneta service can also be used by Mobi prepaid users.
Parking fee payment by Moneta is already available at 141 parking parking meters in Ljubljana, Celje, Koper, Novo Mesto, Izola, Ptuj and Portorož, while mobile phones can also be used for payment in Kranj and Nova Gorica.
For additional information please contact:
Darja Pungerčar, tel: 031 673 205, e-mail: info@parkirisca-lj.si
Urša Manček, M.Sc., Public Relations Office, Mobitel d. d., Vilharjeva 23, 1537 Ljubljana, tel. 01/47 22 920, e-mail: pr@mobitel.si
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