Editing Pay and display (section)

==Systems==
The first generation of pay and display machines in the United States was introduced in 1950 by Park-UR-Self, based in San Francisco, California. Park-Ur-Self has grown to become the leading manufacturer of pay and display machines in the United States and now goes by the name Ventek International.

=== Pay and display ===
Pay and display systems differ from road-side [[parking meter]]s in that one machine can service multiple vehicle spaces, resulting in lower set up costs. In addition, this system theoretically prevents drivers from taking advantage of parking meters that have time remaining; this factor alone has doubled parking revenues in cities that have switched to pay and display.<ref>[http://www.preciseparklink.com/pdfs/City-reaps-big-profit-in-parking.pdf Toronto reaps big profit in parking] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820181940/http://www.preciseparklink.com/pdfs/City-reaps-big-profit-in-parking.pdf |date=2007-08-20 }} - www.preciseparklink.com</ref> A driver may occasionally take advantage of remaining time should a departing parker give away a ticket with remaining time. This can be prevented by putting the license plate number on the ticket.

In addition, pay and display machines can also accept a wider variety of coins, and many even accept [[credit cards]], making it unnecessary for drivers to carry large amounts of change. The use of credit cards has another advantage - the machines do not have to be emptied of coins as often, and the costs of counting coin and possible pilfering by employees who empty the parking meters also reduces their overall costs.

In the [[United Kingdom|UK]] pay and display is used for both on-street parking control and parking in [[Parking lot|car parks]] and [[multi-storey car park]]s where access barrier systems are not installed.
====Machines====
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File:Torontoparkingmachine.jpg|A machine in Canada operated by the [[Toronto Parking Authority]].
File:Par fee machine.jpg|Example of a machine which accepts not only coins, but bills, credit, debit and prepaid cards.
File:PayDisplay-UserFriendly-ChargingSystem-CamdenLondon.jpg|Message reads "This machine will calculate the correct parking period for whatever value of coins you insert subject to a minimum charge of 40p and a maximum of £9.60"
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====Tickets====
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File:Albertparkticket.JPG|An Australian pay and display ticket, issued by a Reino machine.
File:Frankston City Council parking ticket 2019-04-10.jpg|Australian pay and display ticket.
File:2015 Madeira Samsung (170).jpg|Portuguese pay and display ticket on dashboard of vehicle.
File:Parking ticket Wohnmobile Kronenburger See, Germany 2015.jpg|German ticket.
File:Bilet parkingowy z Wrocławia.jpg|Polish parking ticket.
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===Pay on foot===
[[File:Parkscheinautomat Skidata.jpg|thumb|A machine for the pay on foot system.]]
Pay on foot is a variant where the driver is issued with a ticket at a barrier upon entering the car park. At the end of their stay the driver inserts the ticket into a machine which calculates the amount based on the duration of stay. The driver then exits the car park by inserting the paid ticket into another barrier. This system means that drivers do not have to decide on their duration in advance.

===Higher technology systems===
Progressions of pay and display include [[pay by phone parking]] and [[Pay by Plate]], where payment is linked to a specific [[vehicle registration plate]].

=== Coupon parking ===
[[File:Couponparking.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Coupons used for parking in Singapore]]
'''Coupon parking''', also known as ''parking vouchers'', is a variation of pay and display without the use of machines; instead, the motorist purchases a booklet of coupons in advance from the authorities. To use a parking coupon, the motorist has to completely tear off tabs of the date and time, or scratch off panels on the date and time in which he/she leaves the vehicle.  This process is similar to [[disc parking]], except that a parking disc is reusable whereas a coupon can only be used once. In the [[Republic of Ireland]], reusable free-parking discs are unknown and parking coupons are called "parking discs".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ombudsman.gov.ie/en/AboutUs/InformationforSchools/YouaretheOmbudsmanHowwouldyoudecide/|title=You are the Ombudsman! How would you decide?|work=Information for Schools|publisher=Office of the Ombudsman|accessdate=11 April 2011|location=Dublin}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/travel_and_recreation/traffic_and_parking/parking_fines_and_vehicle_clamping.html|title=Parking fines and vehicle clamping|date=11 March 2011|work=Citizens Information|publisher=Citizens Information Board|location=Dublin|accessdate=11 April 2011}}</ref>  The coupon is displayed on the dashboard or hung from the top of a door window facing the roadside. Multiple coupons are used if the parking time exceeds the allowance given for a single coupon, though this is not always permitted.  The system is widely used in [[Singapore]] and [[Brazil]], and in parts of some countries such as [[New Zealand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Austria]], [[Ireland]] and [[Israel]].