New ticketless pay-by-plate machines will replace the current parking meters in Blenheim's town centre. Town centre shoppers can finally say goodbye to loose change in their car ashtray as Blenheim parking meters are set to go paperless. Council project and contract manager Robyn Searle said 179 'Duncan' parking meters around town would be replaced by 24 pay-by-plate terminals, or one terminal per seven parks. Councillor Gerald Hope said he supported the new pay-by-plate system as it would help "de-clutter" the town centre of its old parking meters. Signs were required at each entrance to a pay-by-plate zone, and this was being planned by Marlborough Roads, the report said.

Source: Stuff February 07, 2019 00:45 UTC