Coupon parking

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Coupon parking is a variation of parking payment. It is similar to the pay and display mechanism without the use of machines; the motorist is to purchase a booklet of coupons in advance from the authorities instead.

Set up costs are lowered as compared to parking meters, but its effectiveness is solely determined by the ability to enforce the system by parking attendants. The system is widely used in Singapore, and in parts of some countries such as New Zealand and Malaysia.

To use a parking coupon, the motorist has to completely tear off tabs of the date and time in which he/she leaves the vehicle. The coupon is then displayed at the dashboard. Multiple coupons are used if the parking time exceeds the allowance given for a single coupon.

[edit] Further reading

• Coupon parking in Singapore, Housing and Development Board Singapore, retrieved 4 January 2007
• Council opts for coupon parking system finally, New Straits Times, 27 January 2007