Confused.com Launches a New Mobile Phone App to Make Parking Easier
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Posted on September 10, 2012 at 6:35:01 AM
Confused.com Launches a New Mobile Phone App to Make Parking Easier
CARDIFF, Wales, September 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Confused.com has highlighted that 69% of motorists avoid areas due to the cost of
parking. However, it has come up with a solution: the 'Confused.com Parking' app.
Confused.com Parking is the new easy-to-use parking app that gives drivers directions
to car parks, finds out how much they charge, and helps drivers choose the closest and
cheapest location via their current location using the GPS on their mobile phone or by
typing in an area or postcode.
Car insurance [http://www.confused.com ] expert Confused.com tackles the tricky
problem of parking prices with the latest addition to their growing app portfolio. The
new, free and useful car parking app has been developed for Confused.com by Rant Media
with data obtained in an exclusive partnership between Confused.com and Parking Data &
Research International. The data is updated several times a month.
The Confused.com Parking app provides transparency on car park prices to consumers and
is a solution to help save them money when shopping. The app means they no longer have to
just accept the first car park they stumble upon but allows users to make the best choice
for their pockets.
The app is free to download from Apple's App Store and takes advantage of the iPhone's
innovative mobile phone technology. The operating systems for the app are iOS 5 and later
and are compatible with iPhone 4 or later versions. The Confused.com Parking app is also
being developed for both Android and Windows phones and will be available later this year.
The parking app is the latest innovation from Confused.com this year with more to come
in the coming months.
App users can get directions to car parks, find out the cost of parking and choose
both the closest and cheapest.
Users can identify the cheapest car park before setting out on their journey by using
destination or postcode; whether disabled parking spaces are available; CCTV,
baby-changing facilities and even park-and-ride, and if they accept electronic payment -
we wouldn't want drivers to be caught short.
Drivers worried about their time limit expiring can use the app to set up a parking
timer to remind themselves the cost that has been clocked up and when their parking space
expires, plus costs attracted by choosing to stay longer. Phone alerts will be sent to the
user to make them aware of their car parking time.
The app is free and is so simple to use, even a child could use it. Drivers needn't
make parking any more difficult than it needs to be; they can just download the app and no
one's pocket money will be wasted on excessive parking prices.
Gonzalo Bernstein, Head of Business Development at Confused.com, who worked closely on
the development of the app, said: "We anticipate this app will help reduce arguments
between couples and friends in cars, reducing the time spent driving around aimlessly
looking for space and also reducing costs.
"The app is free so we anticipate iPhone users will snap up the chance to save time
and money with it, and we anticipate announcing both Android and Windows versions before
the end of this year.
"It goes without saying that we recommend the app is either used when stationary or by
a passenger and never by a driver in motion."
For more about the app, please visit: http://www.confused.com/parking-app
About Confused.com:
Confused.com was the UK's first price comparison site for car insurance. Confused.com
is one of the UK's biggest and most popular price comparison services. Launched in 2002,
it generates over one million quotes per month. It has expanded its range of comparison
products over the last couple of years to include more specialised insurances such as
learner driver insurance [http://www.confused.com/car-insurance/learner ] and landlords'
insurance [http://www.confused.com/home-insurance/landlord ]. Also, Confused.com allows
users to compare and buy life insurance [http://www.confused.com/life-insurance ].
PR Contact:
Sarah Wenham
Confused.com Press Office
Friary House
Greyfriars Road
Cardiff
CF10 3AE
+44(0)2920-434275
http://www.confused.com
Confused.com
CARDIFF, Wales, September 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Confused.com has highlighted that 69% of motorists avoid areas due to the cost of
parking. However, it has come up with a solution: the 'Confused.com Parking' app.
Confused.com Parking is the new easy-to-use parking app that gives drivers directions
to car parks, finds out how much they charge, and helps drivers choose the closest and
cheapest location via their current location using the GPS on their mobile phone or by
typing in an area or postcode.
Car insurance [http://www.confused.com ] expert Confused.com tackles the tricky
problem of parking prices with the latest addition to their growing app portfolio. The
new, free and useful car parking app has been developed for Confused.com by Rant Media
with data obtained in an exclusive partnership between Confused.com and Parking Data &
Research International. The data is updated several times a month.
The Confused.com Parking app provides transparency on car park prices to consumers and
is a solution to help save them money when shopping. The app means they no longer have to
just accept the first car park they stumble upon but allows users to make the best choice
for their pockets.
The app is free to download from Apple's App Store and takes advantage of the iPhone's
innovative mobile phone technology. The operating systems for the app are iOS 5 and later
and are compatible with iPhone 4 or later versions. The Confused.com Parking app is also
being developed for both Android and Windows phones and will be available later this year.
The parking app is the latest innovation from Confused.com this year with more to come
in the coming months.
App users can get directions to car parks, find out the cost of parking and choose
both the closest and cheapest.
Users can identify the cheapest car park before setting out on their journey by using
destination or postcode; whether disabled parking spaces are available; CCTV,
baby-changing facilities and even park-and-ride, and if they accept electronic payment -
we wouldn't want drivers to be caught short.
Drivers worried about their time limit expiring can use the app to set up a parking
timer to remind themselves the cost that has been clocked up and when their parking space
expires, plus costs attracted by choosing to stay longer. Phone alerts will be sent to the
user to make them aware of their car parking time.
The app is free and is so simple to use, even a child could use it. Drivers needn't
make parking any more difficult than it needs to be; they can just download the app and no
one's pocket money will be wasted on excessive parking prices.
Gonzalo Bernstein, Head of Business Development at Confused.com, who worked closely on
the development of the app, said: "We anticipate this app will help reduce arguments
between couples and friends in cars, reducing the time spent driving around aimlessly
looking for space and also reducing costs.
"The app is free so we anticipate iPhone users will snap up the chance to save time
and money with it, and we anticipate announcing both Android and Windows versions before
the end of this year.
"It goes without saying that we recommend the app is either used when stationary or by
a passenger and never by a driver in motion."
For more about the app, please visit: http://www.confused.com/parking-app
About Confused.com:
Confused.com was the UK's first price comparison site for car insurance. Confused.com
is one of the UK's biggest and most popular price comparison services. Launched in 2002,
it generates over one million quotes per month. It has expanded its range of comparison
products over the last couple of years to include more specialised insurances such as
learner driver insurance [http://www.confused.com/car-insurance/learner ] and landlords'
insurance [http://www.confused.com/home-insurance/landlord ]. Also, Confused.com allows
users to compare and buy life insurance [http://www.confused.com/life-insurance ].
PR Contact:
Sarah Wenham
Confused.com Press Office
Friary House
Greyfriars Road
Cardiff
CF10 3AE
+44(0)2920-434275
http://www.confused.com
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