What is Verrus pay by phone parking?
Verrus pay phone parking utilizes your mobile phone and an associated credit card. Rather than scrounging around for coins or cash or having a credit card on hand to swipe at a meter, you can now simply call a designated phone number and “park” your car. You can even pay from your vehicle – great for staying safe and comfortable or while on the run! Paying with Verrus also provides automatic text reminders when your time is about to expire and gives you the ability to remotely call in to extend your time making parking tickets a thing of the past. Additionally, your parking transaction history is available online with the ability to print out records for expensing or for tax deductions.

When did it Come About?
Verrus deployed the first pay by phone parking system within North America in 2001. Today, there are millions of mobile payment transactions processed within the Verrus system.

Where is it Available?
Verrus pay by phone parking is rolling out in new cities on a regular basis now covering over 90 cities and towns throughout North America and Europe. In Canada, the service can be found at on-street meters and/or off-street surface parking lots in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Toronto. In the U.S., coverage includes cities like Chicago, Seattle, Oakland, Honolulu, and Minneapolis and at popular campuses like Yale University. European service is mostly within the U.K. with cities like Westminster, York, Oxford, and Birmingham on board. Through Verrus’ continued efforts with cities and parking operators, service will be hitting your roads soon, if it hasn’t arrived already.

How does it Work?
Once set up with a Verrus account (preferably done in advance at www.verrus.com), it’s just 3 easy steps to park and pay by phone!

1)Call Verrus.
2)Enter the location number for your meter or parking lot.
3)Enter the total time you want to park for.

That’s it! From that point on, parking attendants will see your parked license plate associated with the particular Verrus location number – usually on a wireless handheld or mobile phone. Then when time is almost up, the Verrus system will send you a reminder in case you’d like to remotely top up your parking from any phone.

How do I get Started?
Sign up with a FREE Verrus account today at www.verrus.com! Your account can then be used wherever Verrus pay by phone service is available around the world.

Who’s Behind the Service?
Verrus Mobile Technologies Inc. is a Vancouver-based company that pioneered pay by phone services starting back in 2001. Today, its pay by phone parking is available in over 90 cities and towns throughout North America and Europe making it the most widely-used pay by phone system. It can also be found at Safeco Field where in the Summer of 2005, it launched the “OrderUp” mobile phone food and beverage ordering system alongside Verizon Wireless and the Seattle Mariners. Using state-of-the-art IT infrastructure supporting payments via SMS, IVR, and Web, Verrus has established a record of innovation and reliability with millions of payment transactions processed each year. For more information, please visit www.verrus.com.

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