Zipstall parking app sent cease-and-desist letter by City of Edmontons vendor HotSpot – Edmonton [Video]

A local tech business that was helping drivers find cheap parking has been sent a cease-and-desist letter from the vendor now handling mobile parking payments for the City of Edmonton.

Zipstall made finding the best deal on parking easy, putting most spots — public and private — on one mobile app.

“For me, I thought Edmontonians deserved a tool that showed them all the options like Expedia,” said Zipstall founder Kevin Petterson.

The app launched four years ago during the pandemic. It shows which parking stalls are available, how much they cost, and allows drivers to end their parking session early.

“Zipstall is essentially my way of solving parking for Edmontonians because I feel like the industry has been taking advantage of parkers for decades,” he said.

“We don’t make you guess how long you’re going to be parked. We want to be able to pay for the time you actually …