What You Need to Know The Philadelphia Parking Authority. [Video]

When feeding the meter in Philadelphia, we highly recommend using our widely popular mobile payment app, meterUP. But we get it—some of you may prefer paying directly at the meter or, in this case, parking kiosks. 

Just in case it’s been a while since you had to make an on-street parking payment, we want to ensure you’re on the up and up with our pay-by-plate parking kiosks. Check out the brief run-down below, and feel free to contact us with any issues or questions. 

What is a parking kiosk?

A kiosk, also known as a multi-space meter, is a solar-powered device for managing multiple parking spaces.

What are the features of pay-by-plate kiosks?

• 9” color touchscreenFour4 languages available ( English, Spanish, French, and Mandarin)
• Optional receipt
• Solar Powered
• Tracks payment by license plate number

What are the benefits of pay-by-plate kiosks?

• You do not need to display your parking receipts on the dashboard
• You can use any kiosk as long as you have …