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When business and pleasure don’t mix

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For fleet managers, managing parking payments is tricky. Using solutions that aren’t tailored to fleets as a workaround may seem clever at the time, but these are riddled with risk and a massive time drain.

A workaround that doesn’t work

PayByPhone, the global leader in mobile parking payments, realised that a precarious approach to fleet parking was being adopted by businesses throughout the country. Companies were signing up for accounts designed for personal use, adding their company card and providing each driver with the same username and password.

Adam Dolphin, UK Sales Director, PayByPhone, says: “Companies can be forgiven for thinking this workaround might work but personal accounts just aren’t designed for that. It actually creates more work for a busy fleet manager, not less.”

Using a PayByPhone personal account to cater for a corporate fleet facilitates anonymous parking – businesses have no way of knowing who booked what session. Anyone with access to the account can park any vehicle and if a driver leaves the business, they still have the app, so can still pay for parking with their former employer’s card. Payment details are also visible to anyone with access to the account so these details could be misused.

“Fleet managers should always opt for solutions that are bespoke to their needs, like our PayByPhone Business, which delivers security, visibility and efficiency, enabling businesses to take back control,” Dolphin adds.

PayByPhone Business’ centralised system gives fleet managers visibility over all parking activity in a simple solution. The portal enables admins to manage their fleet of both vehicles and drivers, adding and removing access as appropriate.

PayByPhone Business is scalable, so there is no limit to the numbers of vehicles a company can add, and for added convenience, they can be added in bulk. Payment can be made from one credit card for all drivers for maximum simplicity. And for added security, once a driver or vehicle is deleted, the associated business payment card will immediately be removed, safeguarding the account.

To find out more and to sign up your fleet visit https://park.paybyphone.co.uk/business.

Mixing business with pleasure – a digital parking solution for grey fleets

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By Adam Dolphin, UK Sales Director at PayByPhone

Grey fleets – where employees use personal vehicles for business purposes – have become a popular transport solution. For organisations, it’s an attractive solution as they have less capital outlay and can pay lower taxes; and for the drivers, they take better care of the car as it’s their own. They also usually opt for more fuel-efficient vehicles, which can help the environment.

One drawback of grey fleets is ensuring the drivers are adequately compensated. But when it comes to parking, that issue is moot, thanks to PayByPhone, the global leader in mobile parking payments.

No more complicated expense reports

With PayByPhone Business, a new fleet management solution from PayByPhone, a company’s parking comes under one easy-to-use, centralised system so fleet managers have visibility over all parking activity in a simple solution.

PayByPhone Business means fleet managers don’t have to reconcile large numbers of parking expense reports each month – parking is paid via the app in 15 seconds. Drivers don’t have to keep receipts every time they park for work, either.

A truly paperless solution

For grey fleet drivers, paying for parking is doubly complicated as they have to constantly distinguish between parking for work, which can be claimed on expenses, and parking at other times. With PayByPhone Business, if a grey fleet driver has a PayByPhone personal account, they can simply switch between business and personal payment cards on the PayByPhone app when they park – it is simple as that.

Simplified management

PayByPhone Business provides companies with real-time visibility of who is parking where and in what vehicle via the Reporting Suite. The interactive dashboard shows when and where grey fleet drivers have parked. There is no limit to the number of drivers that can be added.

To find out more and to sign up your fleet visit https://paybyphone.co.uk/business/paybyphone-business

INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Fleet management made easy with PayByPhone

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Controlling costs, avoiding information overload, satisfying compliance regulations – the to-do list for a busy fleet manager is long and complex. That’s why services that help manage large, on-the-go workforces are at the top of any business-critical needs list. But now parking payments are one less thing to worry about, thanks to a new solution from PayByPhone, the global leader in mobile parking payments.

PayByPhone Business brings a company’s parking under one easy-to-use, centralised system so fleet managers have visibility over all parking activity in a simple solution – one app and one interactive dashboard are all you need.

Simplified management

PayByPhone Business is scalable, so there is no limit to the numbers of cars a company can add to the system, and for added convenience, they can be added in bulk. Fleet managers can add, remove and authorise drivers and vehicles easily and even assign drivers to specific vehicles. Payment can be made from one credit card for all drivers for maximum simplicity. And for added security, once a driver or vehicle is deleted, the associated business payment card will immediately be removed, safeguarding the  account.

With the detailed Reporting Suite, PayByPhone Business users have real-time visibility of who is parking where and when. Multiple reports are available including historical and current reports and full VAT reports. It is also possible to have multiple admins on the account.

Driver-focused ease

There are benefits for the drivers too. Authorised drivers pay for their parking in just 15 seconds using the PayByPhone app – that’s a 75% faster transaction time than with other payment methods. Drivers no longer need to pay out of pocket and keep track of receipts. This eliminates the headache for the driver, as well as the fleet admin of time-consuming monthly expense reports. Drivers can be alerted before their parking session is due to expire, avoiding those costly parking fines.

To find out more and to sign up your fleet visit https://paybyphone.co.uk/business/paybyphone-business

Improve efficiency, increase happiness and save money – all with business parking

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If your employees are still hanging around in the rain and cold, hassling with coins and wasting time on pay and claim, why not use RingGo Corporate?

It’s the UK’s leading phone parking solution, used by the UK’s largest utilities, telecoms, facilities management and security companies, and it’s offered across the UK.

One RingGo Corporate customer saves £3M pa having virtually removed PCNs and the admin of dealing with them. Another saves £500,000 pa.

Businesses that use RingGo Corporate say: 

  • Their employees are happier and more productive at work. 
  • They’ve improved control with the online parking reports.  
  • They claim back VAT with our HMRC approved invoice.  
  • Their business works more efficiently and
  • Customer satisfaction has increased as a direct consequence (yes, really!*)

How it works

You nominate drivers for your RingGo Corporate account.  They park where RingGo is offered and use the app, call or website to pay.  RingGo recognises the mobile or vehicle registration and offers immediate payment. 

Each time someone parks, the fee is debited from your prepaid account.  If the job overruns, employees can top up wherever they are. 

If you’re not already using RingGo Corporate, we wonder why.  It’s the easy, efficient way for employees to park and pay.

Call 01256 317523 for more information

*One of the UK’s leading telecoms providers insists their employees use RingGo Corporate whenever they park.  Engineers no longer worry about topping up their parking, watching for CEO’s or rushing to finish their jobs.  And customers are happier because of it.