The world's first talking parking ticket has been unveiled. Designed by British company FlashPark, the ticket plays a 'friendly' pre-recorded message warning drivers to remove their car or face a fine from the DVLA. The drivers can also record a reply
The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 said landowners are entitled to stop people parking on private property using parking charge notices, but the enforcement must be fair and reasonable.
The audio message can be pre-recorded by the landowner.
A warning to the driver that their details may be obtained from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and could lead to a fine is then automatically added to the end of the message.
According to latest figures, the DVLA in Swansea handed over details of 1.5 million motorists to private enforcement companies last year - raking in an estimated £150 million in fines.
Ticket developer Costas Constantinou said: 'The flexibility of this verbal delivery method allows issuers to be as stern or as straightforward as they see fit depending on the situation.'
Future versions of the technology will allow drivers to record a response to the landowner on whose behalf the ticket was issued in the first place.
While the ticket's makers hailed it as playing fair by the motorist, Professor Stephen Glaister, director of the RAC Foundation, was less enthusiastic.
He said: 'For drivers already nagged to death by their satnavs this is the last thing they will want to hear if they have been slapped with a ticket.
'Perhaps the words should be replaced with soothing music.
'How about Money for Nothing by Dire Straits?'
The AA also had doubts about the initiative.
A spokesman said: 'We hope the electrics do not interfere with car electronics like remote locking systems otherwise those that place these devices on cars may find they get more than they bargained for.'
Source: DailyMail
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