eTrip Ireland signs €5m deal with car park group

eTrip Services Ireland Ltd has announced the signing of a €5m contract with Ireland’s leading car parking organisation, the Q-Park Group.

Under the new contract, eTrip will provide an electronic tariff collection service for all interested Q-Park customers.

The new service is now available in Q-Park’s Setanta Place car park, and will be available soon at their new state-of-the-art car park in Marlborough Street, Q-Park Clerys.

The service will be rolled out in a further six car parks over the coming months, with a view to rolling out to all 31 Q-Park managed car parks nationwide by mid-2008.

eTrip will be providing an electronic tariff collection service for all Q-Park customers.

The eTrip system consists of a small electronic tag, which Q-Park customers will install onto their windscreen, when they enter the car park the barrier will lift, and the tariff will be deducted from their account on exit from the car park.

Customers can also sign up to eTrip’s tolling services using the same tag, which operates on all of the toll roads across Ireland.

Ray Peers, CEO of Q-Park said: "Q-Park is proud to be at the forefront of innovation in parking, and to be the first to offer our customers a ticket free service.

"By introducing the new eTrip service, we can now provide both our private and business customers with a convenient way to pay for their parking, and the option to combine it with tolling, enabling them to enjoy the practical benefits of today’s technology."