People who opt to park in certain streets in Nottingham will soon find their only method of paying is by mobile phone.

Yellow lines and signs for a new service by RingGo have been installed in roads around the New College Nottingham Basford Hall site, reports the Nottingham Post.

While permits will be handed out to some residents and those with a blue badge will still be able to park for free, everyone else will have to pay for parking via a mobile. This means all visitors and commuters who use the streets in question will have to use the service.

Restrictions are set to be put in place between 09:00 and 17:00 GMT on Mondays to Fridays and the charge will be £1.50 per day. Households on the streets that are included in the scheme are able to secure up to three residential and visitor permits.

A council spokesman said: "The aim of these new arrangements is to manage parking in some residential streets by striking a better balance between residents and commuters for the availability of spaces."

The representative added RingGo is simple to use and setting up an account is easy. Any parking space can then be paid for as soon as it has been found.

However, some local people have yet to be won over by the idea, with Martin Clough of Aspley suggesting the scheme is "just too inconvenient and complex" for occasional visitors. He also described it as "just another barrier" for a lot of people who may wish to spend time in the area.

Dennis Andrews, chairman of Nottingham Elders' Forum, indicated one problem could be the fact that not everyone has a mobile phone - and even some of those who do may not be confident about paying for parking with it.

He also pointed out that it is possible people could run out of battery or lose signal, making it difficult to complete a transaction.

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