App showing available parking to be trialled in Cardiff Published duration 3 August 2015

image copyright Jaggery/Geograph image caption Albany Road is one of the areas trialling the parking app

A free app to show drivers where they can park is being piloted in Cardiff.

The Smart Parking technology uses vehicle detection sensors installed at parking bays in the city to indicate available spaces - shown as green icons - with filled spaces showing as amber or red.

Cardiff is the first city outside London to use the technology.

The council said if the pilot is successful, it would look at extending the scheme.

The pilot area includes:

West Grove

The Walk

Museum Avenue

North Road

Museum Place

Park Place

Wellfield Road

Albany Road

Severn Road Car Park

Sophia Gardens Car Park

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