Penticton is giving the cashless society another boost with the start of a new mobile parking payment trial.

Residents and visitors can now use a phone app to pay for parking at meters in two locations: on the 100 block of Martin Street and at the 421 Ellis St. parking lot.

The Passport Canada app, created by Passport Parking LLC, both eliminates the need to carry change for parking meters and notifies you when your time is running out, even allowing you to feed the meter remotely.

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Siebert added they chose the two locations to try it out both on-street and in a parking lot.

Passport Canada is available on both Apple and Android devices and is free to download through the App Store or Google Play. Users can also manage their parking at .

The app also features a digital wallet which makes it possible for parkers to pre-load funds using their debit or credit cards to pay for future parking. All users who preload $20 will receive a $5 bonus in their digital wallet.

City hall will monitor use of the app and its effectiveness over the next few weeks before considering implementing it more widely. Feedback about the app can be sent to Siebert at tina.siebert@penticton.ca.