Drivers of electric and hybrid vehicles will be able to park for free if they are charging their car.

Rochester Riverside multi-storey car park will be offering the deal between 6pm and 8am Monday to Sunday if the vehicle is being charged using one of their new charging points.

Motorists will still need to pay to 'fuel' their vehicle, however.

Medway Council is also piloting a ticketless parking system in the car park from November 22 for 12 months and if successful they plan to roll it out to other sites.

It will work using a new management system, supplied by Sagoss Ltd, which will read visitors’ number plates as they enter, using automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras.

When visitors are ready to leave they need to enter their registration details into one of two new parking kiosks and pay for their parking by cash, card or contactless.

There is also the option to pay by phone using the Go Mobon parking app.

The new ANPR cameras will then automatically raise the barrier as motorists exit after they have paid.

Residents can also sign up for an online parking account and ‘AutoPay’ option, which will record when a registered vehicle enters and leaves the car park then automatically bill the account holder’s account.

Cllr Phil Filmer, Medway Council’s portfolio holder for frontline services, said: "The new ticketless parking system will make it easier for residents, and visitors, to park and enjoy visiting Rochester without needing to display a ticket.

"I am also pleased that we are also able to offer local residents with electric, or hybrid, vehicles the opportunity to park for free overnight to charge their vehicles.

"This supports our Climate Change Action Plan and we are now working hard to achieve carbon neutrality across Medway by 2050."

For more information about the changes at Rochester multi-storey car park, and parking in Medway, visit their website here.

To register for an online parking account, visit the portal here.

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