Louth County Council appeal for vigilance at pay parking meters

Louth County Council is advising the public to exercise vigilance when using pay parking machines, following reports of bogus QR codes discovered on parking meters in other parts of the country.

In Louth, pay parking machines managed by Louth County Council offer users a number of different ways to pay for a parking session. This includes cash, along with credit and debit card, and remotely through an app which can be downloaded to smartphones.

The Council said:

"The local authority have engaged the company ‘APCOA Parking’ to provide a convenient remote system of pay parking through the APCOA Connect app. Rather than using pay and display machines, APCOA Connect allows you to pay for your parking securely by credit or debit card via your mobile phone. The easiest way to pay remotely is to download the APCOA app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

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"The council is advising motorists not to scan any QR codes or barcodes that may appear on parking meters, as there is a potential that these may be linked to fraudulent websites. Instead users are encouraged to download the APCOA Connect app directly to their phone and make necessary payments through the app."

Anyone who discovers a QR code on a pay parking machine in Louth is asked to report it to Louth County Council at 042 9335457 or email info@louthcoco.ie.