What to know about ParkPlus credits
ParkPlus credits are funds in your ParkPlus account that you can use to quickly and conveniently pay for parking on-street or at Calgary Parking lots and parkades.
You can add ParkPlus credits by adding funds to your ParkPlus account. Most people purchase enough ParkPlus credits for a week or a month or earn them through seasonal parking deals and promotions.
Here are some benefits of adding funds to your ParkPlus account:
- Pay only for the time you park: Start and stop your parking session as needed so you don’t pay for more time than you use. However, some lots charge a flat daily rate and require a flat daily rate payment even if you don’t use it all that time.
- Credits for unused time: Any unused time (outside of minimum purchase conditions) will be credited to your account. The minimum purchase for on-street parking is $0.50 and the minimum in a surface lot or parkade is 30 minutes.
- Fast activation: Pay from your device and easily start or end parking sessions without needing to go to a physical pay machine and potentially wait in line.
- Flexible payment options: You can also start and end your parking sessions on the MyParking app or ParkPlus for web, text to park, or call to park with easy-to-follow prompts.
- Park friends or family: To pay on behalf of a vehicle not registered to a ParkPlus account, use the Park a Friend feature on the MyParking App or ParkPlus for web. The licence plate must be registered on ParkPlus but can be attached to another account.
- Courtesy notifications: "Low balance notifications" can be enabled to send alerts when your ParkPlus account balance is low. You can select a threshold of $25, $50, or $100. You can also set up a phone or text alert to know when your parking session will expire.
- Detailed reports: You can export detailed reports of your monthly parking transactions for the previous six months. The reports can be emailed to print or saved as a .pdf or .xlsx file. Easily separate reports by phone number. If you need reports for tax purposes, we recommend they be downloaded bi-yearly. For detailed reports longer than the previous six months, send an email request to parkplus@calgary.ca with the account information and timeframe. We'll be happy to send one to you.
This winter, stay warm and skip standing in line at ParkPlus pay machines. Whether you're getting around for work, play or spending a day out, the ParkPlus credits in your ParkPlus account help you avoid stress and easily pay for parking. Visitors and other Calgarians without a ParkPlus account can conveniently use the Virtual Pay Machine to pay for parking.
Make the most of ParkPlus credits to make life better with long-term parking flexibility.
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