Editing Parking meter (section)

==Alternatives==
[[File:ParkingmeterAustinTX.JPG|thumb|right|Pay and display ticket machine in [[Downtown Austin]], [[Texas]]|upright]]
[[File:EasyPark in-vehicle parking meter by On Track Innovations.jpg|thumb|right|alt=An example of an in-vehicle parking meter, the EasyPark device by On Track Innovations|An example of an in-vehicle parking meter, the EasyPark device by Parx|upright]]
In the US states of [[Texas]], [[Maryland]], [[California]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Utah]], [[Virginia]], and the whole of the [[European Union]], holders of a [[disabled parking permit]] are exempt from parking meter fees on public streets. In some states, handicapped parking meters exist, which must be paid at the same rate as regular meters. However, one will also receive a violation ticket if a valid handicapped license plate or placard is not displayed on the vehicle.

Some cities have gone to a device called a Parkulator, where the users purchase a display device, usually for $5 or $10, then load it with as much time as they care to buy.<ref name="Parkulator">{{cite news|last=Hill-Holtzman|first=Nancy|title=Portable Parking Meters a Tick Away|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-19-we-802-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=18 January 2011|date=19 January 1992}}</ref> They then activate the device when they park at a location, and place the display device on their dashboard so it is visible from the front windshield. The device counts down the time remaining on the device while it remains activated. When they return, the clock stops running, and the person does not overpay for unused time. In the [[UK]], parking and paying with a credit or debit card through a dedicated telephone service is now possible.<ref name="Mobileparking">{{cite web|last=Leyden|first=John|title=Park and pay by mobile comes to London|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/01/09/park_and_pay_by_mobile/|publisher=The Register|access-date=18 January 2011}}</ref> Civil Enforcement Officers that patrol the parking area are automatically informed through their handheld devices.


An [[in-vehicle parking meter]] is a handheld electronic device, the size of a pocket calculator, that drivers display in their car windows as a parking permit or as proof of parking payment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parkingtoday.com/articledetails.php?id=47|title=Parking Today|publisher=Parking Today|access-date=19 August 2013}}</ref> Implementation of IVPM began in the late 1980s in [[Arlington, VA]],<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://www.arlnow.com/2011/10/11/electronic-ipark-devices-available-again|title=Electronic iPark Devices Available Again|date=11 October 2011 |publisher=ARLnow.com|access-date=19 August 2013}}</ref> and is spreading to campuses and municipalities worldwide as a centralized method of parking management, revenue collection, and compliance enforcement. Another technology offers the possibility of reloading money (parking time) to the device via a secure Internet site.