Boston sets up new parking ticket payment app

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BOSTON – Getting ticketed for parking in Boston won’t be any less painful to your wallet but it may become easier to deal with under a payment system the city rolled out Thursday.

Using a new smartphone app called Boston PayTix, you can skip a trip to city hall or a visit to the city’s online payment portal. The app, developed with the city by Xerox, replaces one from TicketZen that was introduced in 2014 as a pilot project.

As motorists paid through TicketZen, the city realized the demand for a mobile app to handle paying the fines. By the time the pilot project concluded in November, the city was handling over 2,100 ticket payment transactions a month through the app. But locally based TicketZen moved on, announcing a partnership for paying parking tickets with PayByPhone, which it said is used in hundreds of other cities.

To use PayTix, you scan the barcode on a parking ticket with your smartphone, enter payment information and press a button to send the money to the city.

Using the Xerox app, motorists can receive payment reminders and alerts to help them avoid late fees. They can also maintain a searchable online history of parking ticket payments, the city said Thursday in a statement.

Boston PayTix is available through the App Store and Google Play. Personal credit card information isn’t stored by PayTix and security safeguards are in place. To learn more visit cityofboston.gov/DoIT/apps/paytix.

Of course, for those who lack smartphones or prefer more sedate methods, you can still mail the city a check.