MiPermit and ParkRecharge have integrated together to produce a brand-new, unified solution for parking and EV charging payments, which has officially gone live in Ipswich.
By partnering with the Chargepoint Network Operator (CPO) ParkRecharge has launched one of the market’s only out-of-the-box cashless solutions that combines parking fees and EV charging into a single, effortless transaction.
The initial results from Ipswich have shown 67% of drivers using the EV chargers chose MiPermit to pay for both their parking and their charge.
The adoption rate proved the company’s belief that drivers want simplicity, it said, and if a frictionless, unified experience is provided, they embrace it “immediately”.
Beyond a simplified payment process, the partnership also aimed to address issues with broken, unmanaged, and abandoned charging points across UK EV infrastructure.
Many local authorities have been left stranded with non-functional hardware from providers that have exited the UK market.
Through its partnership, ParkRecharge is actively stepping in to revive these “derelict” assets, bringing them online, connecting them to our back-office systems, and keeping them running.
With ParkRecharge successfully managing over 80% of fault fixes remotely, local councils and private parking operators can offer infrastructure that the public can actually rely on, it said.
By linking real-time charging session data with Unity5’s Bay Monitoring smart enforcement, the company also assists local authorities and private parking operators tackle “icing” (when internal combustion vehicles block EV bays) and bay hogging.
This ensures charging bays remain available for those who genuinely need them, maximising accessibility and supporting wider green energy goals.
To see this integration in action, come meet the Unity5 team on the ParkRecharge stand at the upcoming Fleet Electrification Forum (FEF 2026) at Warwick Conferences on July 8th. We will be on-site together to share deeper insights from the Ipswich success story and demonstrate how local authorities and private operators can seamlessly scale their EV infrastructure.
Get in touch with the MiPermit team today to learn more about Park&Charge here.
