Scott Gow

I have been in the parking industry c.30 years, seeing the introduction of the RTA91Act deploying decimalisation parking across the UK in the early 90’s.  I moved into the EV sector 2 years ago and see so many similarities of those early days in parking.   At the end of the day the experiences are intrinsically linked as you are parked when you are charging.  The wild west was so often used in the early days of parking and again I am hearing the same.

I also worked in the smart cities arena for several years, so I can see how IoT devices linked to the infrastructure will deliver efficiencies as well how the data will be used to influence so many other aspects of the public realm.

The challenge will be how procurement is best used to rollout out this critical infrastructure whilst limiting the risk to all stakeholders.