LA Parking Meter Agent

Never run back to feed the meter again.

Text a photo of your meter and how long you're staying. It stays paid until you leave, and you get a heads-up before your time is up.

P Text PARK to (833) 549-6051

No app. No account. Works at any meter with the orange Text to Pay sticker, all over LA. Save the contact

One parking ticket: $60 and up. One coffee-shop afternoon, covered: about $6.

How it works

Three texts. That's the whole thing.

1

Snap the meter

Text a photo of the meter, or its code like SS8807, to (833) 549-6051.

2

Say how long

"2 hours" or "until 4pm". It pays the meter through the city's official pay-by-phone system and re-pays before time runs out.

3

Reply DONE when you leave

Ten minutes before your leave time it checks in. Staying longer? Just say so.

Built for people who actually park in LA

Working from a coffee shop. Dinner that runs long. The two-hour meter you forgot about.

  • Re-pays automatically a few minutes before the meter expires, as many times as it takes.
  • Buys the biggest block the city allows, so you pay the fewest transaction fees.
  • Tells you if a meter stops selling time so you're never guessing.
  • Stops the moment you say DONE. Nothing is charged after that.
Parked right now?Text PARK and send a photo of the meter.
Text (833) 549-6051
Example text conversation with the LA Parking Meter Agent: the user texts PARK, sends a meter photo and '2 hours', and gets payment confirmations and a check-in before their leave time.

Private beta

Access is by invitation right now. If a friend gave you this number, you're in.

P Text PARK to get started

The fine print

How opting in works, and what you're agreeing to.

Opting in and message details

Keyword campaign: a user texts PARK (or a photo of their parking meter) to (833) 549-6051. Meter Agent replies with this welcome message:

"Welcome to Meter Agent by FLAIR. I keep your parking meter paid until you leave. Msg frequency varies (about 4-8 msgs per parking session). Msg & data rates may apply. Reply HELP for help, STOP to cancel. Terms: parkingmeteragent.com/terms.html Privacy: parkingmeteragent.com/privacy.html"

Meter Agent never sends the first message. A user opts in by sending the first text to (833) 549-6051; every conversation is started by the user. Before a phone number can use the service, the account owner adds it to the approved list; unapproved numbers receive a single reply explaining that the service is private, and nothing further.

Reply STOP at any time to stop. Reply HELP for instructions. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency varies with how long you're parked, typically 4 to 8 messages per parking session.

What you're agreeing to

Meter Agent pays parking meters on your behalf using the payment method you provide, at the city's posted rate plus the city's per-transaction fee. You are responsible for parking legally, including posted time limits. You'll receive text messages about your parking session only; no marketing. Full details in the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.