Toronto parking officials this week debuted the Comet, an electronic prepaid parking device that drivers can use to deduct the fees for an amount of time a car has parked at a given location from a prepaid account. The Ganis Systems-manufactured device, which is slightly larger than a credit card, has some Toronto officials hoping it will curb disabled parking permit abuse since the device could replace disabled drivers' dashboard placards, Maurice Anderson, president of the Toronto Parking Authority, tells CardLine. Currently, disabled motorists do not have to pay for street parking in Toronto, says Anderson, who added that many believe the disabled parking permit system, administrated by the Province of Ontario, has been abused for years. Drivers can purchase and add money to the Comet-connected account over the Internet, according to Ganis. Although the parking device would likely be mandatory for disabled motorists, Anderson doubts the Comet would be available to able-bodied drivers because of what he assumes would be a lack of interest in the device. Motorists would just as soon use the city's solar-powered, pay-and-display meters, he said.
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