All Ipswich Borough Council car park ticket machines and vending machines have been adapted to take the new £1 coin, which was issued today.
The machines can also take the old coin until they cease to be legal tender in October.
A spokesman said there are more than 50 machines across the 15 short and long-stay car parks run by the Council. “We had sufficient notice about the introduction of the new coin so the recalibration of the ticket machines was all done in time.”
He added: “We have also changed the vending machines in our sports centres, swimming pools and the Museum for the ease of customers, who can use both types of £1 coins until October.
“Where we have been unable to change some of the clothes lockers at our sports facilities we will keep a ready supply of old £1 coins for people to ‘swap’ so they are not inconvenienced.”
