Cardiff, Wales has implemented an easy-to-use card program for managing public car rentals. Citizens register to be issued a contactless smart card that enables them to use one of the ten low-emission cars recently added to the city’s transportation scheme at their leisure. To rent a car, a cardholder simply unlocks the car with their contactless card and enters a personalized pin number into a locked box to release the keys.

The hourly car rental program provides residents with the convenience of occasional car use without the cost of private car ownership. Cardiff’s innovative use of contactless technology is another example of secure and convenient access control.
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