The waiting is over for credit card use in the downtown parking pay machines.

Credit card use is now up and running in the machines and have been tested with Visa debit cards. The machines also accept Mastercard.

New instructions have been posted on the machines. Police Sgt. David Bonney said the process starts just like when someone used quarters by typing in their parking space number. People then insert their credit card into the machine, facing down with the stripe on the right, and remove it like they would at an ATM.

The machine automatically will add $.25 to the total for 30 minutes. People can add more time by pressing the blue button for $.25 or 30 minutes. The yellow button is for the maximum time, except in Lot 5, which has a three hour limit. The yellow button is for a $1 in Lot 5.

After adding how much time people want, they then press the green button to end the transaction. That is when the machine will call the credit card company to apply the charge to their account.

Bonney said there will be a delay when the machine calls the credit card company to authorize the charge. The delay can be 30-45 seconds, and there will be a series of beeps as the machine calls. People will receive two receipts at the end of the transaction—one for the parking space and one for the credit card transaction.

If people have problems, they can call the Millburn Police Department Traffic Bureau at 973-564-7001.

The Township Committee agreed to the upgrade at a meeting in December, and it's expected to cost $835 for all six machines with an additional $1,080 in yearly fees for the service. The agreement came after business leaders persisted in asking for something to be done about the machines, citing complaints from customers.