When drivers set off in their vehicles without paying the parking fee, an announcement urges them to pay at ‘flapless’ parking lots. So-called flapless parking lots using number plate recognition rather than locking units are growing now a day. In such spaces, drivers can park safely without having to go over a bump, which is the locking board, or flap.Parking lot administrators also like flapless parking because it reduces the number of cars that park illicitly with the drivers not paying.
The flapless system appeared on the parking-lot scene about seven years ago.License plates are recognized by a 1.3 meter-high narrow cylindrical reader that is installed at each parking space.When the vehicle enters, it is detected by an underground sensor and the yen then starts adding up while a notice stating “now charging” is lit up in red on the reading device.When the driver pays up, the notice in red changes to green with the message: “Your parking fee has been settled.”When drivers start moving without paying, a vocal announcement will remind them, “Please pay your parking fee when you leave.”
I-Tech records license-plate numbers of vehicles that have a history of illicit parking by comprehensively managing data of parking lots where the company’s parking equipment has been introduced.When a law-breaking vehicle is parked, staff can go to the site and urge the outlaw to settle his or her debt by slapping a notice on the vehicle.In flap board parking users, between 0.4 and 1 percent of drivers escape paying by parking their vehicles just in front of the locking device or just on top of the flap boards.
Parking Guidance solutions used to help people find parking spots quickly.The Parking Management Solutions constitutes the access control system, revenue management, and security system and boom barrier and toll management solutions.
Parking Management Solutions constitutes of:
- Video Surveillance (optional) –A multi-optional camera video surveillance system can be integrated into the solution.
- The current scenario in major cities and towns is the ever-growing human population as well as vehicle population. This has given rise to the need for multi- level parking lots. People tend to get frustrated in finding a parking spot in huge parking lots if not guided properly.
- Parking Management Solutions helps people find parking spots with ease at real time as well as provide a smooth flow of traffic to increase the revenue collection. Once a vehicle enters a parking lot it can be guided with the help of sensors or overhead lights on the availability of parking spots. For instance, a green light indicates available spot whereas a red light would indicate a parked spot. Hence the driver can navigate himself to the available spot. This reduces the dependency on extra attendants and reduces operational costs.
- Technologically advanced RFID tag based system provided a unique way of collecting parking revenue. Customers fill a certain amount of money in the tags through POS facilities. It facilitates for cashless transactions that would otherwise be in the hands of an operator. A RFID tag fitted vehicle can enter a parking lot; the tag gets validated by RFID readers along with Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras at the entry point. When the vehicle is at the exit point, another RFID reader detects the time spent in the parking lot allocates it in a price bracket and automatically deducts the respective amount from the tag. In case of any violations, the vehicle can be guided to the POS facility where he can pay the penalties.
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