On a recent trip to the airport to retrieve my daughter, I found myself in need of short term parking. As I entered the parking garage, I took my ticket from the parking ticket issuing machine and pulled forward, expecting to search for a parking space. Instead, I was greeted by rows with clearly marked…
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Parking ticket machines have become commonplace in car parks. By using advanced technologies, these machines are designed to automate parking services, a feature that brings several benefits. For one, automated parking allows the efficient management of parking space, a daily struggle for most operators. With the number of people using private means of transport in…
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Pay and display parking machines have quickly become the popular choice for public and private parking facilities in allowing for real-time payments and easy monitoring of paid parking areas. Rather than requiring a parking attendant to remain stationed at a parking area to collect payment or requiring customers to pay for parking as they are…
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Over recent years, technology has worked to address some of the most enigmatic issues that plague society, especially those issues that are common to cities with rapidly increasing populations. One technological advance that probably has not crossed the minds of many is automated parking. There are several benefits that make automatic parking an increasingly popular…
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Some of the biggest hassles we can experience when going out on the weekly shop on a Saturday morning is parking. It can always be congested and you can end up spending more time than needed driving around a car park either waiting for someone to vacate a spot or in a worst case scenario,…
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It is impossible to put a price on visiting a loved one who is in poor health in hospital, but that should not mean that we are subject to extortionate parking fees for the privilege. According to a report in The Guardian, hospital trusts made more than £226 million in the 2017 to 2018 period…
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The downtown area of any city can be a nightmare as far as parking is concerned. There usually aren’t enough spaces for all of the people who want to park there, whether it’s for work or leisure activities. When there’s a large event going on, this gets even worse, due to the influx of people…
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People hate hospitals. There is rarely anything good going on when someone goes to one. They are either visiting a sick loved one, or they are ill themselves and heading in for treatment. This makes parking mismanagement at hospitals all the more miserable. The last thing that you need when you’re dealing with emotional turmoil…
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Are looking for a car park payment system for your premises? In this guide, we take a look at the reasons for using self-service car park ticketing systems, where they are used as well as looking at the features of popular pay stations and barrier entry/exit terminals. What is a Self-Service Car Park System?…
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CAR PARK BARRIER SYSTEMS IN THE UK Car parks are usually restricted by the spaces accessible. For this reason, issues can emerge if there is no control over when cars are permitted to access a parking area. High-quality car park barrier systems can, however, enable you to control traffic. This can be done by restricting…
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