Parking Machines
Without Gates
LEARN MOREAre you looking for a Parking MachineWith -OR- Without Barrier Gates
Typically, the very first issue to be resolved regarding a Parking Machine inquiry is are you looking for Parking Machines -
with OR
without Parking Lot Gates. If you aren't familiar with both systems, we provide a quick summary below. Here is a more detailed
parking system comparison. And if you are focusing mostly on
parking system staffing costs, we provide more detail for that analysis as well!
Parking Machines WithOUT Barrier Gates
These walk-up parking machines allow parking payment for Pay & Display, Pay By License, or Pay By Space. There are no barrier gates to control access to the lot. Parkers enter, park, then pay. For Pay & Display mode, a receipt may be required to be placed on the dashboard of the vehicle so that that Parking Enforcement Officers may easily enforce parking violations.
For Pay By Space mode, the Parker enters the space number where they parked, then pays for parking. Parking Enforcement Officers may print Valid Space or Empty Space reports to monitor parking violations. Also, such reports may be viewed on-line or on parking citation writers. Similarly with the Pay By License mode, the Parker enters their license plate, then pays for parking. Parking Enforcement Officers may view valid license reports from the parking machine, on-line or on their parking citation writer.
Parking Payment Machines WITH Barrier Gates
Parking systems with barrier gates control ingress and egress for a parking lot. A Flat-Rate Parking System
is the most basic starting system. This involves a flat-rate payment on entry OR exit. If there were two laneways (i.e. one Entry Lane + one Exit Lane), then only one lane would require a parking payment machine. The other lane would have a barrier gate that detects the presence of a vehicle, which opens the gate or a “free” in/out gate. This second gate prevents vehicles from driving out the wrong way and avoiding payment.
If you wish to charge for parking based on time in the lot (rather than a flat rate regardless of parked in the lot), then a Full-Featured Parking System
is what you’re looking for. This type of system prints a ticket upon Entry, then at Exit a parking fee is charged based on the time spent in the lot. The Full-Featured System can incorporate unattended parking machine payments, attended parking machine payments, intercoms, access cards, validations, parking reservations, and many other features.
Parking BOXX accommodates the needs of small lots as well as large, complex parking systems. Parking BOXX has over 80 years of parking systems experience, service partners throughout North America, and parking sites in operation from Los Angeles, the Caribbean to Newfoundland. Parking BOXX parking systems reliably run sites with thousands of daily vehicles and millions in annual parking revenue.
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