An Unexpected Benefit of Parking Counting

As more lots move from gated & controlled to self-directed payment, asset owners are often left to wonder: are parkers always paying for their spots? Is non-compliance an issue? How often, when, and where? For smaller lots, a quick manual check of car dashboards can ensure that drivers are paying but what about multiple lots and larger parking areas? How can lot owners maintain awareness of compliance?

With parking counting technology such as OpenSpace, every car that enters a lot is accounted for in real time. The benefits of parking counting in improving customer service and increasing revenues are well documented. But parking counting can also help asset owners ensure better payment compliance. By using a simple formula to compare the number of paid tickets to the number of cars detected in the lot, you can get an exact tally of how many cars aren’t paying for their spots.