Smart Parking: UK Station Car Park

Smart Parking’s sensitive, professional and consistent approach to car park management at one of the UK’s largest train stations has enabled the site to control this key resource fairly and effectively at peak times for staff and visitors.

Environment

Milton Keynes Central Station is one of the UK’s largest train stations and has over 4.5 million entries and exits per year. With a daily average of 12,328 passengers, there’s constant pressure on the surrounding facilities.

Problems and Challenges Overcome

The operators of the station were fully aware of the pressures large volumes of traffic were placing on their car parks. They were in desperate need of a car park solution that would improve traffic flow, reduce queuing upon exit, and provide the data analysis they required.

Solutions Deployed

Smart Parking introduced state-of-the-art ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) cameras to each of the sites, connected to industry-leading Pay and Display machines. Maximum stay and grace periods were also implemented in certain drop-off zones. Mobile patrol officers were deployed for additional support.

Key Benefits Delivered and KPIs

• Less confusion for visitors
• Better flow of traffic
• No build-up of traffic at the barriers when someone hasn’t validated/paid
• Increased revenue for the client

The huge increase in revenue from Pay and Display machines was a key indicator of the new system’s success. Positive feedback from the client and reports from the mobile attendants monitoring the car park confirmed that the system was working well. Finally, our data analysis showed that the car park was running far more efficiently.

Tail Gate Prevention

Smart Parking’s signage and camera technology, along with a high level of experience in camera positioning, mean our cameras have an industry-leading read percentage.

Red Line Style Traffic Enforcement

Smart Parking’s highly trained mobile attendants enforce parking restrictions across all areas of interest. This includes, but is not limited to, red lines, blue badge bays and no-parking zones.

Engagement with Governing Bodies

Smart Parking is enforcement-capable and is a member of the BPA and the IPC. We are fully engaged with these entities and adhere to a strict code of practice in line with their guidelines.

About Smart Parking Limited 

Smart Parking Limited (ASX:SPZ) | A Global Parking Business

Smart Parking Limited is a pioneering technology innovator and services company in the parking industry. With offices in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Denmark and the UK our aim is to bring our intelligent integrated smart parking services to the world and reinvent the parking experience.

The Company operates and manages thousands of car park spaces across the globe using our proprietary Smart Cloud technology linked with Automatic Number Plate Recognition/License Plate Recognition (ANPR/LPR) systems. This can be used as a single solution or with the option to be combined with payment solutions.

Smart Parking Limited has been an Australian Securities Exchange (ASX:SP) publicly listed company since early 2011.