ANPR Parking: Extending Patrol Options With Digital Solutions with Unity5

ANPR Empowered Parking Enforcement is changing the way operators manage and patrol their car parks, offering smarter, more flexible options to complement traditional enforcement. As expectations rise and operational costs increase, parking operators are looking for ways to improve site coverage, enhance safety, and work more efficiently, without diminishing the value of well-managed, non-ANPR car parks.

For operators managing a diverse mix of high-traffic, remote, or difficult-to-patrol sites, the challenge lies in maintaining fair, consistent enforcement without overextending resources. This is where digital patrolling solutions like Bay Monitoring offer a practical, scalable alternative.

The Challenges of Traditional Patrol Models

Traditional enforcement relies heavily on physical patrols, which could present a range of issues:

• Inconsistent coverage: especially at remote or low-traffic sites
• Rising staffing costs: making it harder to maintain wide patrol areas
• Safety concerns: lone working and out-of-hours patrols increase risk
• Limited scalability: growing your patrol coverage often means hiring more staff

While these challenges don’t mean physical patrols should disappear, they highlight the need for additional, smarter ways to manage parking sites.

How Bay Monitoring Supports ANPR Parking

Bay Monitoring, part of our Zatpark platform, is designed to extend an operator’s enforcement options using ANPR-led digital patrolling. It allows operators to monitor and manage sites remotely, reducing reliance on physical patrols where they may not be practical or necessary.

Key benefits include:

• 24/7 automated bay monitoring: ideal for unmanned or remote sites
• Seamless integration with Zatpark: covering everything from contravention capture to appeals
• Customisable enforcement rules: tailored for each site, or even individual bays
• More efficient use of staff: focusing patrols where they add the most value
• Improved safety: fewer lone patrols and reduced out-of-hours visits

A Smarter, Blended Approach

ANPR parking doesn’t replace the need for physical patrols, it complements them. High-turnover town centre car parks, for example, still benefit from on-site teams. What Bay Monitoring does is offer operators the choice to digitally patrol sites where physical visits could become problematic, or if you wish to deliver round-the-clock coverage without increasing headcount.

By combining ANPR parking technology with traditional patrols, operators can:

• Scale their enforcement operations without increasing staff numbers
• Prioritise staff time on the most active or complex sites
• Improve service delivery, with fair and consistent enforcement across their estate

See it in Action

Bay Monitoring is already helping UK operators extend their ANPR coverage to sites previously considered impractical or unprofitable to patrol regularly. Fully integrated with Zatpark, it delivers a complete, end-to-end workflow from capture to case resolution, and we can arrange a trial to show what it could do for your sites.

About Unity5

Unity5 is the creator of Zatpark - SaaS Solutions For Parking, Enforcement and Environmental Management - Designed for private parking companies and public sector bodies, Zatpark delivers world-class features completely controlling and automating the full lifecycle of parking enforcement data, from issue to recovery action and every step in-between. Built-in ANPR, Moving Traffic Violation Management and dedicated Permit and Kiosk solutions, Zatpark, Zatmobile, Zatpermit, Zatenviro, and Zatpark Flexible Enforcement provide end-to-end management of all your PCN and FPN activities.