How They Work: Pay-by-Plate Parking Meters
Updated on: May, 5, 2025
Originally posted on: Aug, 25, 2020 10:36AM ET • 1 min read
Are you considering installing parking meters to manage your paid parking operation? As a property or facility manager, it’s important to create seamless customer parking experiences while meeting your facility’s operational needs. Parking equipment is the foundation of your operations; therefore, choosing the right technology is essential for the overall success of your parking meter system.
Today’s latest and most effective parking meter solution is Pay-by-License-Plate meters, also commonly referred to as Pay-by-Plate meters. Pay-by-Plate parking meters are an innovative, feasible solution that provides ultimate customer convenience and simplifies daily facility management.
Pay-by-Plate parking meters are an automated multi-space solution, meaning one parking meter can support up to 45 parking stalls. To pay for parking, customers must input their license plate number, desired parking time, and payment information. Once the payment is processed, the license plate is automatically enrolled, in real time, to an intelligent cloud-based server. As a result, customers are not required to display a receipt on their vehicle dashboard.
Smart parking meters are connected in real-time to a live central monitoring system, enabling virtual customer service and efficient maintenance and technical support. In addition to real-time communication, these systems generate valuable data and reports, providing facility managers with insights into activity, behavioural trends, and peak times, allowing for more informed decision making.
Pay-by-Plate meters can offer more advanced solutions through additional software integrations, such as mobile payment apps, virtual validations, promotional offers, and cloud-based parking enforcement technology. Authorized representatives, including parking enforcement officers, have access to the license plate database to to verify active and invalid parking sessions efficiently. The integration of this technology reduces risk at your facility, such as parking enforcement errors, lost tickets, or ticket sharing amongst customers.
With advanced connectivity, detailed analytics and reporting, and a simplified payment experience, Pay-by-Plate parking meters offer a reliable solution that optimizes operations and enhances the parking journey.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Justin Powell
Regional President, Western Canada
Justin was already an experienced professional in the parking industry when he joined Precise ParkLink in 2005. He has a particular expertise in the areas of valet parking, parking lot management, and equipment sales, installation, and service. This experience and his commitment to serving his clients have not only made him a well respected figure in the Canadian parking industry but have contributed significantly to the growth of Precise ParkLink’s representation in British Columbia. Having studied business management at the British Columbia Institute of Technology, Justin takes the time to understand the industry and the market he serves; he is an active member of the Canadian Parking Association (CPA), Canadian Transportation Group (sitting member), Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), and The Downtown Vancouver Association (DVA).
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