An access control solution for parking gets your parking lot working like a smooth-oiled machine
Joni Mitchell once famously sung “They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot,” connoting the image many of us have of what a parking lot looks like – bleak, empty, concrete.
This may in fact be one type of lot, however it’s far less popular these days. Nowadays parking lots are planned spaces, either inside or outside, and whether manned or not, quite often machine operated.
But a good parking lot doesn’t just happen on its own. What one needs to get it working right – saving both time and money – is an access control solution for parking.
Sure, you can do a parking lot the old fashioned way, with a manual barrier, and a man in a booth with a notepad and paper stub slips.
But an access control solution for parking makes things so much simpler, smoother, pleasant, and yes, profitable.
What you’ll need to get started are the basics, which are actually quite minimal – an automated barrier gate system, a ticket dispenser, and pay-on-foot stations designed for parking lots, like those developed by Focus Innovative.
Together these three elements create the perfect convenience that customers want – reduced waiting time, less hassle, no tiresome human interactions. In other words, they get to fully control their access to your parking facility, with self-service technology that meets their needs for convenience and speed.
No attendant who’s suddenly disappeared, off smoking a cigarette, to let them in, issue a ticket, or scrounge for change.
The barrier is always in place, sensitive to when a car pulls in. The ticket dispenser issues a ticket, on a slip of paper, with the exact time, and the pay on-foot-station allows the individual to pay by credit card or cash, at any time.
Besides a better customer experience, with a full access control solution you’ll give your business the boost of reducing your reliance on manpower, ensuring accuracy of payments, being able to keep your lot unattended and open around the clock, and keeping your parking lot at its ultimate capacity.