Q-Park launches Visitor Parking Portal

Car park operator Q-Park has launched a Visitor Parking Portal designed to provide a more seamless customer journey for offices, hotels and event venues.

Q-Park took a consultative approach when devising the portal, working with its local stakeholders to use its technological assets to create a service that meets the needs of destinations.

The Visitor Parking Portal enables businesses to enter the name, email address and number plate (if known) for their visitor. The visitor then receives an e-mail with all the information they need to have a seamless parking experience using Q-Park’s PaSS automatic number plate recognition system.

The visitor is also able to either add or change the number plate through a link on the e-mail giving ultimate flexibility. The visitor does not need to make any payment at the car park, this is invoiced to the business post-parking. This allows for them to either pay for the parking for their guest or alternatively build this into their product pricing.

John Denton, Q-Park’s head of commercial, said: “There has been an ever-growing demand from local businesses for a system where they can book parking for their visitors or delegates digitally.

“There are numerous reasons for this, one being the lack of trust in public transport following the various industrial strikes recently.

“Many businesses want to be able to improve the customer journey and pre-arrange parking as part of their overall service package. This results in a stress-free parking experience which will only improve the chance of repeat visits.

“This latest innovation shows that the digital world continues to evolve and we are delighted to spearhead that revolution in the parking sector. We look forward to working with our partners to bring this to market.” parks that could be better utilised. In fact, spaces where their owners could be making money themselves.

“The in-car technology we have incorporated into our app allows us to truly tackle this initial business mission, helping drivers to safely find an empty space when they need one. Logically a parking app belongs in a car, and through the introduction of Instant Book and the new products it is powering, we have opened the app to every possible usage option, making JustPark the perfect co-pilot.

“The new suite of platforms and product announcements from JustPark offers drivers even greater flexibility and convenience for their everyday parking needs, and will sit alongside their current pre-booking options. JustPark covers 50,000 private driveways, private business car parks, as well as local public car parks – giving drivers a varied choice of empty spaces at their fingertips, without them needing to drive around to check availability – saving driver’s time, fuel and frustrations.”

JustPark was established in 2006 and now connects more than 12 million drivers with 50,000 parking spaces owned by householders, parking operators and local authorities looking to monetise their unused driveway and parking capacity.

Zatpark links with 4Sight Imaging

Parking management technology provider Unity5 has integrated its Zatpark platform with vehicle identification software developed by 4Sight Imaging.

Martin Cowley, strategic key accounts manager at 4Sight Imaging, said: “The work we have done with Zatpark results in a powerful, accurate and high-value approach to parking management and control.”

Jono Clark, technical services lead at Unity5, said: “As we grow the Zatpark automatic number plate recognition ecosystem, we are able to offer more systems with scalable software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions that have a positive impact on complex business processes, making the complex simple across all the car parks our clients manage.”