3.3.3.3 Publishing Rate Tables

Advertised Rate Amount Rate Collection Sequence Rate Line Sequence Rate Line Type Duration Start (secs) Duration End (secs)

Reservation (Flat Fee) €2 1 3 - 4 hours €6.50 2 Total Fee €8.50 1 Flat N/A N/A

6 Tiered 18000 21599

Requirement

Two exchanges of data are required: • The initial customer request for information, reservation, and fee payment. • The final reconciliation and payment as (or just after) the customer departs. Each will be a series of messages and responses.

Data Request Example

For the initial customer request and payment, the first data request may include: • Place, SubplaceElement, IdentifiedArea identifier (see Example A). • Desired Rightspecification. • Quote request time. • Known eligibility requirement. • Anticipated arrival date/time. • Anticipated departure date/time. • Reservation request. • Payment Service Provider name. • The above represents a QuoteRightRequest or a QuoteSessionExtension Request.

Data Response Example

The corresponding response may include: • Fee quotation for requested Rightspecification • Quote expiration time. Whether the quoted payment service provider is an acceptable method of payment. Further message exchanges are required to confirm payment and reservation.

Whilst in some cases the calculation of charges is performed by the operator, there are other scenarios in which fees are calculated by others. This alternative case requires that the aggregator receive full information on the Rates charged at a Place in order that they can advertise the charges on their site. This potentially involves creating a human readable fee table (as found on signs at the entrance to car parks), and/or calculating a fee based on anticipated use (similar to the way hotel aggregators advertise room fees). The Rate Matrix can be used to create a bulk update on all Rate information for multiple Places (for example all car parks managed by an operator). Requirement The recipient in both cases needs to receive all relevant Rate information related to a Place in order that they are able to re-construct the Rate table and calculate a specific fee. Data Request example