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Why you need to embrace parking apps

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As a society, we have all become increasingly reliant on smart devices. It’s easy to see why. Access to information,...

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How important is a car park when designing a building?

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When it comes to building design, it’s easy to get caught up in the aesthetics, functionality, and space allocation. However,...

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How important is signage?

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One of the most important elements of a car park, and especially car park management, is the signage that’s in...

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The benefits of flexible parking payments

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Paying for parking is something almost everyone has had to do at some point in their adult life. Hundreds of...

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Getting your car park ready for summer

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The summer months represent a massive opportunity for businesses. The better weather, holidays, festivals, and local events that take place...

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How Pre-Booking Can Revitalise Your Car Park

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Businesses operate with an ebb and flow, with car parks reflecting this in peak times when they are incredibly busy...

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How has parking become more accessible?

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Accessibility is a major concern for businesses as meeting the needs of as many people as possible helps to increase...

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The Impact of Bay Management

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Businesses across the UK will have, at some point, had to field complaints from frustrated drivers because someone who doesn’t...

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How can your car park keep visitors coming back?

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For most businesses it’s absolutely crucial to create a sense of loyalty, not just to a brand or product, but...

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Which is better? ANPR or barriers

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Barriers protecting the entrances and exits to a car park aren’t the common sight that they used to be. Many...

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How important is a hotel car park?

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A hotel’s car park is an essential, and often overlooked, aspect of a hotel’s infrastructure. Getting parking right can make...

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Should I be pre-booking on my car park?

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Businesses need to look at every available opportunity to be able to drive footfall, increase visits, improve their customer experience,...

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What is complete car park management?

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Car parks have an incredible amount of untapped potential. Making the most of each site is a delicate balance of...

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Out of hours parking and how it impacts your bottom line

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From soaring bills to the cost-of-living crisis, businesses across the UK are under continuing strain at the moment and need...

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How can paid parking benefit schools and universities?

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Schools, nurseries, colleges, and universities provide support and guidance within communities, helping people grow, learn, and decide what they want...

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When should your visitors pay for parking?

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One of the first things a visitor does when they arrive on a car park is check when they have...

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Making more of your parking: The shift from parking to charging bays

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When most people look at a parking space, they will simply see a place to leave a car. However, as...

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Eight Parking Headaches (and how to treat them)

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All car parks differ and the solutions that help them succeed should be tailored to each individual site. However, car...

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How do you reach sustainability goals on an NHS site?

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The NHS has an ambitious environmental plan in place. The organisation represents 4% of the UK’s overall carbon emissions, so...

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The power of ANPR data

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Car parks generate masses of information. Every day we see millions of data points which fuel the insights and reporting...

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What Parking Data Is Most Important To Your Supermarket?

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Car parks generate masses of information. Every day we see millions of data points which fuel the insights and reporting...

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The Benefit of Going Cashless

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There has been a growing shift towards cashless payments. With more people having contactless technology at their fingertips, uptake was...

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How can parking support underfunded buildings and restoration?

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Across the UK, there are locations that are either underfunded or require donations to provide services, complete maintenance and perform...

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How can smarter EV charging help vehicle fleets?

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If your business has begun taking steps to reduce its carbon footprint and started to pursue net-zero status, then they...

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How to manage parking in protected areas

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There are locations like churches, listed buildings, areas of outstanding natural beauty, and heritage sites with parking facilities that are...

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What Are Your 2023 Car Park Resolutions?

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With the New Year, it’s a time to take a step back and look at what you need to do...

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How can charging bays boost sales?

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Retail sites need to look for every available opportunity to boost their sales, whether that’s exclusive offers, expanded ranges or...

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How to make parking part of the event

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One of the things that was missing during the pandemic was events. Concerts, shows, and sports are all moments that...

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How to improve parking in a frequent destination

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People are creatures of habit, visiting the same places, interacting with the same services, and parking in the same car...

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Can you transform your parking without breaking the bank?

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With everyone watching their spending at the moment it can be understandably hard to get approval to invest in parts...

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How many charging bays should a car park have?

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If you are looking at your car park and considering adding EV charging to the services you offer, you might...

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Can car park management help with anti-social behaviour?

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Car parks are a hive of activity, with staff, deliveries and visitors all coming and going throughout the day. The...

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The Challenge of Managing Multiple Sites

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The management of hotels is increasingly being split into regional clusters, groups of sites with the same management team responsible...

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Quiet car park or revenue opportunity?

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Does your car park have periods where it stands empty or is quieter than you’d like? While this might feel...

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How to use parking data to transform your visitor and staff parking experience

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In a medical setting such as the NHS, understanding is key. Whether that is understanding in terms of diagnosis and...

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Is your car park match day ready?

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Businesses have busy periods and moments when they are quieter. This is reflected in the car park. Empty spaces on...

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How does better parking management transform an NHS facility?

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For huge, complex organisations like the NHS, efficiency is key. Efficient and effective solutions are a major factor behind successful...

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More than a break, making more of a service station

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As people return to being more comfortable with travelling, the roads are full of people on holidays, commuting, or going...

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Good Hospitality Starts in the Car Park

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There is nothing worse than starting your interaction with a business stressed, especially when the whole purpose of your visit...

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How to make more of your empty parking spaces

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Businesses have busy periods and moments when they are quieter. This is reflected in the car park. Empty spaces on...

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How can your car park drive stronger revenue?

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Car parks have an untapped potential to generate revenue. This revenue can be incredibly valuable to businesses as accessing increasingly...

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How to manage seasonal peaks on your car park

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From half terms and holiday seasons to weddings, festivals and sporting events, there are many reasons why car parks can...

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How can hospitality venues capitalise on their parking?

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The hospitality industry was hit hard by the pandemic. Bars and restaurants have had to close for months at a...

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Can your car park improve your student experience?

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With increasing student fees and a focus being placed firmly on what student life should be like, it is important...

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Do EV chargers make a difference to your car park?

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Change is a constant, the ways people interact with the world and the services that matter to them are continually...

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How do EV chargers enhance your car park?

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2030 isn’t that far away in the grand scheme of things, and for such a significant change to be effective,...

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How can Bay Management benefit your hotel

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A hotel is a place for people to relax, unwind and recharge after a trip or as part of a...

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How is your car park tackling the rise in electric vehicles?

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For electric vehicles to become the norm a huge infrastructure needs to be created, not just in big cities and...

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What should you do when there aren’t enough parking spaces on your site?

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There can be nothing more frustrating than making a trip somewhere and being unable to park when you arrive. It...

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Paving the way for EVs

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It’s almost globally accepted that to combat the effects of climate change society needs to adapt, habits need to change,...

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How does your free parking make you money?

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Many businesses utilise paid parking to access additional revenue streams. But what if your parking is free? How do you...

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How can your car park enhance your VIP experience?

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The majority of businesses want their guests or customers to have a memorable experience. Some businesses, such as event spaces,...

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How does Bay Management enhance your EV offering?

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Electric vehicle chargers are becoming an increasingly common sight on car parks across the UK. However, many motorists are concerned...

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How can Bay Management protect emergency services?

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For emergency services, efficiency is crucial. In emergencies, being able to access certain areas and get to those who need...

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Improving accessibility on car parks

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Accessibility is a huge part of making sure someone can travel conveniently and access the businesses and services that matter...

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The technology transforming the face of parking

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Car parks, at least on the surface, seem like reasonably low-tech places. It's easy to think that a car park...

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How to make a good car park great

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It’s easy to look at a car park and assume that it’s simply a place for staff and visitors to...

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How to prepare your car park for a greener future

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There is an increasing focus on businesses taking steps to reduce carbon emissions and do more to promote sustainable ways...

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How can smarter parking solutions support quieter sites?

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With many car parks currently quieter than usual and a genuine need to ensure customers return to a site when...

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How to improve the day-to-day operations of your car park

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There are many moving parts to a parking estate, dealing with technology, traffic flow and supporting motorists to name a...

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How can ANPR help deliver 5-star service?

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First impressions count for a lot. They’re an immediate judgement, and a negative one is hard to undo. Many businesses...

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Everything you need to know about contactless parking

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Motorists need safe and effective ways to pay for parking without a risk to them and businesses need to consider...

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Big Data and the Bigger Picture

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Big Data is big business in the current climate, with organisations of all types and sizes looking to leverage any...

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A Place for Big Data in Parking

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Big Data is instrumental for many businesses as they drive their operational excellence and make efficient and even innovative uses...

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What is the Role of Parking Barriers in Car Park Management

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For many landowners, barriers are often still the first thing that comes to mind when considering access control. This blog...

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What’s the Best Car Park Management System?

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There's a multitude of car park management systems, all boasting their own positives and flaws - but which one is...

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The right car park management equipment for different sectors

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Each site will have different requirements and it’s key that any solution is tailored to the way you operate -...

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How to choose the right car park management equipment

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When considering a car park management solution from the wide choice available today, your chosen equipment must be tailored to...

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6 Ways Automated Driving May Change the Way We Park

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In a world where Automated driving cars (self-driving) and autonomous (driverless) cars are on the rise, how could these new...

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Intelligent Car Parks: How Technology is Transforming Parking

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Due to the increasing adoption of new technologies in sites and facilities across the country, the humble car park is...

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6 Ways to Manage Your Employee Car Park More Efficiently

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The staff car park. For those who have to manage, oversee and use such facilities, they’ll know all too well...

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A Security Planning and Operations Guide for Commercial Premises

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We’ve created this handy guide to all things security-related when it comes to your premises. From IT and data protection...

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Loss Prevention: How to Protect Your Business Against Theft

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Whether it’s damage to your car park or internal theft within the business, safeguarding your premises, property and assets is...

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How Data Analytics Can Improve Your Business Operations

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The use of analytics as a means of streamlining operations and improving processes is something any business can benefit from....

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ANPR for Car Parks: How Does It Work and What Are the Benefits?

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Often used by law enforcement agencies to identify vehicles and suspects, Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology is a highly...

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Turning Commuter Parking Abuse Into Opportunity For Your Business

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Not all stations provide adequate parking and it’s often the businesses within ½ mile of a station who suffer as...

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