How to prevent thefts: solutions for small parkings

"My employees steal the cash". "Cars disappear from daily billing". This is the reality faced by owners of small parkings, who currently suffer a serious problem in their daily billing: money disappears. Their typology is always the same, parkings with a small number of spots and a medium / medium-low vehicle rotation that operate manually. It is the employee himself who performs the control of all tickets that are produced in each access of a vehicle. The low budget that these types of parkings usually have, which prevents them from investing in a traditional parking access control, and combined with manual operation, make the parking a real machine to lose money.

The problem: thefts and cash frauds

Manual operation is the cause of all this billing problem, being the income lower than what it really should be. By performing a manual control of vehicles, without any automatic record, it is the parking employee himself who has all the cash under his power. And, in this way, all the transactions that occur day by day. To get extra money, certain employees do not record the access of some of the vehicles, keeping in their pocket the income produced by these transactions, without going through the cash register. This is a problem that affects especially in Latin American countries, because public parkings are mostly of this type. This problem with employees is joined by the disappearance of some cars in the billing, which leave without paying and without going through the cash register. It is a less frequent fraud, but it is also there. On the other hand, the parking systems on the market are not designed for small parkings. Most of these technological solutions offer very powerful systems focused on the management and control of large parkings, but do not take into account small parkings. The owners of these parkings find their hands tied, unable to put an end to this problem. They do not have enough budget to install a powerful parking system, and at the same time they do not have this money due to the losses they suffer. The snake that bites its tail.

Solutions for small parkings: Automatic and remote control

From i+D3 we have developed a new control system that aims to offer solutions for small parkings definitively: the online anti-fraud control system. The 3 keys on which this system is based are:

• The automation of accesses and instant recording of them.
• Offer an economic system, including the fair and necessary equipment.
• Control the parking remotely. The owner can know what is happening in the parking wherever he is instantly.

Automatic parking access control

One of the most important goals with which this system was born is to put an end to frauds and thefts produced by employees and drivers. To achieve this, the system definitively eliminates the manual operation of the parking, automatically recording each access that occurs. Each access and each transaction are associated with the vehicle's license plate number. When a car approaches the entrance, a license plate reader will identify the license plate, recording the access in the system and opening the barrier automatically. From that moment, the stay time begins to be counted. To exit, the driver must pass by the control post and pay. Because the system has been counting the stay time associated with a license plate, it is impossible to incur any type of fraud.

Economic system

In a traditional parking system, what usually exponentially increases the price is the equipment itself. To be able to offer a feasible and real solution to these small parkings, the anti-fraud control system includes only what is essential for correct operation. In this way, a very tight price suitable for all types of facilities is achieved.

Remote online parking access control

The entire parking system can be controlled remotely through an online control panel. Wherever he has Internet, the parking owner can consult the billing in real time, the number of cars inside the parking as well as transactions associated with each license plate number. The control panel works as a means to audit the local system, managing and monitoring the parking. Thanks to all these solutions for small parkings, it is possible to achieve maximum security, eliminating all types of fraud. If you want to get more information about the system, you can consult our presentation, and you can ask us for a price without obligation through this form.