Cooperation between EasyPark and Peter Park for barrier-free, digital parking

Modern technology makes parking barriers, paper tickets and parking discs superfluous.

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Building on projects that have already been successfully implemented in 2020, the cooperation is now officially being rolled out. A new standard in parking is being made possible for both parking users and parking space operators.

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While the parking experience is significantly more convenient for parking users, operators are able to realize increased revenue potential, as the example of Porz Hospital in Cologne makes clear: On the first day, 200 transactions were recorded via EasyPark. In the first 2 weeks, 65% of all transactions were processed via EasyPark, which accounted for over 60% of turnover.

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The Peter Park system enables barrier-free entry and exit through automatic number plate recognition and, as a platform, offers links to various mobility services. By integrating EasyPark, the registered parking process can be paid for in the app, cashless and transparently. EasyPark is thus adding another partner to its portfolio of off-street access solutions and gives its users further options to park as conveniently as possible. The technical integration of the barrier-free access system and the digital payment system also enables additional features, such as the Automatic CameraPark, which offers parking users a fully automated parking experience: When entering a barrier-free Automatic CameraPark area, the parking process is automatically started in the EasyPark app without having to open the app. If the car leaves the area again, the parking process is automatically ended, payment is made in the background and an automatic message about the parking process is sent to users.

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The combination of the Peter Park System and EasyPark is already being used in various areas, including hospitals, shopping centers and event centers throughout Germany. Over the next two years, EasyPark and Peter Park are planning intensive cooperation on numerous sites in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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The cooperation is intended to promote the unconditional simplification of the parking and payment process for all end users and to proactively moderate and shape the topic with customers.

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Nico Schlegel, Managing Director EasyPark Germany:

“Collecting parking tickets in car parks is simply out of date today. Barrier-free access using Peter Park technology combined with automatic billing via the EasyPark app is a solution that offers drivers multiple levels of user-friendliness. Since barrier-free parking is already standard in Scandinavian countries, for example, I am delighted that we are also moving the German market together with Peter Park. ”

“Thanks to the collaboration between Peter Park as access provider and EasyPark as payment provider, even more users can pay via app on areas equipped with the Peter Park system. It is particularly exciting that the deep technical integration enables exciting features such as the Automatic CameraPark. Together with EasyPark, we can create the best parking experience for parking people.”, Maximilian Schlereth, CEO Peter Park System GmbH.

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How does parking with EasyPark work on sites with the Peter Park System?

The cooperation was officially announced in June 2023. For drivers, a parking session on a barrier-free site with the Peter Park System and EasyPark works like this:

1. Entering: Drivers enter the site without stopping. A camera captures the licence plate, and there is no barrier or ticket.
2. Parking: The vehicle parks as usual.
3. Paying via app: Drivers pay for the registered parking session in the EasyPark app, cashless and transparently.
4. Leaving: When the vehicle leaves the site, the camera captures the licence plate again, and the parking duration is calculated automatically.

On sites with Automatic CameraPark it is even simpler: the parking session starts automatically in the EasyPark app on entry, without the app having to be opened. On exit it ends automatically, payment takes place in the background, and users receive a notification about the parking session.

Access provider and payment provider: who does what?

In the cooperation, the two partners have clearly separate roles:

• Peter Park as access provider: The Peter Park System enables barrier-free entry and exit through automatic licence plate recognition and records the parking duration.
• EasyPark as payment provider: Drivers pay for the registered parking session via the EasyPark app.

Because the two systems are deeply integrated on a technical level, features such as Automatic CameraPark become possible. As a platform, the Peter Park System also offers connection to further mobility services.

What do car park operators gain?

For operators of barrier-free sites, payment via app brings several advantages:

• More payment options: Depending on the site, the app complements other payment methods such as payment machine or online payment. Many drivers already have it on their smartphone.
• Less cash and paper: Payments are cashless, and parking tickets are no longer needed.
• High acceptance: At Krankenhaus Porz in Cologne, 65% of all transactions in the first two weeks were processed via EasyPark, accounting for over 60% of revenue.

The article Parking via app explains how parking by smartphone works overall and which payment methods are available.

On which sites is the combination used?

At the time of the announcement, the combination of the Peter Park System and EasyPark was already in use on various sites throughout Germany:

• Hospitals: Patients, visitors and employees park without a barrier and pay via app. More on this in the article Parking management at hospitals.
• Shopping centres: Customers drive in and out without a ticket, and no tailbacks build up at the exit.
• Event centres: Many vehicles leave the site at the same time without waiting at a barrier or payment machine.

The comparison of parking systems shows whether a barrier-free solution suits your site.