Metric Group Limited

We Provide Parking Solutions, Not Just Machines

METRIC is first and foremost a technology company. We design and develop new and innovative solutions for the parking, transport, retail, and logistics sectors. METRIC have a long history of being at the forefront of design and innovation, our company has produced many firsts from the first ticket machine to allow overlapping fare stages and first all-electronic desktop calculator to the world’s first electronic pay & display machine.

The METRIC brand is synonymous with parking in the UK and worldwide. We have installed more than 60,000 parking meters in over 45 countries. Wherever parking control and integrity matter, trust METRIC to deliver the system for success. When it comes to parking management control, no one offers more flexibility than METRIC. That’s why METRIC’s pay and display systems control more than one million car parking spaces in 1,000 towns and cities around the world.

METRIC Group Ltd are proud to be not only a UK manufacturer of parking machines, but we also design and deliver on-bus ticketing solutions for public transport.

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Solutions

• Access and Exit Control Systems
• Access Control
• Automated Parking Systems
• Barriers
• Car Park Management Systems
• Card Access Systems
• Cashless Systems
• Coin Systems
• Credit and Debit Card Processing
• Credit and Debit Cards
• Hand Held Equipment for Parking Enforcement
• Locks
• Parking Meters
• Parking Meters - Accessories
• Parking Software
• Parking Supplies
• Pay and Display / Pay by Space
• Pay in Lane
• Pay on Foot
• Ticket Dispensers
• Transponder Card Systems

Parking Terminals

Sprite

With the METRIC Sprite, the parking terminal has been completely reimagined, combining enhanced functionality with sleek design. The new terminal offers greater security, enhanced power management, a rotatable solar panel and a customisable keypad.

An attractive piece of street furniture, the new slim-line and contemporary design of the METRIC Sprite will complement the street scene environment. The inclusively designed terminal has been created with the customer journey in mind.

• Sleek, compact design
• Solar or Mains
• All Payment Methods: Coin, Banknote, Chip & Pin, Contactless inc. ApplePay
• Choice of display: Mono, SD colour, or large HD colour screen.
• Scanner
• HD Video Screen
• Capacitive Touch Keypad

Elite LS

The METRIC Elite LS range of parking terminals are modular built and have the greatest flexibility and functions available to the operator today. Features can range from a completely cashless solution through to a terminal with an 8,000 ticket capacity. Adding a second printer reduces service visits to the machine, and allows continuous ticket usage with no waste thereby increasing the environmental credentials of the overall service.
For pay-by-plate, pay-by-space or ANPR integration functionality, a full alpha-numeric keypad is required. The keypad allows data to be captured against payments, this permits the processing of fees for many other services, including season tickets, parking fines and complimentary transactions.

• Solar or Mains
• All Payment Methods: Coin, Banknote, Chip & Pin, Contactless inc. ApplePay
• Choice of display: Mono, SD colour, or large HD colour screen.
• Scanner
• HD Video Screen
• Alphanumeric or numerical keypad
• Twin Printer

Vi-Touch

For effective management of free parking, the METRIC Vi-Touch terminal offers a large touch screen interface and scanner for quick and easy validation of parking via voucher redemption. These terminals have already been implemented as part of an award winning ANPR solution with one of the UK ‘s largest supermarket retailers.

• Large Colour Touchscreen
• Voucher Scanning
• Wall or Pedestal Mounted

Barrier-Controlled Pay on Foot

Xparc

By combining state-of-the-art software solutions with revolutionary design, the Xparc system, powered by Amano McGann, is a market leader in barrier-controlled parking management systems.

With the CCTV IP Camera and ANPR system, every moment is recorded. Not only do you get an innovative machine design, but industry leading software to match, and the reasons to choose the Xparc don’t stop there.

ANPR Parking Systems

VivoPark

VivoPark™ brings together cutting edge ANPR with the most flexible, comprehensive payment terminal available today. Metric Group Ltd have led the way in the supply of ANPR payment terminals since 2003. The latest evolution of this system is VivoPark™, an ANPR Managed Car Park System, which takes all the knowledge and experienced gained from previous projects into the latest, most versatile solution to date.

Park and Ride Parking Solutions

VivoPark&Ride

VivoPark&Ride brings together cutting edge Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) from Ranger Services with the most flexible, comprehensive payment terminal available today, the METRIC Elite LS, to provide a smart car parking system for Park and Ride facilities.

VivoPark&Ride allows your customer to select the service they require – Park&Ride, Park Only or Ride Only. The system has the added benefit of allowing customers to create an online account to manage their parking – from purchasing a season ticket to making a late payment.

• 25/09 Metric: Solar Powered Parking Project kaja Parking Network
• 08/05 After a Successful Four Years With the Metric Group, We Say a Fond Farewell to Chris Wortley p.mróz Parking Network
• 10/11 Metric: UK Parking Company Grows US Team and Opens New Pennsylvania Premises p.mróz Parking Network
• 19/10 Council Introduces Emissions-Based Parking With Metric Group Expertise p.mróz Parking Network
• 25/08 Metric Appoints New Customer Service Director p.mróz Parking Network
• 17/08 UK ‘Sleepwalking’ Into Transport Crisis Due To Lack Of Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Elaine.Bannon Parking Network
• 05/06 Metric: Intelligent Parking Company Launches Software as a Service Solution (SaaS) In Response to Growing Demand kaja Parking Network
• 08/05 Intelligent Parking Company Metric Appoints New Head to Drive Launch of Its Unique Software Solutions kaja Parking Network
• 27/06 Existing Client Strengthens Metric Partnership kaja Parking Network
• 09/06 Metric Group: 2G and 3G Networks to be Retired Claire Styles Parking Network
• 18/05 Metric Group: Windcave – Our Latest Technology Partner Claire Styles Parking Network
• 10/05 Electric Vehicles at Metric m.chin Parking Network
• 22/03 Metric: Updated AI-Gate Access Control System kaja Parking Network
• 18/06 Metric Work With NMI To Offer Customers Direct PSP Agreement For Cashless Parking In UK nickdnz Parking Network
• 29/04 Metric All Set to Launch New AI-Gate Access Control System nickdnz Parking Network
• 02/07 Metric Strengthens Sales and Commercial Teams With a Series of New Appointments Claire Styles Parking Network
• 25/06 Metric Welcomes Simon Stainton as Regional Sales Director - Asia Pacific Claire Styles Parking Network
• 19/05 Metric Elite LS Upgrade Kit – Are You Ready For Tomorrow? Claire Styles Parking Network
• 06/03 ASPEK Digital Cameras Integrate with Metric VivoPark Pay Stations dominyka Parking Network
• 27/03 METRIC parking terminals to be introduced in St Lucia kaja Parking Network
• 06/03 London Borough of Sutton upgrade to new METRIC terminals karolygmolina Parking Network
• 16/02 By the Sea in HD karolygmolina Parking Network
• 23/01 Apriva Ushers in Future of Parking Payments with Latest EMV-Certified Unattended Solution karolygmolina Parking Network
• 17/01 METRIC Elite LS ‘bueno’ choice for Mexican city karolygmolina Parking Network
• 14/12 Czech Mate! karolygmolina Parking Network
• 16/11 Forward-thinking Cardiff embrace new ‘Smart’ terminals from METRIC karolygmolina Parking Network
• 14/10 Metric Group Ltd – New Ownership nicole Parking Network
• 01/09 The Shetlands stay METRIC stef Parking Network
• 30/06 METRIC launches new parking terminal, the METRIC Sprite karolygmolina Parking Network
• 17/05 METRIC Elite LS parking terminals go live in Cape Verde nicole Parking Network
• 06/05 METRIC’s new technologies and developments stef Parking Network
• 11/04 METRIC Sprite: Smart features for smart cities stef Parking Network

• 25/05 A Roadmap for the Future of Electric Vehicle Charging with Metric kaja Parking Network
• 02/05 Metric: As Consumer Spending Dips, Better Use of Car Parks Could Bolster Bottom Lines kaja Parking Network