APCOA Starts Cooperation With EasyPark

APCOA has started a pilot with EasyPark at its parking garage Westblaak in Rotterdam. For EasyPark users, the barrier automatically opens when you enter and leave, payment is done via the app afterwards. EasyPark customers can easily activate license plate recognition via the EasyPark app.

APCOA operates and manages approximately 120 parking facilities in the Netherlands. The ultimate goal of the pilot is that visitors at all these locations can use automatic license plate recognition via the EasyPark app. ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) ensures that the barrier opens automatically upon arrival and departure. As soon as the vehicle registration is recognized and links to the app, the barrier opens automatically. The parking transaction also stops automatically when leaving the garage or the site, after which the payment will be made via the app.

Michael Stark, Country Director EasyPark Netherlands: “We want to make parking in garages as easy as on the street. ”With 3 million users of the EasyPark app in the Netherlands, it is clear that the Dutch are used to paying for parking through an app instead of a payment terminal. “By focusing on parking in garages, we help to stimulate the efficient and attractive use of the public space and we create better accessibility of the city.”

The mission of EasyPark to make cities more livable is in line with the future vision of APCOA. Carlo Barten, Managing Director APCOA Netherlands: “APCOA has been strongly committed to digitization for several years to make access to and parking at barrier locations as easy and accessible as possible. Automated access and payment settlement are important components to realize parking convenience for our customers. Through this collaboration we get access to the many users of the Easypark app who can benefit from these benefits. This makes garage parking an accessible alternative to street parking and we contribute to making the public space car-creating.”

About EasyPark Group 

EasyPark is a leading global parking tech company with the vision to make cities more livable.With award-winning technology, EasyPark Group has eased parking since 2001 and today, the company helps drivers save time and money by finding and managing parking and electric vehicle charging. It allows businesses, parking operators, property owners and cities to administrate, plan and take data-driven decisions. EasyPark Group owns and develops the apps EasyPark, PARK NOW, ParkMobile, RingGo and Park-line and operates in over 3,200 cities across more than 25 countries.

About APCOA

APCOA is Europe's leading parking operator with more than 50 years of industry expertise. With its 5,000 employees, the Group manages more than 1.8 million individual parking spaces at 13,000 locations in 13 European countries. The company is active in the areas of parking, charging, technologies and urban solutions. With its consistent “asset light” business model, APCOA is a trusted partner, maximising value for private and public real estate owners.

Via its open digital platform, APCOA FLOW, the company connects on-street and off-street car parks with owners, partners, customers and their vehicles. Based on this technology, APCOA is transforming its car parks into urban hubs, creating the physical and digital infrastructure for mobility, logistics, EV charging and a wide range of innovative services that enable a more convenient mobility experience.

The environment also benefits: With its digital services and intelligent Traffic Management System, the company actively contributes to the reduction of emissions in cities by decreasing the volume of logistics traffic and vehicles searching for parking. By connecting parking, mobility, and proximity services for urban living, APCOA is positioned to become an integral part of the digital and physical Smart City ecosystem.