Hobart to Roll out Sensor Parking in the City’s Major Car Parks

Hobart City Council will roll out a $800,000, 2100-strong fleet of in-ground parking sensors across the city next year.

The council this year awarded the contract to Smart Parking (ASX:SPZ), which will partner with Australian Parking and Revenue Control for the ­installation of the integrated parking system.

It will be used at Salamanca Place, Dunn Place, Condell Place and Leroy Street car parks, while the voucher ­machines at the Domain and Regatta Ground will stay the same.

The new system features in-ground parking sensors that can detect the moment a ­vehicle arrives and immediately notify parking inspectors electronically when motorists exceed their time limits.

In the council’s annual ­report, which will be discussed tonight at the city’s annual general meeting, Hobart Lord Mayor Sue Hickey said it was time to replace the council’s equipment.

“The new meters are ­customer-friendly and will take payment by a mobile app, credit card and cash,” ­Alderman Hickey wrote in her Lord Mayor’s message.

“The mobile device app will allow for a reminder to be set to help avoid parking fines when the meter expires.

“Installation of the equipment is expected to commence in early 2018.”

As well as the sensors, the system will involve a seven-inch Parkeon colour screen that can even allow the council to advertise and display missing person notices or law ­enforcement messages.

The roll out of the sensors follows extensive testing in Hobart’s CBD.

Introduction of the sensors interstate over recent years has led to increases in parking fines, but also more challenges, including through the courts.

It is the second big change in how the council enforces parking with all its parking ­inspectors wearing body cameras to stop verbal abuse and threats made against them.

About Smart Parking Limited 

Smart Parking is leading the way in the delivery of proven, fully integrated end-to-end information technology that results in a transformation of the complete parking experience. This is based upon the ongoing exclusive innovations being progressively delivered and the extensive experience which it has developed. With over 40,000 vehicle detection sensors installed in 17 countries, in some of the industry’s largest deployments Smart Parking has achieved the position of holding the largest market share of the global intelligent parking sensor and integrated smart parking services market.

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