Cloud-based parking enforcement systems have the ability to unite parking operations teams with their back-end databases and their officers on the street. It’s an impressively digital approach to parking enforcement brimming with many benefits. Here are our top five.

1. Simplification

The process of parking enforcement and management can be incredibly complicated. But with the development of a cloud-based parking software everything is simplified. Paper-heavy, complex procedures cam now be digitally-focused with lower operational costs and greater security. Parking enforcement software can provide its users with total control of the full life cycle of parking enforcement data, from ticket issue to debt recovery action.

2. Improved Efficiency

Handwritten tickets and in-person payments are now a thing of the past when it comes to parking enforcement. Efficiency is improved by the automation powers of parking enforcement software. With the latest Wi-Fi & 5G technology, parking contraventions can be instantaneously uploaded to an enforcement management system. Then the issuing of PCN letters, as well as online payments, can all be automated. This reduces labour costs and dramatically improves efficiency.

3. Mobile Capabilities

Mobile capabilities are another great advantage of cloud based parking enforcement systems. Today officers can attach photo evidence and notes regarding the details of the violation and upload that data to the software. And they can also boast GPS-based ticket issuance for more accurate parking enforcement. Lateral Technology’s parking enforcement software includes a mobile enforcement app, which means officers can issue parking notices from wherever they are. 

4. Advanced Reporting Features

Another important benefit of a cloud-based parking enforcement software solution is its reporting capabilities. Real-time data reports can provide the more up-to-date information and more accurate citations. Reports can even identify repeat parking offenders, and provide vital information regarding high density parking violation areas; these “heat maps” may indicate poor signage, for example. Other useful reporting tools include the capability of tracking the work of each individual enforcement officer, and tracking and reporting on the progress of each individual parking ticket, from its initial capture all the way to court, if it’s required. 

5. Improved Compliance

Cloud based parking enforcement and parking management software enables people to pay for parking citations immediately online, which means improved compliance. Additionally, license plate recognition technology (LPR) can read license plates accurately, and when connected to the cloud-based parking enforcement system, can determine whether the car has complied with the parking regulations, in addition to whether the driver is in possession of a permit or has paid digitally for their car parking. The speed and accuracy this process provides is vital. 

Lateral provides cutting-edge, sophisticated software solutions to enable local authorities and private companies to enforce their parking offences. Schedule a chat today and see why Lateral is one of the UK’s leading providers of cloud-based parking enforcement management software.