Situation

At Spring Hill, Brisbane, the St. Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital (SAWMH) operated a 200 space car park with a ‘man-in-a booth’ ticket system. St Andrews (and the Wesley) are both UCH Hospitals and UHC were looking for a solution to use in its hospital car parks in Queensland. They were in the market for a system to maximise usage and income from their car parks.

The Ybern Ticketless Parking System (TPS) was chosen by SAWMH for its unique and proven capabilities as a true ticketless parking system. Drivers simply drive in and, when it’s time to leave, they enter their license plate number on the pay machine touch screen, pay the parking fee [by cash or card] and drive out without stopping. That’s it.

Solution

A TPS solution provides cost saving by cutting down on expenditure for on-site and admin staff to manage the car park. Savings are delivered by the robust performance of Ybern designed equipment and software such as:

• Advanced ANPR camera technology and robust car park equipment (boom gates, intercom, etc.)
• Automatic multi-function pay machines
• Remote monitoring of equipment performance
• Remote tracking of vehicle movement in the internal zones of the car park
• Self-registration by account holders via the Web

Among the operational features that contribute to revenue enhancement in the TPS system offered SAWMH are:

• Exceptional performance of ANPR cameras delivering read rates of 99%+
• Operational and financial data reports that are detailed, clear and comprehensive
• Reports that are accessible remotely from any PC, tablet or smartphone
• Software capable of operating a self-administered, complicated, multi layered concessional parking scheme like the one at the SAWMH

Outcome

The new Ybern Ticketless Parking System (TPS) came online in December 2014.