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FEATURE BARRIER ACCESS CONTROL


parking operators out of the industry, many spaces still need protection. At the end of August this year, BarriersDirect.


com said that it had seen ‘a massive 100 per cent increase in parking post sales’ on its website over the previous two months. According to the firm, the greatest increase in


sales was in the south of England and that people in Essex in particular ‘buy posts with gusto.’ Janine Carhart, managing director of Barriers


Access is an area where technology is making rapid advances


Plato Pay offers a choice of payment media – web, mobile, cash or card – and payment for parking can be made either before or after the stay, giving customers complete flexibility. In addition, the car park operator has full access to all the data required for managing the car park effectively and for handling non-paying offenders. Barrier-less systems may be the way forward,


but car park spaces also have to be protected from people who illegally clamp vehicles. Although the BPA is working hard to drive such irresponsible


ABOUT THE AUTHOR: John Osborne is a freelance industrial journalist. Email: johnosbornejournalist@ btconnect.com


Direct, said: ‘August is usually a quiet month, but this year sales of posts have increased massively. Te negative publicity given to wheel clampers has sent everyone out to protect their own spaces. We have had to order in larger supplies to meet demand in September.’ Barriers Direct supply trade and direct to the public on line. All barriers and bollards are low in price, but high in protection. Trading since 1997 has shown a steady increase in overall sales of up to 37 per cent. Entry and exit systems are changing apace. It


will be interesting to see whether technology can keep up with the apparently opposing needs and opportunities presented in this area of car park management and control.


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