Parking lot for motor vehicle short-term parking, has entry and exit stations with recognition units to automatically recognize motor vehicle-license numbers, based on which entry and exit barriers are controlled and charges are calculated

摘要

The lot has a set of parking spaces (P), an entry station (1) with an entry barrier (2), and an exit station (3) with an exit barrier (4). A control unit is arranged for controlling the entry and exit barriers and for calculating and receiving a parking charge. The entry and the exit stations are provided with recognition units (10, 11) for automatically recognizing motor vehicle-license numbers. The entry and exit barriers are controlled and the parking charges are calculated and assigned based on the detected license numbers.