Parking Area Electronic Payment
'Parking Area Electronic Payment' supports electronic payment of parking fees using in-vehicle equipment (e.g., tags) or contact or proximity cards. It includes the field elements that provide the interface to the in-vehicle or card payment device and the back-office functionality that performs the transaction.
- The parking element shall process the financial requests and manage an interface to a Financial Institution.
- The parking element shall support the payment of parking lot transactions using data provided by the traveler cards / payment instruments.
- The parking element shall manage the parking lot charges, considering such factors as location, vehicle types, and times of day.
- The parking element shall provide an interface to the driver informing them of the success or failure of the financial transaction. This may involve a request for the driver to pull aside so the operator can resolve an issue.