Advantages to Parking Authority/City

Cost effective – no initial investment, no maintenance, reduced overhead costs Increased revenues from increased compliance to parking regulations Reliable in all weather conditions Environmentally friendly – Eliminates use of paper, pay and display tickets and parking meters Proof of parking - Parking violations can be updated

      onto the EasyPark device by using the handheld terminal, even if the device is turned off
      and the battery removed; the electronic ticket provides evidence for both drivers and the
      parking authority in cases of parking violation disputes

• Data protected with highest level of security
• Reduces the possibility of fraud
• Eliminates cash handling – No need to collect cash from the street, everything is done electronically. The cash system is replaced by electronic payment value.
• Fewer traffic enforcement officers can check more vehicles
• On-line electronic reporting provides accurate information
• Flexible and adaptable to allow for system growth
• Able to easily upgrade Municipalities, Zones within the Municipality, Tariff changes
• Expandable to be used in parking lots as well as on street parking
• Remote access for upgrades, i.e., you don’t have to physically collect the devices that are already in the field in order to change any parameter or to add applications, you can upload such upgrades once the device is presented to the reader
• Option of Remote access for the POS – adding applications to the POS is possible remotely

Advantages to Parking Enforcement Officers

Easy, quick and efficient automatic monitoring Greater productivity Positive performance evaluation – measured by number of vehicles checked, not by number of tickets issued Cost effective Eliminates possibility of human error due to the fact that both the handheld terminal and the parking device are electronic and transmission between them is automatic

• Proof of parking - Parking violations can be updated onto the EasyPark device by using the handheld terminal, even if the device is turned off and the battery removed; the electronic ticket provides evidence for both drivers and the parking authority in cases of parking violation disputes
• Fewer traffic enforcement officers can check more vehicles

Advantages to Customer/Driver

Very user friendly and easy to operate; activate the device in less than 10 seconds Economical - customer pays only for actual parking time Convenience of topping up parking fees through extensive POS network, including filling stations and convenience stores Ability to set device for operation for the maximum

      time permitted in the parking zone, with the option to stop the device if the customer
      returns to the car earlier than expected

• Ability to set the device to be activated automatically in the morning without needing to go to the car (“Scheduled Parking”)
• No need to exit car to pay, no need for coins
• No hidden costs