We’ve talked about how important accessibility is in carparks before. It’s a huge issue that impacts thousands of motorists every day. Whether you’re someone who’s trying to travel with a child or if you’re someone who needs to use a Blue Badge space to make navigating through the day a bit easier, there’s not much more frustrating than being unable to park where you need to.
There are loads of excuses that people give for blocking priority parking spaces; we’ve all heard them before. Just nipping in for 5 minutes to not knowing the spaces weren’t for them.
We invented a way of protecting those spaces. But what is it and how does it work?
Meet the Evology Access bollard
We’ve created a bollard that helps protect the spaces you need in a car park.
Whether that’s a Blue Badge space, EV charging station, or a parent & child spot, our bollard is designed to:
- Stop spaces being misused
- Make people rethink their behaviour
- Keep priority spaces free for the people who need them
How does it work?
The bollard has an automatic number plate recognition camera in it, which is more commonly referred to as ANPR. This is a clever bit of kit that can read a registration plate and check it against the details of people who’ve filled in their information on a kiosk, helping to verify that they are allowed to park where they are.
If someone parks where they shouldn’t, they run the risk of getting a parking ticket, but the main idea is that people rethink where they park and park somewhere more considerate.
The bollard works too, we’ve seen big changes in car parks where we haven’t turned them on yet!
The bollard combines with everything else that car parks use to highlight those spaces, like painting specific markings on them, to really obvious signs. They might get ignored, and usually that’s where the protection stops.
This takes things a step further and means that the excuses get stripped away, and people have to stand by and deal with the consequences of a decision.
How does it impact you?
- If you’re a motorist who parks in those spaces because you like being by the door as opposed to needing to use that bay, then the bollard should be a wake-up call and a reminder to think about where you’re parking.
- If you’re someone who needs to use a priority parking space, ideally, the bollard means that you’re going to have more luck and likelihood that you’ll find the space you need, when you need it.
- If you’re a motorist who never parks where they shouldn’t, the bollard isn’t really something that will cross your path, and for that, you should be commended.
The bollard means a big change in a car park. When priority spaces get misused, it means people have to drive around looking for somewhere to park. That means there are more cars driving around, causing congestion and making it harder for everyone to find a space.
