1 — What is ANPR?

ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) is a camera-based parking solution that automatically identifies vehicles as they enter and exit a parking facility.
The system logs each parking session and charges visitors based on the exact time they’ve been parked — completely automatically.

For property owners and operators, ANPR provides:

• Automated visitor parking payments
• Accurate, real-time utilisation data
• A seamless, low-touch parking experience

2 — How can ANPR be used?

Traditionally, ANPR has been used to automate payments for visitor parking in malls, retail centres and commercial garages.
But its true potential emerges in hybrid facilities — where both contract (monthly) customers and visitors share the same space.

With ANPR, you gain transparent data on all user groups. This allows you to plan capacity, adjust pricing, optimise occupancy and redesign your parking product mix based on real behaviour.

3 — What are the benefits of ANPR?

Camera-based parking delivers several powerful advantages:

Lower operating costs

You reduce the need for manual patrols and physical enforcement.

Higher revenue

You automatically charge every vehicle that uses the facility — eliminating revenue leakage from missed payments.

Data-driven optimisation

ANPR gives you granular data on:

• How long people park
• Which hours drive the highest occupancy
• The ratio between visitors and contract parkers
• Behavioural patterns you can use for product and pricing decisions

4 — Can ANPR increase occupancy?

Absolutely.
ANPR gives you full visibility into actual utilisation — not just how many permits you’ve sold.

Example:
A residential garage has sold 100% of its monthly permits, but ANPR reveals that 20% of spaces sit empty during daytime.
With this insight, the operator can open those spaces to visitors during low-demand hours — improving occupancy and generating additional revenue.

5 — What should you consider when choosing an ANPR system?

To get the most out of camera-based parking, make sure your solution offers:

• High accuracy in plate recognition
• A frictionless user experience for visitors
• Full support for both visitors and contract parkers
• Integration with your parking management system
  (Without this, you miss out on the biggest benefits.)

6 — What makes ANPR46 different?

Our solution, ANPR46, is fully integrated with our parking management platform Park46 — creating capabilities you can’t achieve with a standalone visitor-parking app.

With ANPR46 you get:

• Full optimisation of both visitor and contract parking
• One unified customer journey under your brand
• Direct relationships with all users — no third-party intermediaries
• Identification of visitors who could convert into long-term customers
• A single ecosystem for pricing, access, billing and data

This is value you lose if visitor parking is outsourced to an external app.

7 — Why combine visitor parking and contract parking in one system?

A combined solution gives operators the ability to:

• Create seamless incentives for users to shift to the product that fits them best
• Actively convert frequent visitors into monthly customers
• Optimise occupancy across the entire facility
• Maximise revenue with smarter pricing and product design

In summary…

How can ANPR transform your parking business?
By simplifying workflows today — and unlocking completely new revenue opportunities tomorrow.

Imagine sending this message to a frequent visitor:

“Hi! You’ve averaged 6 days of parking per month over the last 6 months. To save money, we recommend switching to a monthly contract. Read more here.”

With ANPR46, this becomes easy — and highly profitable.

Want to learn more?

Explore ANPR46 and discover how camera-based parking can boost your revenue, occupancy and customer satisfaction:

👉 ANPR46

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