As a parking facility owner, you know the frustration: you want to monetize your parking spaces from visitors and guests, but you don't want to charge your own employees, tenants, or regular contractors. The last thing you need is your staff getting parking tickets or paying fees just to come to work.
The good news? Modern parking management doesn't have to be all-or-nothing. With the right system, you have complete control over who pays, when they pay, and how much they pay.
The foundation of flexible parking management is license plate exemption rules. This feature allows you to create an allow list of vehicles that never get charged, no matter when they park or how long they stay.
Simply add license plates to your exemption list, and the system automatically recognizes these vehicles. No parking passes to distribute, no tickets to void, no refunds to process. The system handles it seamlessly in the background.
This means you can still enforce parking rules and generate revenue from visitors, while your regular parkers enjoy hassle-free access.
Not all parking situations require 24/7 enforcement. With custom operating hours, you decide exactly when parking fees apply.
Business Hours Only
Charge Monday-Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM, when your lot is in high demand. Outside those hours? Free parking for everyone. Perfect for office buildings where evening and weekend parking goes unused anyway.
Peak Hours Premium
Apply fees during your busiest times when spaces are scarce, but allow free parking during slower periods. This naturally encourages visitors to come during off-peak times.
Event-Based Enforcement
Only charge during specific events, games, or busy seasons. The rest of the time, your lot operates as free parking.
Weekend vs. Weekday
Charge different rates or different hours based on the day of the week. Maybe Monday through Friday requires payment, but weekends are free.
You maintain control during high-demand periods while building goodwill during times when your lot isn't at capacity anyway. It's parking management that adapts to your real-world needs.
Why charge the same rate at 2 PM on a Tuesday as you do at 6 PM on a Friday? With day and hour-specific pricing, your rates reflect actual demand.
Peak vs. Off-Peak
Weekend Premium
Seasonal Adjustments
Event-Driven Pricing
A downtown restaurant parking lot might charge $8 during dinner service (5-10 PM Thursday-Saturday), $4 during lunch (11 AM - 2 PM daily), and $2 for other times. Meanwhile, their employee and delivery driver plates are always exempt.
The most powerful parking management approach combines all these features:
This approach maximizes your revenue from transient parkers while eliminating friction for your employees, tenants, and regulars. You're not leaving money on the table, and you're not nickel-and-diming your own people.
You shouldn't have to choose between monetizing your parking and keeping your employees happy. With flexible rules, custom hours, and dynamic pricing, you can:
Your parking lot, your rules. Make them work for your business.