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Barnacle Parking Enters Pilot Program With the New York City Police Department

April 19, 2024

 

Barnacle Parking Enters Pilot Program With the New York City Police Department

 

 

Intelligent parking enforcement device company helps the country’s largest police municipality solve parking compliance issues while improving officer safety

 

 

EDISON, N.J. —Barnacle Parking, the producer of The Barnacle®, an intelligent parking enforcement solution with motorist self-release capabilities, today announced its engagement with the New York City Police Department (NYPD). During a pilot program, the NYPD will assess the Barnacle’s ability to improve parking management and promote fairness and efficiency for all New York City residents and visitors.

Barnacle Parking Selects Trevelino/Keller to Build Brand Awareness

April 03, 2024

 

Barnacle Parking Selects Trevelino/Keller to Build Brand Awareness

 

 

Outcome-Focused Firm Selected as PR Partner

 

ATLANTA, April 03, 2024– —Trevelino/Keller, a nationally ranked growth PR and marketing firm, today announces a new partnership with Barnacle Parking, the producer of The Barnacle®, an intelligent parking enforcement solution with motorist self-release capabilities. Trevelino/Keller will support Barnacle Parking in strategic marketing, brand awareness and earned media efforts.

Barnacle Parking empowers parking operators, business owners, corporate campuses, healthcare organizations and municipalities to redefine and enhance the parking enforcement experience for both enforcers and motorists while visibly driving compliance. The Barnacle® is the modern alternative to outdated practices like booting and towing and leverages technology and data to provide an effective, efficient and fair way to enforce parking requirements.

“Our goal is to work with like-minded partners to make parking enforcement across the country more convenient and fairer to both the parking enforcers and the parking offenders,” states Colin Heffron, chairman of Barnacle Parking. “We partnered with Trevelino/Keller based on their vast experience helping similarly sized brands scale. Together, we can reach new audiences through strategic marketing.”

As a company, Trevelino/Keller brings 20 years of brand reputation, media strategy, digital expertise and creative services to its partnership with Barnacle Parking.

“Barnacle Parking has created a truly innovative concept that is disrupting the parking industry in all the right ways,” shares Genna Keller, Co-CEO at Trevelino/Keller. “They have a winning formula – the right team and technology to grow and scale.”

About Barnacle Parking

Barnacle Parking empowers parking operators, business owners, corporate campuses, healthcare organizations and municipalities to redefine and enhance the parking enforcement experience for both enforcers and motorists while visibly driving compliance. The Barnacle®, an intelligent parking enforcement solution, provides real-time resolution for motorists.

For more information, visit www.barnacleparking.com.

About Trevelino/Keller

Trevelino/Keller is a Growth PR+Mkt firm focused on building, launching and scaling B2C and B2B companies. It leans into public relations, growth marketing and creative studios to develop measurable programming that leads to outcome-driven goals. Its Creative Studios delivers brand identity, graphic design, web services and dynamic content. Headquartered in Atlanta, the firm holds the distinction of having the industry’s best talent retention, is the 2022 third fastest growing and ranks second in Atlanta. For more information, visit www.trevelinokeller.com.

Durham County Council extends parking enforcement contract with NSL, A Marston Holdings Company

April 01, 2022

Durham County Council extends parking enforcement contract with NSL, A Marston Holdings Company

 

 

LONDON – Durham County Council has awarded NSL, a Marston Holdings company, a five-year contract for the provision of parking enforcement services. The two organisations have been working in partnership since 2000 and, under the new contract, NSL will continue to provide enforcement of on and off-street parking regulations, including the management of park and ride sites and penalty charge notice processing. NSL is also operating Durham’s road user charging scheme, which was the UK’s first congestion charge when it was introduced in October 2002. The newly awarded contract is for five years and five months with an option for a further five years.

Dave Wafer, head of transport and contract services at Durham County Council, said: “It is important that we continue to enforce parking offences across County Durham. Compromising road safety or misusing bays designated for residents, businesses and people with disabilities can have an impact on people’s lives. We want everyone who lives, works in or visits the county be able to park safely and enjoy their stay, and enforcement is one measure which supports this.”

Throughout the period of the contract, NSL has helped to manage various council buildings and numerous special events including Lumiere, Bishop Auckland and Seaham food festivals, and Durham City Run, as well as external events such as Christmas festivals, Durham Miners’ Gala, Kynren Pyromusical and vintage vehicle rallies. The company has also provided high levels of support during the Covid pandemic with additional support at household waste recycling centres and supporting food banks over the Christmas period.

NSL has also project managed the introduction of Pay by Phone on behalf of Durham County Council to provide more customer payment options. This was introduced at the height of the pandemic, which reduced risk to customers as it eliminated the need to touch multi-use surfaces on pay and display machines. This deployment has proved to be extremely successful and around 40% of all transactions are now made using this service.

Mark Hoskin, Chief Commercial Officer at Marston Holdings, added: “We are delighted to have been awarded this contract which recognises our ongoing commitment to County Durham and the delivery of social value and green initiatives throughout the next five years. Our full portfolio of end-to-end transportation and enforcement solutions now includes urban design, CCTV and parking enforcement and notice processing through to debt recovery.”

 
About NSL

NSL is part of Marston Holdings and the UK’s leading provider of parking enforcement services. With over 4000 highly trained frontline colleagues, parking professionals, comprehensive back office and customer support services along with access to the latest technologies, the company can shape the entire parking environment to balance the needs of all users and maximise compliance.  Marston Holdings is the UK’s largest provider of transportation and enforcement services supporting government, utilities and private sector clients. For more information visit www.marstonholdings.co.uk

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marketing@marstonholdings.co.uk

STANSTED AIRPORT DEPLOYS VIDEALERT CCTV FOR PARKING COMPLIANCE

January 11, 2022

 

 

 

STANSTED AIRPORT DEPLOYS VIDEALERT CCTV FOR PARKING COMPLIANCE

 

 

LONDON, 11 JANUARY 2022 – London Stansted Airport has installed Videalert CCTV enforcement cameras to eliminate the incidence of tailgating as drivers attempt to leave the drop off zones and short term car parks without paying.  The cameraswere switched on in February 2021 and were supplied as part of an ongoing contract with NSL, the UK’s leading provider of parking enforcement services, which includes back office processing and debt recovery services.

 

According to Steve Mills, Surface Access Manager – Landside Operations at London Stansted Airport:  “NSL has provided us with a cost effective enforcement solution that will enable us to rapidly achieve high levels of compliance, particularly in respect of the repeat offenders that try to avoid paying their parking charges.  This has been a particular issue in short term car parks where people have routinely stayed two weeks without paying.  The cameras will help us to eliminate lost parking revenues and improve safety for all passengers around the airport.”

 

Videalert CCTV enforcement cameras have been installed at the exits of the drop off zones and short term parking.  Each camera monitors two lanes simultaneously capturing the numberplates of every vehicle that passes through the barriers.  Theytransmit data to Videalert’s hosted digital video platform where evidence packs are automatically compiled for review by operators at NSL’s Oldham Shared Service Centre.  Penalty charge notices are then sent to the owners of all vehicles committing an offence.

 

NSL has also provided the airport with a Videalert mobile enforcement vehicle (MEV) to reduce the incidence of drivers stopping or parking on access road verges.  These roads are designated as no stopping areas and the MEV will act as a deterrent to the many taxis, private hire vehicles, friends and relatives that cause traffic congestion and safety issues in these areas by waiting to drop off or pick up passengers.  With front and rear facing cameras, the MEV automatically captures the numberplates of stopped vehicles in unattended mode and transmits footage to the Videalert platform.

 

Mark Jones, Operations Director at Videalert, added:  “This is one of the first such installations of Videalert cameras on private land and demonstrates the breadth of our range of integrated transport and enforcement solutions.”

 

About Videalert

Videalert is part of Marston Holdings, the UK’s largest transportation and enforcement services group.  It is also one of the UK’s leading suppliers of intelligent traffic management and enforcement solutions.  Videalert is the only company able to provide its own suite of attended, unattended, and mobile CCTV enforcement solutions using the same intelligent digital video software platform. This supports the widest range of traffic management and enforcement applications as well as clean air and low emission zones using the same infrastructure.  For further information, please visit www.marstonholdings.co.uk/videalert or contact:

 

Paul Jennings, PJMC Limited, Tel: 01926 312886, Email: paul@pjmc.com

LONDON BOROUGHS OF WANDSWORTH AND RICHMOND UPON THAMES UPGRADE VIDEALERT CCTV ENFORCEMENT PLATFORM

November 24, 2021

 

 

 

LONDON BOROUGHS OF WANDSWORTH AND RICHMOND UPON THAMES UPGRADE VIDEALERT CCTV ENFORCEMENT PLATFORM

 

 

 

LONDON  – The shared parking service for the London Boroughs of Wandsworth and Richmond upon Thames is expanding its usage of Videalert’s unattended rapidly deployable CCTV systems. The cameras, used to enforce a wide range of bus lane and moving traffic applications, ensure that roads are safe for motorists and pedestrians, reduce pollution and protect the parking needs of residents, businesses and visitors to both boroughs.

 

According to Nick O’Donnell, Assistant Director for Traffic and Engineering for Richmond and Wandsworth Councils: “As a shared parking service, our focus is to synchronise and consolidate resources, systems and best practice to improve operational efficiency and achieve cost savings.  The Videalert platform allows additional camera assets and enforcement applications to be cost effectively added, offers the flexibility to capture multiple contraventions alongside important data and provides a future-proofed investment for civil traffic enforcement.”

 

As part of this project, Richmond is transitioning to Videalert’s fully hosted platform which is already used by Wandsworth.  The configuration from the council’s existing on-premise server was replicated on the hosted platform in advance of the switch over to minimise disruption to ongoing review activities and outstation cameras.

 

Videalert is also converting camera locations that currently connect to the council’s local area network to a wide area network configuration using its Rapidly Deployable Server (RDS) and upgrading SIM cards within all existing RDS units from 3G to 4G. This will deliver a significant performance improvement across the camera estate in terms of speed and reliability of data transfer to the hosted platform.

 

Andrea Jones, Director of Strategic Accounts at Marston Holdings added: “We have been working with Richmond and Wandsworth Councils for many years and we are privileged and excited to be continuing our relationship.  We are looking forward to collaborating on projects in support of the Councils future ambitions and further advance the Videalert hosted enforcement solution as key component of Marston Holdings’ design, build and enforce solutions for Civil Parking Enforcement, Clean Air and Low Emission Zones.”

 

About Videalert

Videalert is part of Marston Holdings, the UK’s largest transportation and enforcement services group.  It is also one of the UK’s leading suppliers of intelligent traffic management and enforcement solutions.  Videalert is the only company able to provide its own suite of attended, unattended, and mobile CCTV enforcement solutions using the same intelligent digital video software platform.  This supports the widest range of traffic management and enforcement applications as well as clean air and low emission zones using the same infrastructure.  For further information, please visit www.marstonholdings.co.uk/videalert or contact:

 

Paul Jennings, PJMC Limited, Tel: 01926 312886, Email: paul@pjmc.com

VIDEALERT LAUNCHES NEW ELECTRIC MOBILE ENFORCEMENT BIKE

October 12, 2021

 

 

 

VIDEALERT LAUNCHES NEW ELECTRIC MOBILE ENFORCEMENT BIKE

 

 

 

LONDON, 12 OCTOBER 2021 – Videalert, part of Marston Holdings and one of the UK’s leading suppliers of intelligent traffic management and enforcement solutions, has launched a new electric mobile enforcement bike (MEV-B).  This is the only bikecurrently available with Manufacturer Certification and will enable councils to efficiently enforce a wide range of moving traffic, parking and clean air zone contraventions whilst demonstrating their commitment to reducing emissions.

 

Videalert’s new MEV-B is based on the Niu Cargo bike, from Niu Technologies, which designs, manufactures and sells high-performance smart e-scooters.  It uses two 29Ah Lithium batteries to give a range of up to 70 miles in urban applications. The batteries are removable allowing fully charged replacements to be quickly fitted to extend the number of shifts it can cover on a daily basis.  Fitted with front and rear disc brakes, the MEV-B also has a regenerative braking system which returns energy from braking to the battery.

 

The on-board systems are totally automatic requiring no manual operation and are powered by a separate battery with sufficient capacity to handle two shifts per day.  The MEB-V is equipped with two dual camera units, one forward and one rear facing, each comprising both an ANPR and a colour camera which captures contextual video evidence.  These ONVIF-compliant HD cameras deliver superior capture rates of up to 98% with just a single pass at normal road speeds.

 

According to Rubena Hafizi, Client Account Manager at Videalert: “As a former manager of parking and transport services I can really see how this new MEV-B will enable councils to demonstrate their commitment to improving air quality by reducing vehicle emissions whilst undertaking essential compliance monitoring. It also further extends our market-leading portfolio of traffic enforcement and management solutions.”

 

About Videalert

Videalert is part of Marston Holdings, the UK’s largest transportation and enforcement services group.  It is also one of the UK’s leading suppliers of intelligent traffic management and enforcement solutions.  Videalert is the only company able to provide its own suite of attended, unattended, and mobile CCTV enforcement solutions using the same intelligent digital video software platform. This supports the widest range of traffic management and enforcement applications as well as clean air and low emission zones using the same infrastructure.  For further information, please visit www.marstonholdings.co.uk/videalert or contact:

MARSTON HOLDINGS HELPS COUNCILS ENFORCE CONTRAVENTIONS BY FOREIGN REGISTERED VEHICLES

August 31, 2021

 

 

 

MARSTON HOLDINGS HELPS COUNCILS ENFORCE CONTRAVENTIONS BY FOREIGN REGISTERED VEHICLES

 

 

 

LONDON, 31 AUGUST 2021 – Marston Holdings has introduced a new notice processing and enforcement service that will help councils to effectively enforce contraventions committed by foreign registered vehicles (FRVs) on British roads.  These vehicles are more likely to contravene traffic and parking regulations than drivers of UK registered vehicles as well as being less likely to pay the penalty charges which they incur.

 

This pan European debt recovery service for councils is delivered in conjunction with ParkTrade, a Swedish technology company that is part of Marston Holdings, which has established access to many national Vehicle Licencing Agencies (VLAs).  This relationship enables Marston to access European vehicle registration databases on behalf of clients to identify and process contraventions by FRVs as well as providing debt recovery services across Europe through Marston Recovery.

 

According to Mark Hoskin, Group Business Development Director at Marston Holdings:  “Many penalty charge notices are simply written off by councils as it is often impossible to trace the owners of FRVs and, even when they can be traced, there is no legal process by which they can be made to pay civil penalties. As well as protecting revenue for local authorities, this service sends out a message to foreign and UK drivers alike that the rules apply to everyone.”

 

Using this service, councils no longer need to write off all debt incurred by FRVs from many European countries for parking, moving traffic, clean air and low emission zone contraventions.

 

About Marston Holdings

Marston Holdings is the UK’s largest provider of transportation and enforcement services with over 5000 staff.  In addition to being the UK’s largest provider of debt and recovery services, the organisation comprises a number of market-leading companies including Project Centre, a streetscape design, engineering and landscape architecture consultancy and NSL, which provides parking enforcement services to the public and private sectors.  Other key parts of the group include Videalert, the leading supplier of intelligent traffic management and enforcement solutions and ParkTrade, the leading European provider of road tolling and charging solutions.  This combined expertise enables Marston Holdings to provide an innovative range of integrated design, build and enforcement solutions. For more information, please visit www.marstonholdings.co.uk

City of Chicago Wins Innovation Award for Programs Enabled by Conduent Transportation to Reform Parking Fines

August 02, 2021

 

 

City of Chicago Wins Innovation Award for Programs Enabled by Conduent Transportation to Reform Parking Fines

 

 

 

FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Aug. 02, 2021 — The City of Chicago Department of Finance received a 2021 innovation Award of Excellence from the International Parking & Mobility Institute (IPMI) for its work with Conduent Transportation, a global business unit of Conduent Incorporated (Nasdaq: CNDT). The IPMI award recognizes the city for its data-driven programs to reform parking fines and enforcement, aiming to reduce the disproportionate impacts on marginalized and low-income families.

The programs, developed using Conduent technology, specifically address the imbalance that enforcement can have on lower-earning segments of the workforce. For example, when faced with more urgent needs, such as rent, groceries or medical care, low-income residents often may not be able to pay parking citations, leading to penalties including vehicle seizures and driver’s license suspensions. Loss of a vehicle or license can lead to unemployment and other financial hardships.

The department, tasked by Mayor Lori Lightfoot, sought an innovative approach to issue and collect citations in a more sustainable, fair and effective way, including a halt in suspensions for outstanding parking fines and creating a web portal to enable payment plans. Additionally, using a suite of digital applications and data analytics, Conduent examined the historical assignments of enforcement officers, previously deployed evenly across the city. The factors within the analysis included curbside miles, the likelihood of infractions affecting safety and congestion, curbside demand, parking complaints, bike lane encroachment, regulations and other trends. Based on this analysis, new enforcement zones were established that focus on the areas of greatest need.

“Teaming with Conduent, we’ve been able to take the guesswork out of citation issuance, proactively enforcing areas of high demand in most need of enforcement,” said Charles Billows II, Director, Parking Enforcement at the City of Chicago Department of Finance. “Some zones require around-the-clock enforcement, while others — many in low-income communities — require occasional enforcement based on randomization.”

To further enhance enforcement, officers can now also access maps with block-by-block predictions about the likelihood of parking violators. In addition, the web portal created for the program generated a 131 percent increase in online payment plans for accounts and a 108 percent increase in related revenue.

“We’re proud of our role in supporting the City of Chicago and its residents, building a program that’s helping to make a difference for communities,” said Holly Cooper, Vice President and General Manager, Public Safety and Curbside Management Solutions at Conduent. “Using our data and analytics expertise, we’ve shown that parking enforcement can be made more equitable and still be successful.”

Conduent Transportation is a leading provider of automated and analytics-based transportation solutions for government agencies. These solutions, spanning roadway charging and management, parking and curbside management, and advanced transit and public safety systems, enable streamlined and personalized services for citizens and travelers who use them. The company has been helping transportation clients for more than 50 years and operates in more than 20 countries.

About Conduent
Conduent delivers mission-critical services and solutions on behalf of businesses and governments – creating exceptional outcomes for its clients and the millions of people who count on them. Through process, technology, and our diverse and dedicated associates, Conduent solutions and services automate workflows, improve efficiencies, reduce costs, and enable revenue growth. It’s why most Fortune 100 companies and over 500 government entities depend on Conduent every day to manage their essential interactions and move their operations forward.

Conduent’s differentiated services and solutions improve experiences for millions of people every day, including three out of every four U.S. insured patients, 10 million employees who use its HR Services, and nearly 18 million benefits recipients. Conduent’s solutions deliver exceptional outcomes for its clients, including $16 billion in savings from medical bill review of workers compensation claims, up to 40% efficiency increase in HR operations, up to 27% reduction in government benefits costs, up to 40% improvement in finance, accounting and procurement expense, and improved customer service interaction times by up to 20% with higher end-user satisfaction. Learn more at https://www.conduent.com .

gtechna celebrates IPMI Award to Washington D.C. for its Vision Zero and Bike Lane Enforcement Program

June 15, 2021

 

 

gtechna celebrates IPMI Award to Washington D.C. for its Vision Zero and Bike Lane Enforcement Program

 

 

 

Parking enforcement veterans help Washington D.C. claim top honors from the International Parking and Mobility Institute with significant safety and compliance boosts

 

BUFFALO, N.Y., June 15, 2021 — gtechna, a leading developer of smart parking and curbside enforcement solutions in North America, announced today that through their partnership with the city of Washington D.C., they’ve been honored with an Award of Excellence from the International Parking and Mobility Institute for Innovation in a Mobility, Transportation, or Parking Program.

 

The award, issued annually, was given to Washington D.C. for their Vision Zero and Bike Lane Enforcement initiative. Designed and implemented with the help of gtechna’s Ticket by Mail system and camera technology, this initiative not only helped the district increase compliance and road safety, but also better target scofflaw repeat offenders to create safer streets and eliminate confrontation between officers and drivers. 

In accordance with the recent rollout of the company’s new Online Services and Ticket Management Portals, this award continues a string of wins for gtechna in the first half of 2021. 

gtechna continues to grow organically by putting its customers first, innovating to meet today’s needs while foreseeing tomorrow’s new challenges.  To learn more about how gtechna supports cities’ enforcement visions, visit the company website.

 

About gtechna

www.gtechna.com

gtechna provides real-time off-street parking and curbside enforcement software as well as permit management to assist governments, private operators, transportation agencies and universities with its mobility goals. Known for providing future technology today, gtechna is now used to service more than 25 million tickets per year while increasing compliance and overall operational efficiency. Twenty years of successful collaborations with leading agencies in Washington, D.C.,Greater Boston Transit, Toronto,  Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, Seattle and Vancouver have seen the firm’s growth into international markets including Australia, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. gtechna enforcement applications are among the industry’s best because the company continually invests in refining and developing its products to deliver solutions that empower its customers. Continued high-demand for gtechna technology in world-class cities has positioned the firm as the trusted source for reliable parking and mobility enforcement solutions. gtechna is a division of Harris Computer.

For information, interview and images, please contact:

Tim Taylor, Marketing Manager

866.483.2462 ext 5235

communications@gtechna.com

 

Get Paid on Unpaid Tickets Using No Cost eParkingCitation.com

May 17, 2021

 

 

 

Get Paid on Unpaid Tickets Using No Cost eParkingCitation.com

 

 

 

Taps a nationwide lien holder database to find the lien holder by VIN

 

 

Sitting on unpaid parking tickets? Delinquent motorists who don’t pay their tickets can put a dent in the parking industry’s bottom line. eParkingCitation.com can help the parking industry get paid! Best of all? eParkingCitation is a FREE service!

eParkingCitation taps a nationwide VIN database to find registered and legal owners and lien holders, and it allows users to send “pay now” notifications to lien holders and owners using the VIN instead of the license plate.

Why is using the VIN better than the license plate? Lien holders and lenders are not able to identify vehicles via license plate.  All automobile lenders use systems that are VIN based.  In many cases, a lender simply has no way to match a citation to a vehicle and account.  In situations where a lessor is almost certainly going to pay the citation, the lessor cannot match the citation with the account.  The end result is that the citation is sent to a collection agency along with 50% of the citation value. Stop the madness!  ePakingCitation is a free tool.

The dirty little secret is that it costs money for the citation processing industry to obtain the VIN from DMV. The citation processing industry is not interest in spending money with DMV and may not even understand the importance of VIN-Based parking collections.

eParkingCitation is powered by Locator Technologies. Locator houses a VIN lien holder database for over 85% of the lien holders’ vehicles on the road today. This means when a VIN is entered at eParkingCitation.com, the lien holder (lender) is notified electronically and instantly about the parking citation and the need to pay it.

The lender then reaches out to the registered owner to pay it, or the lender pays it themselves.

eParkingCitation also partners with eImpound.com. eImpound allows users to electronically identify and notify lien holders and owners at no cost.

All of these are powered by Locator Technologies at www.LocatorTechnologies.com.

About eParkingCitation.com

Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, eParkingCitation.com is powered by Locator Technologies and has over 35 million U.S. lien holders’ liens and Canadian secured party records in its internal lien record database connecting those who need to identify and notify lien holders and vehicle owners and those who want to get notified on vehicle occurrences for the vehicles they care about. Locator Technologies also powers eimpound.com, AutomobileMonitor.com, LocatorTechnologies.com, www.LienQuery.com, and www.SCRAsearch.com, providing electronic notifications and updates to lien holders and insurers on occurrences for the vehicles they care about. For or more information, visit www.eParkingCitation.com, www.eimpound.com, www.AutomobileMonitor.com, www.LocatorTechnologies.com, www.LienQuery.com, and/or www.SCRAsearch.com.

 

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