How Enforcing Parking with VINs Augments Security
Vehicle identification numbers (VINs) are becoming increasingly a steadfast way to enforce parking. VINs, a unique alphanumeric code assigned to every vehicle, never change. The second a vehicle is assigned its VIN, it becomes the digital fingerprint of that car for its lifespan. Unlike license plates, VINs cannot change. Keep reading to see how parking technology proves that enforcing parking with VINs augments security for any property with a parking facility.
Prioritizing Safety:
Vehicle identification numbers (VINs) are crucial for law enforcement in finding stolen vehicles and investigating accidents. They are also critically essential for auto manufacturers when issuing widespread recall notices. But what about parking enforcement? How do VINs make your parking facility more secure and reliable, and why have we seen enforcement companies favoring VINs over license plates?
Enforcing Parking with Vehicle identification numbers (VINs) :
Parking always seems challenging, certainly in big cities. Moreover, parking enforcement in urban areas has its fair share of headaches. However, enforcement companies and property management rely more heavily on VINs to help streamline parking enforcement and management efforts. Here are a few examples of how enforcing parking with VINs augments security.
- Vehicle Registration: When new tenants or residents move into their new building, they register their vehicles into the property management software if parking is available. Typically, the questions ask for the vehicle specs, the make & model of the car, along with the license plate number. However, property management teams are now asking for VINs to ensure the most accurate record-keeping of each vehicle on their property. As VINs never change, property management and enforcement officers can handle the handful of instances where a resident or tenant will change their license plate number.
- Parking Tags & Permits: Enforcing of parking tags & permits is challenging. As this is the older way of enforcing parking, the security of the property is already at risk of people taking advantage of shortcuts. However, using VIN-specific tags and permits helps enforcement officers and property management quickly identify and verify each vehicle. Therefore, using VINs helps augment security in that enforcement officers can reduce unauthorized vehicles while ensuring only authorized vehicles gain access to the parking facility.
- Smart Parking Systems: VINs help facilitate the automatic entry and exit of authorized vehicles in parking facilities with more modern, up-to-date smart parking systems. With facilities using access control systems like ParqEx’s Access + or ParqEx’s Access + License Plate Recognition technology, enforcement and management can scan VINs and license plates, granting immediate identification of the vehicle attempting to access the parking structure. With features such as unauthorized vehicle access attempts and mobile LPR, using VINs hand-in-hand with smart parking systems unquestionably augments the security of the property.
- Parking Enforcement Technology: VINs, as the car’s unique identifier, help validate each vehicle on the parking property and accurately track its history. If the car is a repeat offender of parking rules and regulations, all previous violations are shown within the ParqEx Enforcer App for properties using ParqEx’s proprietary enforcement tool. If the enforcement officer needs to take action, all citations can be issued based on the VIN within the ParqEx enforcement app. Moreover, the revenue collections module built with ParqEx’s smart parking technology uses VINs as the primary identification method to ensure the most accurate information and payment of any violation, ticket, or parking-related fee.
As can be seen, Vehicle identification numbers (VINs) undoubtedly augment the security of every parking facility. People can take creative liberties with their vehicles. They change the color and body of the cars and most certainly change their license plates to something more custom. VINs never change, making them the most reliable way of ensuring security at a property. Are you intrigued by how enforcing parking with VINs augments security? Want to learn more about how ParqEx’s access control system, license plate recognition technology, and Enforcer app help streamline parking management and enforcement? Request a meeting with our team, and we can demonstrate how our deck of smart parking technologies will prioritize the safety of your property.
