Parking control
A phone app that lets parking attendants check a plate and issue a documented fine in under a minute.
Parking control companies send attendants out with paper, separate permit lists and a camera. This app puts it all in one place: scan a number plate, see at once whether the car has a permit or a paid session, and if not, issue a fine with photos that holds up in a dispute. The operator follows every attendant live.
- Stage
- Private client system, working demo
- Launch market
- Denmark
- Revenue
- Licence per attendant, or per fine issued
- Price
- Planned from 300 kr per attendant a month
- Buyer
- Private parking operators, housing associations, municipalities
- Stack
- Web app · Node.js · PostgreSQL
The problem
- Attendants check permits on paper lists or in several different systems.
- Disputed fines are lost when the photos and timestamps are poor.
- Managers do not know where attendants are or how many checks they make.
The product
A web app that runs on any phone. The camera reads the plate, the system checks permits and paid sessions, and a fine is created with photos, GPS, time and the rule broken. Fines can be printed on the spot. The superadmin sees attendants on a live map and all fines in one list.
- The attendant scans the plate with the phone camera (text recognition).
- The app shows permit and payment status for that plate and area.
- If there is no valid permit, the attendant takes photos and issues a fine.
- The fine is ready to print and is stored with full evidence.
- The superadmin follows attendants live and handles disputes from one panel.
Who pays and why
Business model
| Revenue line | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Licence per attendant | 300 kr / month (planned) | App, panel, storage of evidence. |
| Per-fine model | Small fee per fine (planned) | For small operators with uneven volume. |
| Setup and integration | Fixed price | Connection to payment apps and permit lists. |
Market and targets
Parking enforcement is a steady, regulated business with many small operators that still use manual tools. Each operator has several attendants, and the software cost is tiny compared with what one extra valid fine a day brings in.
Targets are planning assumptions.
Go-to-market
First client in production
- Run with the first operator and measure checks per hour and dispute rate
- Fix what attendants complain about in the field
- Document the before and after numbers
Small operators
- Direct sales to small parking companies and housing associations
- Offer a free month with setup included
- Case study with real numbers
Integrations
- Connect to parking payment apps
- Automatic letters to owners via plate lookup where allowed
- Version for municipalities
Channels
| Direct sales | Parking operators are a small, findable group. |
|---|---|
| Housing associations | Through administrators that manage many associations. |
| Industry events | Parking and property management trade events. |
Competition
| Alternative today | Why we win |
|---|---|
| Big operators' in-house systems | Not available to small operators. |
| Paper and generic apps | Slow and weak evidence. |
| Large enforcement platforms | Expensive and built for cities, not small lots. |
What we measure
- Checks per attendant per hour
- Share of fines disputed and share of disputes won
- Time from scan to fine
- Licences active
Status and roadmap
- Plate scan with camera
- Permit and payment check
- Fines with photos, ready to print
- Live overview for the superadmin
- Integration with parking payment apps
- Offline mode for poor coverage
- Dispute handling workflow
Risks
| Risk | How we handle it |
|---|---|
| Legal rules on private parking fines | Templates follow current rules; the operator stays responsible for the legal basis. |
| Text recognition errors | The attendant always confirms the plate before a fine is issued. |
| Few, conservative buyers | Start with one reference client and sell on measured results. |
Want a product like this?
We build version one of products like Parking control from about $3,000: web app, admin panel, mobile app and API, live on your own domain. Then we can host and maintain it for $500 a month.