Skip to main content

Integrated transport and car parking smartcards for Perth

Developed by Parkeon engineers in the UK in conjunction with the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia, the SmartParker system enables public transport users in Perth to pay for car parking using their SmartRider smartcards. The new SmartParker system, developed by Parkeon in conjunction with the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia, is in operation at Transperth train stations and card users can now link parking payments to their SmartRider travel smartcards. The machines are alread
August 28, 2014 Read time: 2 mins

Developed by 251 Parkeon engineers in the UK in conjunction with the 4290 Public Transport Authority of Western Australia, the SmartParker system enables public transport users in Perth to pay for car parking using their SmartRider smartcards.

The new SmartParker system, developed by Parkeon in conjunction with the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia, is in operation at 4291 Transperth train stations and card users can now link parking payments to their SmartRider travel smartcards. The machines are already processing in excess of 15,000 transactions per day.

The system enables card holders link their vehicle registration details to their SmartRider account via the scheme’s website and the parking fee is automatically debited when the transit card is used for parking. Transactions are processed via Parkeon’s centralised MyParkfolio database linked to the SmartRider scheme.

Owen Griffith, managing director of Parkeon Transit commented “This is a first for Australia but the innovation clearly has potential in other markets, including the UK, as we seek to develop integrated, multi-modal payment mechanisms that make life easier for consumers.”

Dave Thompson, director of Parkeon in Australia, added: “SmartParker is now turning the vision of a more integrated future into reality. Our technology is making car parking and urban transport a seamless experience for people in Perth...gone are the days of searching for spare change.”

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Heathrow airport upgrades car park systems
    December 1, 2015
    APCOA Parking UK, operator of of Heathrow Airport’s parking facilities, has chosen APT Skidata, to re-equip nine staff car parks and refresh a further 1,580-space short stay multi-storey commercial passenger car parks serving Heathrow’s Terminal 3 (T3). Within the staff car parks, which need to accommodate 34,000 employees and currently use multiple parking systems, APT SkiData is installing its Column.Lite entrance systems at entry lanes, equipping them with radio frequency identification devices (RFID)
  • IBTTA summit hits right notes in Salzburg
    December 5, 2018
    In the birthplace of Mozart, Colin Sowman found that delegates at the IBTTA’s inaugural World Tolling Summit were playing a variety of interesting tunes The first World Tolling Summit took place in Salzburg, Austria this autumn. Created and organised by the International Bridge Tolling and Turnpike Association (IBTTA), the event was supported by its European counterpart Asecap and hosted by Austria’s tolling authority, Asfinag. The transfer of views, experience and practice both ways across the Atl
  • Conduent launches real-time digital payment solutions
    May 1, 2023
    Products could later expand payment options for transit, parking and traffic fines
  • Revealed: future of mobility in Hamburg
    October 7, 2021
    From 11-15 October, the ITS World Congress will present a myriad of innovations