Digital parking payments
without the hardware
Drivers scan a QR code, pay on their phone, and the gate opens. No pay station or ticket machine required.
What is Scan to Pay?
The driver scans a QR at entry or exit and pays on their phone. The session confirms, the gate opens, and they leave without a ticket, station, or coin slot.
Station-led parking leans on dispensers, terminals, and printers at the lane. Scan to Pay uses the phone as the till and needs only a barrier, signage with a QR, and cloud connectivity. It is a different operating model, not an add-on. Where full stations are overkill, it keeps cost down while you still run the same platform, visibility, and control.
Where Scan to Pay makes sense
Surface car parks and open lots
Open lots without heavy lane kit. A QR on a sign is often enough to start taking payment.
Low-to-medium volume sites
Where a full pay station is hard to justify but you still want digital payments and sessions.
Cost-conscious operators
Lower upfront spend with a managed, modern operation instead of large hardware buys.
Upgrading from manual or coin systems
Move off attendants, coin meters, or honour systems to something you can track.
What the driver sees
Scan the QR at the car park, pay on your phone, and the gate opens. No pay station, no ticket.
Point camera at QR
West Village Car Park
Scan QR code
Driver scans the QR at entry or exit
Payment form
Session and amount, then pay
Payment successful
$4.20 · Receipt sent
Payment
Card or wallet. Instant confirmation.
Gate opening
You may proceed
Gate opens
Drive through. No ticket needed.
Why operators choose this model
Lower upfront cost with no pay station hardware to buy or maintain
Works with boom gates and barriers already on site
Same platform and reporting as station-based sites
Strong fit when full lane hardware does not pay off
Fast to deploy with printed QR codes instead of new terminals
Up to 80% lower
upfront hardware investment
You trade stations, dispensers, and printers for a QR and existing barriers, so setup cost drops while management stays digital.
Same platform, fewer dependencies
Scan to Pay runs on the same BeParking platform as every other solution. Operators keep full management tools without station hardware at the lane.
Revenue dashboards and reporting
Live revenue, sessions, and occupancy across Scan to Pay sites.
Session tracking and dispute resolution
Session history with timestamps, payment status, and audit logs.
Connected to bookings, subscriptions, and LPR
Add bookings, permits, or plate recognition when the site is ready.
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