Paid parking in Tallinn

Tallinn Transport Department

General information of parking in Tallinn

Inhabitants – 417 000Parking lots – 6316

Downtown – 4755• ~1€/per h

City Centre – 669 • ~2,3€/per h

Old Town – 892• ~4,6€/per h

Residential parking in Tallinn

Parking revenue 2000-2012

Turnover Distribution of Parking Tax 2002-2012

Parking payment methods

There are 4 methods for parking payment:M-ParkingScratch cardsPeriod cardsTicket machine

Milestones of Development in Parking Controll

Mobile parking - 1st of July, 2000, full-working 2001Elecronic Parking Permit System - 15th of December 2007Electronic Fine System – 25th of March 2008Smartphone application – End of 2011

M-parking

Electronic Permit

Electronic Fine? GIS, RFID, e-Wallet

Electronic Parking Permit Management System

Public WEB: www.parkimine.ee 90% of applications are made via internet55% of payments are made with ePayment solutions45% by bank transfer or bank 0% at the cashiermanually input of permits has disappeared

Prospect for Development of EPPMS: temporary entrant permitsdisabled permits

Electronic Parking Fine Management System (1)

100% electronic document and interaction management system

eFines are made by Smartphone and signed digitally by Mobile-ID

eFines are more credible: photos are being made by Smartphones and are viewable via internet

Notice to Owner (NtO) are managed electronically through different postal services

Electronic Parking Fine Management System (2)

90% of complaints are free of paper, answers are sent mainly through e-mail (signed by Mobile-ID) or postal services. The contest processes are semi-automatic, loading of officials has decreased

The amount of human mistakes has decreased

Parking statistics are gathered automatically

Mobile parking

SMS1902 – SMS to start mobile parking

1903 – call to finish mobile parking

Smartphone application:Via SMSVia internet

Why mobile parking?

no coins or couponsonly pay for the time actually parkedonce-a-month payment via normal M-

operator’s invoiceeasy to use and customer friendlyreduces problems faced with revenue collection

by parking operatorsgreatly increases revenue collection of parking

Future of Technologies in Parking Control

Integration of parking permit management system with ID-ticket, P&R and P&W systems

Integration with private parking areas & houses

Development of e-wallet for locals and foreigners – integrated e-parking and ID-ticket system or new PT ticket

Future developments in parking

Decreasing amount of parking spaces on city streets

Extention of paid parking area and rise of pricesSetting requirements for private car parksImproving cooperation with private car parks

Parking problems in Tallinn

2x more disabled parking cards since 2011Illegal parking versus paid parkingOff-street parking:

• ~15 000 parking spaces in city centre• Bad condition (traffic signs, asphalt etc.)• Prices are cheaper• No legislation

Problems with off-street parking

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