Solution · Individual parking spaces

Individual parking spaces kept reliably free with the smart parking barrier 4.0

Convenient access management for visitor, staff and VIP parking – and for EV chargers. Wherever individual spaces need to be kept reliably free, book-n-use is the first choice: our smart parking barriers 4.0 have proven their reliability at more than 30 locations. Users appreciate the convenient control from their own smartphone; operators value the simple management and the many integration options, e.g. payment models for refinancing.

Your benefits

Your benefits with the smart parking barrier 4.0

Reserving & keeping spaces free for the exact appointment

From parking sharing between companies and protected charging infrastructure to visitor spaces reliably kept free for important appointments: we have the solution for making individual spaces available exactly when they are needed.

Robust smart parking barriers with solar panel & smart control

Stainless steel, drive-over protection mechanism and vandalism alarm: our smart parking barrier 4.0 offers security proven in practice. It is also energy self-sufficient for up to 2 years – thanks to a solar panel and optimised power consumption – and can be installed without drilling (e.g. in multi-storey car parks).

Simple management with many options

Multi-tenant and GDPR-compliant, our web app gives you flexible reservation management for every need. With many options – from app integration, as at Audi, to embedded PayPal payments for refinancing – book-n-use can be tailored to your use case.

Child’s play to operate with a smartphone

Our smart parking barriers can be controlled by smartphone – for example, you send a reservation link and your customer opens their parking space themselves with their own smartphone. No more hunting for a space means appointments start in a more relaxed way, and the benefit also boosts employee satisfaction.

Case studies

Smart parking barrier 4.0 in practice

Smart parking barriers in the visitor car park of IHK Darmstadt
VIP parking at IHK Darmstadt
Customer: IHK Darmstadt (Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
Scenario and our solution: Individual spaces on the IHK Darmstadt site had to be kept free for VIP visits at exactly the right time. This was achieved by installing book-n-use and our smart parking barriers: spaces are now reserved specifically – for senior politicians, for example – and impress visitors with state-of-the-art technology as soon as they arrive.
Company car park in Darmstadt with barrier and smart parking barriers
Company car park sharing in Darmstadt
Customer: Volksbank Rhein-Neckar
Scenario and our solution: At a VR Rhein-Neckar property in Darmstadt city centre, several companies share one car park. There were problems with occupancy, and the barrier (since removed) was unreliable. Thanks to book-n-use, space allocation runs smoothly again and the old barrier has been replaced by our smart parking barriers – a model example of successful company car park sharing.
Opening of the Audi Charging Hub with guests and press
EV charger reservation for Audi
Customer: Audi Charging Hubs
Scenario and our solution: Audi Charging Hubs across Germany offer state-of-the-art rapid chargers at prime locations. Charging time and reservation management have to match that standard. Audi customers can therefore reserve their time slot through the myAudi app, which has book-n-use built in. Shortly before the booked slot, the smart parking barrier blocks a charging bay and releases it automatically for the customer once the number plate has been recognised.
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FAQs

Frequently asked questions about book-n-use

book-n-use protects parking spaces from unauthorised use, above all from people parking without permission. Use by authorised drivers can be limited to set times. Booking, optional payment, management and release are all handled conveniently by smartphone or PC.

Yes. The book-n-use portal lets you combine ALL book-n-use devices. For example, your users can choose whether to book an individual parking space or drive into an area controlled by a barrier.

Free of charge

Fixed price levels

  • Base price: one-off price per reservation (optional)
  • Price per unit of time (e.g. €1 per hour)
  • Maximum price: maximum price per reservation

Prices per flexible unit of time – example:

  • Parking for 0–1 hour: €1
  • Parking for 2–5 hours: €3
  • Parking for 5–10 hours: €10

Yes. book-n-use provides an interface through which existing applications (citizen app, visitor management, EV charger management, etc.) can open and close book-n-use devices. The interface is called over the internet (JSON REST API). Documentation and a test environment are provided through the portal; this requires the WhiteLabel licence.

The following licences are available: SmartRemote, SmartRemote+, SmartCampus, WhiteLabel.

A licence gives you access to the book-n-use portal as a Reservation Manager, where you run your mobility management. Depending on the licence, you can:

  • control your parking access devices (smart parking barriers, barriers, bollards, barrier chains, …) centrally,
  • create reservation links for your customers (eTicket),
  • allow reservations for closed user groups (booking only after entering a password),
  • allow reservations for all book-n-use users,
  • restrict reservations by time (e.g. by day of the week or time of day),
  • attach prices to reservations,
  • manage additional Reservation Managers,
  • structure your parking areas according to location and organisational requirements.

Included in every licence:

  • Support by email or phone
  • Application hosting in German data centres
  • GDPR-compliant processes
  • Simple, regular updates
  • Monitoring of the required communication infrastructure
  • Proactive notification by our support team when battery levels are low or other problems occur
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