At the same time as the Schleidenplatz square in the district of Berlin-Friedrichshain was being redeveloped, a new parking concept was also introduced which distinctly improved the parking situation for the local residents.
Previously, during the day, the parking spaces were mainly occupied by shop employees and by car drivers using the park & ride service.
The city’s board of administration has now, for the benefit of the shopping customers, launched an extremely customer- friendly parking solution. To avoid worrying about their parking time expiring while shopping or visiting a doctor, drivers can now pay when returning to their car and only for the actual time used.
The Cale parking terminals used for this solution have special signs. ”Customers can now go shopping with peace of mind” says Dr Schulz, the Town Development Officer. He also explains that parking attendants patrol the parking zone.
The new post payment system operates in the following way: The driver parks his car, walks up to the Cale terminal and inserts a payment card with credit function. No fee is charged at this moment. Only the arrival time is registered. The driver receives a receipt ticket with the arrival time and puts the ticket behind the windscreen in the normal way.
When returning to the car, the driver once again uses the same card in the terminal which charges the parking fee for the exact time parked.
Stefan Dittrich, president of the company Stadtraum GmbH, says that the principle advantage with the new parking system is that the drivers don’t have to estimate their parking time in advance. Instead, they pay when leaving the parking space and then only for the time actually used.
