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NEW TECHNOLOGY (REVIEW) ARTICLE 1
A major initiative in the prevention of disabled parking bay abuse has been launched by Irish supplier A.G.K. Limited. The new system, known as ‘Spacehog’, involves the installation of a vehicle sensor in each disabled parking bay. When a vehicle parks in the space, the sensor activates, via radio signal, an adjacent display and a recorded announcement notifies the driver that the parking space is reserved for disabled drivers only. Any unauthorised vehicles may be clamped by the parking operator’s security staff and a fine imposed.
The company has recently installed the innovative, award-winning electronic system in the parking facility at Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre in Dublin, which monitors disabled parking spaces and prevents their unauthorised use by able-bodied drivers.
Speaking at the launch, Mr. Ray Peers, Operations Director, Future Parking Services, stated:
“We installed this unique protection system to offer a higher level of service to our disabled customers who are often unable to find an available parking space due to the lack of consideration shown by some able-bodied drivers”
The incidence of disabled parking bay abuse has been increasing in recent times and studies in the UK, where the system was developed, found that levels of disabled parking bay abuse fell to just 1% from levels of 60% prior to installation of the system. Qualitative research shows that customer complaints regarding abuse of these designated parking bays also ceased following introduction of the system.
(Source: University of Warwick Study)
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