KaChing, a ticketless parking solutions provider, is expanding its footprint of retail parking sites to include the Mall of Africa.<\/p>\n
The company uses automatic number plate recognition cameras and smartphone app technology to make paying for parking more convenient.<\/p>\n
“KaChing offers all people who park a massively more convenient way to pay for your parking. You no longer need to take a parking ticket, you don\u2019t need cash, there are no queues to pay, and you have no hassle with change or lost tickets,” said Mike Clark, business development executive of KaChing.<\/p>\n
The app enables customers to use flexible payment options such as pre-pay, top up or credit card payment to securely pay for their parking. In addition to ease of payment, the app also gives customers the security to track their parking activity online, and the option to connect multiple vehicles to one account.<\/p>\n
KaChing first launched on a commercial pilot basis in 2016, and is available at Melrose Arch, Thrupps and Morningside Shopping Centres in Johannesburg to mention only a few of the growing list of properties offering ticketless and cashless parking solutions<\/p>\n
“Our technology significantly improves your vehicle\u2019s security while you park. The pre-paid option is also proving a winner with 60% of our users paying through pre-paid,” Clark said.<\/p>\n
The app can be downloaded from the Apple App Store or Google Play, with users then registering for the service with their vehicle number plate.<\/p>\n
“The number plate recognition cameras at each entry and exit automatically pick you up and open the boom, and you don\u2019t even need to stop,” it said.<\/p>\n