Glossary of parking and mobility

INFORMATION DOCUMENTS OUR BROCHURES GLOSSARY

Some definitions are taken from the methodological guide "Parking surveys" published by CEREMA (November 1997, republished in October 2000).

Term	Definition
Hourly	Refers to a customer, or the frequency of use, of a parking, excluding subscriptions, rentals or leases. See also *Visitor*.
Time clock	A parking meter is an automated machine that issues a limited-duration parking permit, usually in exchange for payment (coins and/or bank cards and other magnetic cards). The transaction, which was most often recorded by a ticket placed behind the windshield, is increasingly being digitized through the entry of the vehicle registration number on the machine's keypad. A parking meter typically serves an area with around twenty parking spaces. See also *Parking Meter*.

Term

Definition

Hourly

Refers to a customer, or the frequency of use, of a parking, excluding subscriptions, rentals or leases. See also Visitor.

Time clock

A parking meter is an automated machine that issues a limited-duration parking permit, usually in exchange for payment (coins and/or bank cards and other magnetic cards). The transaction, which was most often recorded by a ticket placed behind the windshield, is increasingly being digitized through the entry of the vehicle registration number on the machine's keypad. A parking meter typically serves an area with around twenty parking spaces. See also Parking Meter.