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Some definitions are taken from the methodological guide "Parking surveys" published by CEREMA (November 1997, republished in October 2000).
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Drawdown
Travel providing a connection to a train station or a stop on the public transport network. Passengers arriving by car (driver) or by bicycle (if they are not taking it with them) generate a demand for parking . See also Distribution.
Report of the delegate
This document is produced and submitted annually by the concession holder of a public service. This report presents, in particular, the accounts for the operating activities and an analysis of the conditions under which the public service is provided. Its production is mandatory and stipulated in the General Code of Local Authorities (Article L 1411-3). See also Public Service Delegation
Mandatory Prior Administrative Appeal (RAPO)

The recipient of a parking ticket who disputes its existence or amount must first seek an amicable agreement with the issuing authority by filing an administrative appeal. This appeal can be filed before or after payment of the ticket. It is a mandatory prerequisite to any potential referral to the CCSP ().

Royalty
1- The amount that the on-street parking user must pay as part of the decentralization of paid on-street parking . This may be an immediate payment or a penalty notice (FPS).
2- The sum paid by the concession holder to its delegating authority for the delegated service, under the terms set by the concession agreement. 
Control
A method of direct management of a public service by a local authority, which takes two forms:
  • The service is operated without legal personality, which can be either simple or financially autonomous. In the latter case only, the management of the service results in the establishment of a budget separate from the general budget of the local authority. The service is carried out by agents dependent on the local authority and is entirely financed by it;
  • The personalized management, that is to say with the creation of a legal personality, entailing financial autonomy. There is then a creation of a public entity (public establishment) distinct from the local authority which has its own administrative bodies, an independent budget, assets and staff.
Resident
At its meeting of June 9, 1994, the Dictionary Commission decided to extend the use of the noun " resident" to designate a person who, by choice or by profession, lives in a country, city, street, or residence. The present participle "resident" will be used as an adjective, but not as a noun.
See also Residential Parking.
Rotation
The phenomenon of one vehicle by another. See also rate Turnover.
Rotation (survey)
The turnover survey (or RPM) involves tracking the presence of vehicles identified by a portion of their license plate number on an hourly basis. Its aim is to better understand parking durations at different times of the day or week.
Break in load
Interruption of a journey (or transport of goods) necessitated by a change of mode of travel (or transport) between two locations. See also Intermodality.