Visitor spots, loading zones, EV charging stations, and short-term parking areas are impossible to enforce consistently without a system to track time. Most communities either ignore time limits entirely or rely on manual checks that miss violations. Park Entra's digital timer system lets enforcers set vehicle-specific countdowns with configurable presets, grace periods, and automated overtime alerts, all from their phone.
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15min-8hr
Time presets
Auto
Overtime alerts
Built-in
Grace periods
Zero
Hardware needed
The problem
Most multi-unit communities have time-limited parking zones: visitor spots, loading areas, EV charging stations. But without a tracking system, time limits exist only on paper. Enforcers can't remember which cars were there an hour ago, and there's no evidence to back up overtime violations.
An enforcer walks the lot and sees a vehicle in a 2-hour visitor spot. Has it been there for 30 minutes or 3 hours? Without a tracking system, there's no way to tell, and no evidence to support an overtime violation.
Time-limited spots exist to ensure turnover. But when there's no enforcement mechanism, the same vehicles sit in visitor spots, loading zones, and EV charging stations all day, defeating the purpose of having time limits.
Writing down plate numbers and timestamps on a clipboard might work for 5 vehicles. But across a parking lot with dozens of time-limited spots, manual tracking falls apart. Notes get lost, handwriting is illegible, and follow-up rounds get missed.
Parking meter systems, sensor-based solutions, and time-tracking hardware cost thousands to install and maintain. For a community with a handful of timed zones, it's a massive investment for a simple problem.
How Park Entra helps
Park Entra's timed parking feature lets enforcers start a countdown for any vehicle in a time-limited zone, directly from their phone, tablet, or laptop. Choose from configurable time presets, add a location label, and let the system track the rest. Overtime vehicles are flagged automatically.
Start a timer for any plate number with one tap. Each timer tracks the specific vehicle, start time, duration, and location. Enforcers see all active timers on a single dashboard. No clipboards, no memory required.
Set presets from 15 minutes to 8 hours to match your community's zones: 30-minute loading zones, 2-hour visitor spots, 4-hour EV charging stations. Enforcers select the right preset for each zone without manual time entry.
When a timer expires, the vehicle is flagged as 'Overtime' with the exact duration exceeded. Enforcers see overtime sessions highlighted at the top of their timer dashboard. No missed violations.
No parking meters, no sensors, no hardware. Enforcers use the device they already carry. Start timers, check countdowns, and clear completed sessions from their phone, tablet, or laptop.
Configure a grace period in minutes so residents aren't penalized for being 2 minutes late. The system accounts for the buffer before flagging a vehicle as overtime.
When an overtime vehicle is identified, enforcers can take enforcement action directly: issue a warning, fine, or tow request with the full timed parking evidence attached to the violation record.
How it works
Enable timed parking and set your presets: 15 minutes for loading zones, 2 hours for visitor spots, 4 hours for EV charging. Set your grace period in minutes.
When an enforcer spots a vehicle in a timed zone, they enter the plate number, select the time preset, and start the timer. Optional location labels help track which zone.
Timers count down in real time. Enforcers check their timer dashboard to see active sessions and any vehicles that have gone overtime.
Overtime vehicles are flagged with the exact duration exceeded. Enforcers take enforcement action with a complete evidence trail: timer start time, duration, and overtime amount.
What changes
Parking meter and sensor systems cost $500 to $2,000+ per space to install, plus ongoing maintenance. Park Entra's timed parking feature is included in every plan at no additional cost, and works from devices your team already carries.
$0 hardware cost
No meters. No sensors. No installation. Just your phone and your community's time limits.
FAQ
For anything not covered here, contact our support team or our sales team.
Yes. Time presets are configured at the property level and include options from 15 minutes to 8 hours. Enforcers select the appropriate preset when starting each timer, so different zones can have different limits.
The vehicle moves to the 'Overtime' section at the top of the timer dashboard, showing exactly how many minutes or hours it's exceeded the limit. The enforcer can then take action or clear the timer.
You can configure a daily reset hour. At the designated time, all timers clear automatically, useful for communities that want to start fresh each day rather than carry overnight sessions.
Yes. All timers are shared across enforcers for the property. If one enforcer starts a timer, another enforcer on a later shift can see it and take action if the vehicle is still there and overtime.
Yes. Timed parking is a feature toggle in your property settings, available on every plan at no additional cost. Enable it when you're ready and configure your presets.
Absolutely. Set a time preset matching your charging policy (4 hours, for example) and start a timer when a vehicle plugs in. If the vehicle is still there after the limit, the timer flags it as overtime. This is especially useful for communities with limited EV charging stations where turnover matters.
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