Guest parking in housing cooperatives
No more notes in the windscreen, lists on the noticeboard or calls to the board. The resident registers the guest's licence plate in the Sesam App, the ANPR camera reads the plate on arrival, and the car has valid parking immediately — no barrier, no paper permit. The board sets the rules, the system enforces them, and the cooperative keeps the parking revenue.
- 30M+
- Parkings annually
- 1,5 mrd+
- Revenue handled
- 500+
- Locations
- 99,95 %
- Uptime
- +30 %
- ROI for owners
How guest parking works in most housing cooperatives today
Guest spaces are usually what the board spends the most time on — and what residents argue about most. Recognise any of this?
- Paper permits and lists that must be printed, handed out and renewed manually.
- Residents using the guest spaces as their own extra parking.
- Neighbours and outsiders parking for free because nobody checks.
- The board has to act as parking warden — with neighbour conflicts on top.
- No overview of how many spaces are actually in use, or when.
- No income from an area the cooperative already owns and pays for.
How digital guest parking with ANPR works
The guest drives straight in — no barrier, no ticket machine, no app for the guest. Registration happens with the resident, control happens in the system.
- The resident logs into the Sesam App and registers the guest's plate — it takes under a minute.
- The ANPR camera reads the plate on arrival and links the car to a valid guest registration.
- Free-flow: no barrier to lift, no queue at the entrance and no physical key or tag.
- The time limit runs automatically, and the resident sees the remaining time in the app.
- Unregistered cars are detected automatically — nobody on the board has to patrol.
- Everything is logged: who registered, when the car arrived and when it left.
The board sets the rules — the system enforces them
Rules are set once in the portal and apply to everyone, around the clock. Changes take effect immediately — no new notices or permits needed.
- Maximum parking time per guest: for example 4 hours, 24 hours or a full day.
- Quota per apartment: number of guest days per month, so spaces are shared fairly.
- Free or paid: first hours free, then a price per hour or per day.
- Time windows: separate rules for evenings, weekends, holidays or community workdays.
- Separate zones: distinguish resident spaces, guest spaces, accessible bays and charging bays.
- Temporary exceptions: tradespeople, removal vans or events registered in minutes.
Automatic enforcement — without the board having to take the conflict
The hardest part of guest parking is not the rules, but enforcing them against your neighbour. We take that on.
- The system detects cars without a valid registration automatically, around the clock.
- Control charges are issued and followed up by our partner — not by the board.
- 24/7 customer service on behalf of the cooperative: guests and residents call us, not the chair.
- Complaints and enquiries are handled by us, with documented photo evidence from the ANPR system.
- We monitor the camera installation 24/7 and catch faults before they affect enforcement.
Guest parking as income — without a costly middleman
Many housing cooperatives choose to charge for guest parking beyond a free time window. With Hi Tech Mobility as system supplier the parking revenue goes to the cooperative — not to an external parking operator.
- You set the price yourselves and can change it at any time in the portal.
- We handle payments and payment flow: app, card and invoice — settled to the cooperative's account.
- We distribute the invoices and handle debt collection of outstanding amounts.
- Better utilisation: vacant spaces become visible and get used instead of standing empty.
- Full reporting on occupancy, revenue and deviations — your data, not the operator's.
- Can be combined with EV charging, where each user is billed for their own kWh.
How the cooperative gets started
1. Site survey and engineering
We review the site with the board: number of guest spaces, entrances, camera positions, signage plan, power and connectivity. You get a documented proposal and concrete figures before anything is installed.
2. Installation and rule setup
ANPR cameras and signage are installed, usually in a single day. We then configure the rules the board has decided, and residents are invited into the Sesam App with a short guide.
3. Operations, customer service and monitoring 24/7
From day one we monitor the installation, answer residents and guests, handle payments and invoicing, and report occupancy and parking revenue to the board. The board only deals with the rules and the numbers.
Relevant reading for the board
Housing co-op parking: how to stop illegal parking
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Frequently asked questions about guest parking in housing cooperatives
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