Newpark Solutions, a UK-based parking solutions provider, has secured a contract from the UK Forestry Commission,to install 40 Fusion ticketless pay-on-foot parking systems across woods and forests in UK.

The company already installed two systems at Alice Holt, a Royal forest in Hampshire, and Moors Valley Country Park in Dorset.

Forestry Commission district recreation and public affairs manager Richard Burke was quoted by smarthighways.net as saying: “A particularly important factor in choosing the Fusion system from Newpark Solutions was that being ticketless, it was a more environmentally friendly solution in keeping with our principles of conservation and sustainable forestry.

"The new system takes care of itself allowing us to retain more revenue whilst reducing operational costs."

“The new system takes care of itself allowing us to retain more revenue whilst reducing operational costs.

"Newpark is also tailoring each installation to meet specific local needs, with any software development carried out by its UK-based team of software specialists at no additional cost.”

Newparks fusion system uses automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras at the entrance of each car park, which automatically raises the barriers, eliminating the need for drivers having to wait for tickets to be dispensed.

The system creates a virtual ticket upon entry of the vehicle and after payment has been made the exit barrier is automatically raised.

The Forestry Commission collects some charges for vehicle access in these areas for supporting its maintenance costs, as well as to supplement government funding, and support wide range of activities.

The Forestry Commission also received a centralised parking management application from Newpark Solutions, which displays instant views of each car park, detailing all movements and payments.