BS 6571-2:1989

This standard BS 6571-2:1989 Vehicle parking control equipment is classified in these ICS categories:

• 93.080.30 Road equipment and installations

This Part of BS 6571 specifies requirements for electrically powered parking meters activated by coins, tokens, cards or electronic devices.

This standard covers the following types of meter using one or more methods of activation:

1. single, comprising one meter head controlling one bay;
2. double, comprising two separate meter heads on a common mounting controlling two separate bays;
3. twin, comprising a housing or case containing a module or modules to control independently two parking bays;
4. multi-head, comprising a number of meter heads on a common mounting to control independently a number of parking bays.

This standard does not cover multi-bay meters.

NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.

Meters activated by coins, tokens, cards or electronic devices.