BS 6571-2:1989

Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 General
4 Standard colour of equipment
5 Radio interference
6 Marking
7 Information and instruction plates
8 Components
9 Environmental conditions
10 Tokens
11 Operational accuracy
12 Type test
Appendix
A Type test for electronic parking meters
Figures
1 Visibility requirements for variable displays and
    parking state indications
2 Typical layout of a single type A coin operated
    meter with a fixed tariff for on-street use
3 Typical layout of a twin type B coin operated meter
    with alternative tariffs for on-street use
4 Typical examples of instruction and information
    plates for type A or type B coin operated meters for
    on-street use

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

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.