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| Controlling your parking, issuing parking permits and | | | | a positive press. You can check any company you |
| making sure only authorized staff and users take | | | | are short-listing against these forums and consumer |
| advantage of your facilities is one of those aspects of | | | | sites and see what other customers are saying about |
| running a business which can give you a major | | | | them. If you find a company with positive reviews and |
| headache, but really, is a minor issue which | | | | they appear to be able to deliver the product you |
| shouldn’t be dominating your time. Unfortunately, | | | | need, you are well on the way to choosing your |
| human nature being what it is, you are going to have to | | | | supplier. A word of caution though, just because you |
| implement parking control of some description to avoid | | | | see negative reviews does not mean the supplier is |
| staff disputes and even worse, customers trying to | | | | not up to the job – good news is usually that |
| park, can’t find a slot because someone has | | | | there is no news! |
| taken them over and simply heading down the road to | | | | You can also check the bona fides of the website |
| buy from someone else! | | | | itself very easily. Almost every site has an |
| The issue arises in that parking permits can take you | | | | “About Us” section and here you will |
| time to source and find a reliable supplier to deliver | | | | find information such as telephone and address |
| them to your individual needs, and even worse, parking | | | | information. Check that the telephone number given |
| permits will be used over time and need to be | | | | actually exists – call it because it ought to be a |
| replaced frequently as people lose them or they are | | | | toll-free number, and check that it is in service. Check |
| issued for one-time use. | | | | that there is a physical mailing address and not simply |
| This is why the internet has come to take such a | | | | a PO box which a scam artist is able to hide behind. |
| chunk of the parking permit market – it is quick, | | | | A good, online print partner for parking permits will |
| cheap and easy to get the product you want changed | | | | provide templates and design services, especially if |
| and re-ordered. But all this presupposes you have | | | | they are experienced in delivering this type of product. |
| found a supplier who will handle your needs to begin | | | | The general feel of the web site should convince you |
| with, so how do you find someone you are never likely | | | | that this is a company which knows what it is doing, |
| going to meet who will do this for you over the world | | | | understands customer needs and that they are all |
| wide web? | | | | different. You ought to be able to “play” |
| First of all, all that you see on the web is not | | | | with design online and be able to get help from the |
| necessarily what you will end with in practice. Ignore | | | | company when you cannot see how their standard |
| the hype and glossy websites and check for customer | | | | product offerings can help. |