Meter Maids Get High Tech

Apparently parking in Seoul is out of control. So much so, that drivers are forced to attach color coated tags to their cars which limit the day they are allowed to drive in the city.

A new handheld RFID reader should give parking officers an even greater advantage when dishing out tickets for some of the world’s toughest traffic laws. Developed by Korea’s Onnitech and SkyeTek of the U.S, the uWiz-4000 enables users to verify the status of cars faster and with greater ease than previous methods.

The reader can track car tags at a distance, using its foldable antenna, and can last up to a week without recharging. It identifies the RFID tags on those car tags and compares them to a database of “allowable” listings. Car owners who break the rules will be fined.

And you thought London was getting tough on city drivers.

Mobile Magazine: RFID tag technology enforces parking

Contributed by Jeff Squires