Merchant parking validations and monthly invoices

Add a merchant

1. 1Open Parking → Merchant validations and add the business.
2. 2Enter its name and sign-in email, select its lots, and set the maximum free time per code.
3. 3Choose when codes expire: the end of the day, or a set number of hours.
4. 4Send the merchant a sign-in link from its row.

Merchant validations require pay-to-park. Nothing appears for drivers until a merchant is configured for the lot.

Issue and use a code

In its portal, the merchant chooses the free time and creates a code. It can share the code or the QR link with its customer. Codes are single-use.

The driver enters a plate and can choose exactly the validated time free, with no card required, or an eligible longer pass with the validation value deducted. The receipt identifies the merchant.

For example, if a lot sells two hours for $5 and four hours for $8, a two-hour validation covers the $5 option, or leaves $3 to pay for four hours. These are example operator rates, not Lotably fees.

Where validations apply

The lot must currently sell an eligible fixed-duration pass. Validations apply to today’s parking, not advance daily bookings, daily or overnight products, or term passes.

Validation codes cannot be combined with promo codes or event parking. Turning off a merchant also stops its codes from working.

Review the monthly statement

Choose Monthly statement to see codes used, minutes, and their value by merchant and month. Download the statement or the underlying code list as CSV.

A parking pass refunded or comped later is not counted in that statement.

Send a merchant invoice

For a month that has ended, choose Send invoice. Stripe emails the merchant an invoice on your connected account, due in 14 days. There is one invoice per merchant per month, with a minimum billable amount of $0.50.

Lotably’s monthly-parking percentage applies to the invoice; the daily-session cap does not. The invoice link shows payment status in Stripe.

Merchant invoices are not yet included in the Money report. Use the merchant statement and invoice for this part of your reporting.