Bravo
Process flow

How Bravo Parking works

The same journey at every site. The rules below are enforced by the system, not by memory.

1. A truck's journey at a site

Arrives Entryrecorded at the gate Categorysets how it pays Insidecharge runs Paymentcashless Exit Guard types the plate Camera reads it (ANPR) Expected arrival matched No plate yet → NP-0001 Already inside → refused Pay at the gate CFS · invoiced, queue ICD with permit · free Contract customers: invoiced monthly Hold / escalate CFS queue: call forward Move to ICD / CFS Held or escalated trucks cannot move or leave Phone PIN prompt Monthly invoice Free / waived Pay what is due NOW; stayed longer → top-up Exit check ✓ still inside ✓ no hold/escalation ✓ paid up to now → SMS to transporter The charge Site rate (TZS 15,000) × every started 24 hours. One minute into a new day counts as a full day. The rate is fixed when the truck enters. Every change is written to the truck's history with who did it and when.
Every step is recorded in the truck's history. Transporters see the same timeline in the portal.

Categories by site

SiteCategoryHow it pays
UbungoICD – valid loading permitFree
UbungoICD – no loading permitAt the gate
UbungoCFS parkingInvoiced · queue
UbungoParking only (walk-in)At the gate
TazaraCFS parkingInvoiced · queue
TazaraNon-CFS truckAt the gate
KiluvyaCFS parking (Access / Bridge)Invoiced · queue
KiluvyaNon-CFS parkingAt the gate

Rules the system enforces

  • A plate can be inside only one Bravo site at a time.
  • A gate-paying truck cannot exit until it has paid what is due at that moment. If it paid for one day and stayed two, it pays the top-up.
  • Trucks of an approved contract customer do not pay at the gate; their stays go on the monthly invoice (at the contract rate, if one is set).
  • A held or escalated truck cannot move or exit until a supervisor clears it.
  • Only an unpaid truck still inside can be cancelled.
  • CFS trucks get a queue number (e.g. TAZ-0012) and are called forward in order.
  • Blacklisted vehicles are refused at entry.

2. Paying at the gate — no cash

Guardenters payer's phoneamount = due now Selcomorder created,USSD push sent Payer's phoneenters PINM-Pesa · Mixx · Airtel · Halo WebhookSelcom tells us;we re-check the status Paidreceipt RCT-…, SMS receipt,history updated, exit allowed If the payer cancels or the PIN fails the payment is marked failed in the history; send a new prompt (same or another phone)
Money is marked paid only after Selcom confirms the order status — never on the webhook alone. Each payment keeps its Selcom transaction ID.
Other ways to payTransporters can pay a truck or an invoice online in the portal (mobile money or card, on Selcom's secure page), or pay an invoice by its reference number. Finance records bank transfers. Until Bravo's Selcom merchant keys are installed, the system runs in test mode: the prompt is simulated and confirms itself after a few seconds; no money moves.

3. The transporter portal

Registercompany + sign-in Bravo approvesspot or contract terms Fleettrucks and drivers Expected arrivalgate recognises it Alertsentry, hold, exit SMS Dispatch & payrequest release, pay, invoices Spot customers pay each truck before it leaves (at the gate or online). Contract customers get one invoice per period with credit days; trucks leave without paying at the gate.
Transporters see only their own trucks, invoices and payments.

4. Gate cameras (ANPR)

Camerareads plate + photo Which lane?entry or exit Entry laneknown fleet or expected? Known + auto: entry recorded Known + assist: guard confirms Unknown plate: guard handles Already inside →read ignored Exit lanepaid up? held? Clear: auto exit / guard confirms Unpaid / held: exit blocked Every read is kept: plate,time, lane, photo, confidenceA blocked exit is writtento the truck's history
Cameras are optional. Each camera has its own push address and runs in assist mode (the guard confirms) or auto mode (the system records known trucks itself, above the camera's minimum confidence).

5. EV and reefer charging

Chargers that speak the open standard OCPP report each session to the platform: start (charger, connector, plate) and stop (meter reading). The platform prices it — energy × tariff per kWh, plus hours × tariff per hour for reefer points — links it to the truck if it is inside, and bills the transporter's account.

Bravo Parking · Bravo IT · Updated 9 Nov 2026