1. A method of assessing fees for parking a vehicle in a selected parking area comprising: providing a vehicle registration card containing a vehicle make and model; providing a parking fee collection device having an associated database containing a parking fee charged for each vehicle make and model; entering a vehicle make and model into the parking fee collection device for a selected vehicle; and assessing a parking fee which is based upon the vehicle make and model; wherein a same fee is assessed for all vehicles having a same length.