A dynamic vehicle parking management platform, comprising: an electronic ticket device including a controller performing a timer function, the electronic ticket device configured for placement in a vehicle occupying a parking space controlled by a parking provider that stores parking account information and transaction information on a parking server, thereby to associate the electronic ticket device and vehicle parking related transactions with a user of the vehicle; a short-range wireless connection protocol device operatively connected to the electronic ticket device to exchange identification information with, and thereby enable pairing connectivity to, a wireless-connection enabled mobile communication device and to receive timer command signals by wireless transmission from the mobile communication device, the electronic ticket device itself being incapable of direct communications with the parking server and the timer command signals including start timer and stop timer commands; and the controller included in the electronic ticket device configured to: when the electronic ticket device and mobile communication device are in pairing connectivity, actuate the electronic ticket device to indicate a parking transaction in response to the mobile communication device initiating a vehicle parking transaction; receive from the mobile communication device the start timer command to start the timer function and thereby track vehicle parking time and the stop timer command to stop the timer function, the electronic ticket device being unable to respond to the start timer and stop timer commands after loss of the pairing connectivity as a result of separation of the electronic ticket device from the mobile communication device by a distance that is outside a connectivity range of the short-range wireless connection; count a parking time elapsed between the start timer and stop timer commands; and make available for display an indication corresponding to the elapsed parking time count. an electronic ticket device including a controller performing a timer function, the electronic ticket device configured for placement in a vehicle occupying a parking space controlled by a parking provider that stores parking account information and transaction information on a parking server, thereby to associate the electronic ticket device and vehicle parking related transactions with a user of the vehicle; a short-range wireless connection protocol device operatively connected to the electronic ticket device to exchange identification information with, and thereby enable pairing connectivity to, a wireless-connection enabled mobile communication device and to receive timer command signals by wireless transmission from the mobile communication device, the electronic ticket device itself being incapable of direct communications with the parking server and the timer command signals including start timer and stop timer commands; and the controller included in the electronic ticket device configured to: when the electronic ticket device and mobile communication device are in pairing connectivity, actuate the electronic ticket device to indicate a parking transaction in response to the mobile communication device initiating a vehicle parking transaction; receive from the mobile communication device the start timer command to start the timer function and thereby track vehicle parking time and the stop timer command to stop the timer function, the electronic ticket device being unable to respond to the start timer and stop timer commands after loss of the pairing connectivity as a result of separation of the electronic ticket device from the mobile communication device by a distance that is outside a connectivity range of the short-range wireless connection; count a parking time elapsed between the start timer and stop timer commands; and make available for display an indication corresponding to the elapsed parking time count. when the electronic ticket device and mobile communication device are in pairing connectivity, actuate the electronic ticket device to indicate a parking transaction in response to the mobile communication device initiating a vehicle parking transaction; receive from the mobile communication device the start timer command to start the timer function and thereby track vehicle parking time and the stop timer command to stop the timer function, the electronic ticket device being unable to respond to the start timer and stop timer commands after loss of the pairing connectivity as a result of separation of the electronic ticket device from the mobile communication device by a distance that is outside a connectivity range of the short-range wireless connection; count a parking time elapsed between the start timer and stop timer commands; and make available for display an indication corresponding to the elapsed parking time count.