About Yourparkingspace
On-demand parking
Yourparkingspace Description
Our Vision
From our origins in a back bedroom in 2006 through to our re-launch in 2014 and now to where we are today, this is the story of YourParkingSpace.
We believe that parking should be easier. Think of how you booked your last flight. Or rented a flat, booked a hotel, bought car insurance, or even found a date.
Businesses like Sky Skanner, Rightmove, Laterooms, MoneySupermarket and Match.com all spring to mind.
These online businesses have only been around for a few years. They’re relatively new and yet they’re brands you recognise.
Our aim is for YourParkingSpace to be the online business that springs to mind next time you want to park your car, whether it’s a for a few hours near the shops or for a few months near to your office. From private driveways to lock-up garages and commercial car parks, you can find a huge array of spaces at YourParkingSpace, with new spaces being added every day.
How We Started
It all began back in 2006 when the YourParkingSpace founder, Charles Cridland, noticed a number of empty driveways whilst walking to Kew Gardens Station. Suddenly there was the realisation that train station parking needn't be in such short supply if people could rent out their private spaces. After a few months, in July 2006, YourParkingSpace was launched.
Growing The Business
YourParkingSpace was originally based around the concept of renting out private driveways. However, it soon became clear that driveways weren’t the only spaces that could be rented out. We quickly started to be used as a platform for renting out all types of off-street spaces, from spare land to underground parking spaces and off-street garages.
Thanks to some great publicity in many national newspapers and both ITV London Tonight and BBC Breakfast we quickly grew to become one of the most popular places to rent out a parking space.
In December 2013 Harrison Woods invested in YourParkingSpace and we set out on achieving our new mission, to turn YourParkingSpace into the UK’s online parking marketplace. A marketplace that would feature driveways, private off-street parking spaces, lock-up garages and, significantly, spaces from commercial car park operators. At the beginning of 2014 YourParkingSpace was re-launched and motorists can now find and book hourly, daily and monthly parking UK-wide.
Reviews
Take a peek into what it's like working at YourParkingSpace, in the words of our People and Processes Manager, Tiffany Chesson 🏙️
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🎾 Homeowners living near Wimbledon can make upwards of £1K just from renting out their parking space 🎾
Download our App and register your space today: https://apps.apple.com/…/app/your-parki ng-space/id1107618222
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“YourParkingSpace.co.uk itself is increasingly finding that rented driveway parking is one solution for EV owners as they leave their car to charge when they go shopping, enjoy a sporting or musical event, or simply as a place close to a train station for when they need to take a longer journey.” - Harrison Woods, Managing Director, YourParkingSpace 🚗
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🎉 GTMC has shortlisted YourParkingSpace for their 'Entrepreneurs in Business Travel' Award, with the winner to be decided at their conference in Noordwijk, The Netherlands next week 🎉
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Here at YourParkingSpace, our customers are our biggest commodity, so hitting 27K reviews and a trustscore of 9.2 in just over 2 years is a big achievement for us! 🚗
Take a look at why our customers rate us the No.1 parking service in the UK 🎉
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Do you struggle with parking?
According to our research, one in five drivers admitted they have difficulty when it comes to parking their car 🚗
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From our origins in a bedroom in 2006, to where we are today, listen to Co-founder & Technical Director, Charles Cridland, discuss the lessons he's learnt from running a start-up business 🚗
https://techblogwriter.co.uk/yourparkings pace/
Homeowners can earn anything up to £200 a month from renting out their unused driveway 🏡
What other ways can you earn some spare cash from your home?
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It's not surprising that London has topped the list for the highest grossing city of money made from renting out unused parking, but would the rest of the Top 10 surprise you? Find out 👇
“There has been a big surge of interest in making money from renting out driveways,” says Charles Cridland, the technical director and co-founder of YourParkingSpace 🚗
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The number of the worst polluting cars and vans driving into central London dropped sharply in the first month of the ultra-low emissions zone 🚗🌏
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"Know Your Parking Rights was created to provide a trusted information resource for motorists wanting to understand their rights and responsibilities when it came to parking."
Hear what BPA's Glenn Dives has to say about their Know Your Parking Rights Website 🚗
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In the week since the ULEZ was introduced, we saw a 34% increase in drivers and parking space owners close to London's ULEZ registering their spaces on our site 🚗
Bookings on the outskirts of the zone have increased week-on-week, indicating that drivers are choosing to park up and continue their journeys into London on public transport 🏙️
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With the size of cars growing and growing, finding parking to accommodate them can be a hard task.
One solution: rent a driveway! 🚗
Most driveways are far more spacious than the average parking spot and bookable in advance.
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From today, Uber users will have access to wider transport options across Greater London in an attempt to tackle air pollution and individual car ownership 🏙️ Here at YPS we've kick-started our mission to offset the CO2 expelled by vehicles on our roads, with our tree planting campaign having launched on Earth Day this year 🌱🌏
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We can't help but notice our Earth is changing rapidly around us, so we've started our mission to help offset the carbon emissions expelled by vehicles on our roads ♻️ This Earth Day, we're teaming up with Trees For The Future to plant one tree for every booking placed via YourParkingSpace 🌱 Help us to make a difference! 🚗
🚨If you regularly drive in London make sure you're up to date with today's changes to London's congestion charge. The Ultra Low Emission Zone has come into effect in central London, and will now charge non-compliant vehicles £12.50 a day to enter, on top of the normal congestion charge.🚨
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Is it time to switch to an electric car?🔋 Check our News and Insights page to find out --> http://ow.ly/PQqP50ofBRS