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Summer Update 1970-01-01 00:59:59 No huge developments or news emerging from the world of parking at the moment, with the summer being notoriously quiet in the UK when it comes to news. We're hoping to change that shortly, more details to emerge over the next couple of weeks. Read more:Summer
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A Different Way 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Take a look at the image of a car park in America. You sure wouldn't want to be parked in the middle of that.This unusual car park, located in the US, has been brought to our attention. People simply turn up, let the car park attendants know what time they'll return, and their car is parked in the appropriate spot. Not a bad way of earning a great deal more from the space that you have.We at YourParkingSpace like to think that we have something in common with these car park innovators. Think outside the parking box and renting out your driveway or garage seems like a fantastic idea. Any other ideas out there?
YourParkingSpace in the news 1970-01-01 00:59:59 It's been a busy week for us here, culminating in what many of you may have seen. The Evening Standard included an article about us on Wednesday.Basically it talks about how many Londoners have discovered a nice little earner through renting out their garages and driveways. This is followed by a few quotes from us - we'll have them posted back up here shortly.Our press appearances did't stop there. On Thursday morning we made an appearance on LBC 97.3 FM's breakfast programme. There may be one or two more appearances in the pipeline, but that's all we're giving away for now.For all those who haven't joined the YourParkingSpace revolution you can do so here. You can register whether you're supplying or seeking parking and don't forget - if there are no suitable spaces available then be the first to know when there is one.That's all for today. Keep spreading the word!
"Many Londoners have discovered..." 1970-01-01 00:59:59 ...that's right - us! ITV London Evening News' words, not ours! Yes indeed, we made an appearance on ITV last Tuesday at approximately 6:15pm. The merits of renting out driveways were discussed, with a user of YourParkingSpace present as well as ourselves. This was followed two days later by a write-up of the site in the Richmond Informer. Somewhat less high profile we know, but all press coverage is greatly appreciated.
In two weeks time... 1970-01-01 00:59:59 A quick point of clarification today as we approach the end of July. Joining YourParkingSpace.co.uk is remaining free of charge for the forseeable future, likely to be the next two weeks, after which point the dreaded membership fee may be brought in. Meanwhile, we hope you all are enjoying the summer sunshine. And to all those currently watching the Big Brother eviction...surely it's time to move on and change that channel. Over two months and they are still in there. YourParkingSpace isn't even that old.
Site Update 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Just a quick update today. Our hits are gradually increasing each day, and interestingly one of the parking spaces registered has since become rented out - always nice to see things working out as planned. Over the next couple of weeks things should really start to pick up so, as they say, stay tuned. Read more:Update
YourParkingSpace has arrived 1970-01-01 00:59:59 YourParkingSpace.co.uk has been launched today - welcome to its blog!This is the place to hear about all the latest developments at YourParkingSpace.co.uk, what new features and services will be introduced, and occasional comments about the world of parking.So what about us? Well, have you ever been walking to work one morning on your far from hassle-free commute, only to look over and see a completely free driveway? Wouldn't that make a nice parking space? That's what we thought, resulting in the formation of YourParkingSpace.co.uk.Recently the war on the car driver has reached epic proportions. Spiraling fuel costs, speed cameras lurking round every corner, not to mention those traffic wardens. We decided it was time to help out our country's car drivers, so for those of you out there who'd like to find a convenient and affordable weekly parking space, you need look no further. No spaces? No problem! Simply let us know here where you'd like to be able to park and we'll
Three days in... 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Everything's moving along remarkably smoothly. A few parking spaces have been registered, quite a few more members have signed up, and the site is bring in more hits every day. But of course we could always do with your help, so feel free to spread the word! After all, we can't keep it free forever. Best to get in now we say. Read more:Three
Heat and Holidays 1970-01-01 00:59:59 It appears that the sun has it in for us this summer, with this adsurd heat here in London. Hopefully through us you'll be able to earn or save some money, in which case a quick visit to Cucumber Man could be in store - an air conditioning unit can be rented for surprisingly little. There are some who are embracing this heat wave, and no it's not only the huge deodorant conglomerates and the many ice cream van owners. It's also those dreaded environmentalists, no doubt seeing this weather as yet further proof of global warming. Maybe it is, maybe it isn't, but all too often the car driver has not only been landed with the blame, but also villified as if each and every one of them are personally responsible for the destruction of our planet. As over 17,000 international scientists stated when signing the Oregon Petition, from the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine:"There is no convincing evidence that human release of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases is causing, o Read more:Holidays
Completely FREE 1970-01-01 00:59:59 As of today YourParkingSpace.co.uk is totally free to use, whether you're attempting to rent out your space or find one to rent - searching and posting is now completely free of charge. So go on, spread the word! Read more:Completely FREE
Contacting owners of spaces 1970-01-01 00:59:59 As you may have noticed the mechanism by which the owners of spaces
are now contacted has been changed. It's now possibly easier than ever - simply login and fill out the 'contact the owner' form for the space that you are interested in renting. In addition, it's now no longer possible to spam our members...always a good thing!
Parking Awards 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Britain's finest parking space was declared last Sunday to be in the Mailbox Car Park in Birmingham. Unsurpringly the worst car parks were located in London, their cause not helped by charging £10 per hour for the privilege of parking in them. At least you now have hundreds of available parking spaces for rent to choose from.Meanwhile the next generation of car parks is beginning to emerge in the US, as illustrated by the so-call robotic parking car park... certainly an interesting idea. Read more:Parking
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Welcoming 2007 1970-01-01 00:59:59 A quick post to say that hopefully you had a great Christmas and a very Happy New Year from all of us here. If you've found yourself having overspent over the holiday period then you know what to do - search for cheaper parking or rent out your parking space!
Car Parking Around The Globe 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Progressive parking solutions have been making the news over in the US recently, with NewYork's first robotic parking garage being opened. As mentioned in one of our earlier posts, this is seen as the solution in America to the parking problem - we've gone for driveways, they've chosen robots. It'll be interesting to see whether Americans trust a robot to park their car - previous trials have apparently resulted in dropped vehicles and trapped cars.The US is also leading the way with in-car technology, this time with car parking availability being streamed directly to people's dashboards. How long until we see something similar in the UK? We wouldn't count on it being any time soon. The UK authorities have been busy during the last month doing what they do best... unveiling devices that issue more parking fines, this time in the form of high-tech cars which use a CCTV camera fitted in a periscope. Nice to see that progress is being made.Back here at YourParking
Space January has b Read more:Globe
Global Warming - tax more to solve all? 1970-01-01 00:59:59 The environment has certainly taken centre stage over recent weeks with the publication of The Stern Review. The key findings stipulate that we must act now or it'll be too late, perhaps not surprising given that this was a government-backed report. Despite this it is fair to say that the planet is warming up and looking into ways to reduce pollution should be made.However, this environmentalist frenzy is resulting in some significant oversights. The scientific community that has serious doubts about human's effect on global temperatures is surprisingly strong. Even if the predictions of The Stern Review prove to be true the simple 'tax more will solve all' approach is doomed to fail. Any carbon reduction here will be more than offset by China alone. And what about when African countries begin to experience significant economic growth? It certainly won't be done using wind turbines.Then there's the motorist. Measures to prevent fuel prices from falling, ridiculous costs to park o Read more:Global
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Escalating Parking Fees 1970-01-01 00:59:59 So called 'Gas Guzzlers' are facing a huge rise in the cost of residents' parking permits in Richmond, the home of YourParking
Space. The BBC have reported that Richmond residents with two high-emission cars could pay £750 compared to the £200 a year currently paid.It was only a few years ago that parking restrictions were introduced in parts of Richmond, originally designed to help local residents be able to park their car outside their home. It now seems these regulations are being used to prosecute certain motorists, although fairly environmentalists would say. It's sure to create quite a debate if introduced nationwide. Read more:Escalating
Press Coverage 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Here's one of the articles which featured YourParkingSpace, namely from the Evening Standard. Click on the image below to bring up an enlarged (and actually readable) version of the article. Read more:Press
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Websites worth checking out 1970-01-01 00:59:59 We thought it was about time for a round-up of useful websites for the motorist. With petrol prices falling slightly over the last few weeks you can make even more savings by finding the lowest petrol price in your area. It's free to use, with only a short registration form to fill in. Prices can vary by surprisingly large amounts. At the time of writing, for example, in Richmond (Surrey) the highest price for unleaded petrol was 92.9p compared to the lowest price of 84.9p.To potentially make further savings on petrol prices check out a company call Pipeline. They work through the logic of bulk buying, with the idea being that substantial discounts could be negotiated with a major forecourt chain if people in the UK come together as one. It's free to join but you'll have to wait for any possible savings to emerge - negotiations with a major retailer are still ongoing. While we're on the subject of petrol prices you could take a look at Petrol Direct - petrol delivered direct to you Read more:Websites
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Parking Down Under 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Parking in Australia is also a very topical issue. A similar site to ours has been set up. The founder is being interviewed about the site in the video below (after the advert):Watch VideoAs expected the council isn't too fond of the scheme. Are there any car lovers in government? Read more:Parking
Rent a Parking Space That Much Sooner 1970-01-01 00:59:59 For those looking to find or rent a parking space sooner check out Peasy.com. It's an online car parking portal - the difference with us is that they deal with all the payment details and take a small commission once someone is found to rent your parking space. They have many parking spaces in London available to rent so take a look to see if you can find your perfect parking space, naturally after you've checked our site.For a guide on exactly how the site works you'd be best checking out the two 'how it works' sections - Search and Book Parking
and Rent a Parking Space
. Again, like us it's free of charge to register.
Road Pricing Petition Deadline 1970-01-01 00:59:59 The deadline to sign the petition against the planned vehicle tracking and road pricing policy is fast approaching, due to expire in a couple of hours time. With over one and a half million signatures the questions is will the government listen? Apparently Tony Blair will be sending out an email later this week explaining why he believes in the policy. It could be an interesting read.But why does no one answer one question. The more we drive the more we pay, achieved through petrol tax. Road pricing would allow variable rates to be introduced but does that really justify spending hundreds of millions, if not billions, of pounds on a tracking system? Or is the real reason that as cars become more environmentally friendly petrol tax revenue will decline greatly, meaning that the government has to identify other ways of taxing motorists? Read more:Pricing
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Belfast to Portsmouth 2007-03-11 17:22:00 Here's an update on how things are going - we now have well over 500 different locations in which parking is available, spanning the entire United Kingdom from Belfast to Portsmouth
. Things have really been picking up recently, certainly helped by the fact that we're still 100% free of charge - no fees charged or commissions taken.
Temporary Down Time 2007-03-21 15:30:00 If you've been trying to access the site over the last day you'll have noticed that the site wasn't loading - we were just experiencing a small problem which has now been resolved. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused. Read more:Temporary
The UK's Shortest Yellow Line 2007-04-16 15:24:00 It appears that the area of Highbury can claim the dubious record of having the shortest yellow line in the UK. With the line being only 18 inches long you have to ask why they bothered.But as the local councillor clarifies it was done in the name of common sense:"In Islington we take a common sense approach to parking enforcement..."Hmm ok... Read more:Yellow
How not to park 2007-05-17 21:59:00 We hadn't updated our blog for quite a while so thought we'd update it with a quick video of how not to park... hopefully you haven't had anyone like this trying to park in your space.
The eBay & Gumtree of the Parking World 2007-07-02 18:23:00 It's been a long time since we wrote an update so here it is. Quite a few developments and in store for both YourParking
Space and our sister site Peasy over the coming months - details to follow.But YourParkingSpace will be remaining completely free of charge, whether you're renting a parking space or looking for one. And for a complete hassle-free managed solution you can always pop over to Peasy. We get quite a few enquiries asking how it is that YourParkingSpace is free - with Gumtree being the free version of eBay it could be said that YourParkingSpace and Peasy are a similar set-up, with our sites just having a special focus on parking. Read more:World
Searching for Parking Spaces 2007-07-16 05:31:00 We've added quite a different sections for parking below so as an alternative to searching for parking in a specific area you can now browse parking spaces in each of the different areas below.- Parking
in London - Parking in Manchester - Parking in Leeds - Parking in Liverpool - Parking in Reading- Parking in Brighton- Parking in Croydon- Parking in Bristol- Parking in Edinburgh- Parking in GlasgowWith over 1,000 spaces in 650 locations nationwide there's a good chance that you'll find your parking space space!
Parking Research 2007-08-31 06:50:00 We haven't posted for a while so thought we'd update you on the latest situation. YourParking
Space has continued to grow, with an estimated 1,500 spaces available to rent at 730 locations nationwide.London continues to be by far the most popular area, but available car parking in Manchester and Leeds in particular are also growing.Meanwhile, our partner site Peasy conducted some research on parking in London, concluding that Westminster is the most lucrative area for renting out a space, closely followed by Kensington and Chelsea. If you have a space in those locations register today, you could be missing out on thousands of pounds a year! Read more:Research
Parking near Wembley Stadium 2007-09-26 15:04:00 Long term parking is becoming an increasingly established market, with September already a record month for YourParking
Space in terms of the number of rental enquiries made through the site.However, don't forget that you can also offer your space to be available for one day - ideal for homeowners who live near sporting events. Take Wembley Stadium
- if you're going there for a concert or sporting event why not search for parking at YourParkingSpace? We now have a number of daily parking spaces available near Wembley Stadium
, The Emirates Stadium, Upton Park, and many others.
100% Free - No Fees or Commissions 2007-11-04 13:15:00 We've been receiving a lot of enquiries over the last month from people asking what fees we charge. On the YourParkingSpace home page we include a large graphic saying 'Register FREE Today' and that's literally what we mean.Whilst many websites say 'Register Free Today' only to then charge users to do anything once they've registered we are what we say we are. Free is free - advertise your parking space or garage with us and we'll never charge you any fees or commissions. Read more:Commissions
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