The entries

We are proud to reveal the entries to the British Parking Awards 2021. The entries are listed in alphabetical order by organisation or location. The entries are now being reviewed by the jury and the finalists will be revealed in the week of 23 August.

The MiPermit Inspiration Award

The MiPermit Inspiration Award recognises individuals and organisations that have made a significant contribution to improving parking. Inspiration Award recipients are exemplars of excellent practice that have inspired colleagues, clients and the wider parking community. 

The recipient will be revealed at the awards ceremony

Best New Car Park

The Best New Car Park Award is a site-specific award that recognises outstanding design and construction techniques that turn car parks into landmark structures. It is open to local authority and private car park operators, owners, architects, developers and construction companies. Car parks entered may be multi-storeys, underground facilities or surface sites.

• Berkhamsted multi-storey car park – HUBER Car Park Systems for Dacorum Borough Council

• Bishops Stortford multi-storey car park – Goldbeck Construction for Solum Regeneration

• The Common, Hatfield – Bourne Parking for Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

• Kings Dock, Liverpool – Willmott Dixon for Liverpool City Council

The Outstanding Car Park Award

Sponsored by: InaParc

The Outstanding Car Park Award is a new trophy that will be presented to what the jury feel is the best parking facility in the UK. The category is open to new and established car parks owned by either the public or private sectors. The award recognises car parks that are managed, designed and maintained in a way that makes the start and end of each driver's journey a pleasant experience.

• B4 Car Park, Birmingham – B4 Parking Ltd

• Festival Place, Basingstoke – Makers Construction

• Kings Dock, Liverpool – Willmott Dixon for Liverpool City Council

• Intu Victoria, Nottingham – Makers Construction

• The Oracle, Reading – Makers Construction

• Chase Farm Hospital multi-storey car park, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust – StructureCare

• The Swansgate Shopping Centre, Wellingborough – Cemplas

The Intelligent Parking Award

Sponsored by: Alpha Parking

The Intelligent Parking Award recognises smarter approaches to the planning and management of parking. The jury is looking for examples of 'joined-up' or lateral thinking that deliver solutions to on-street and off-street needs.

• Barbour Logic – Chatbox Max

• JustPark – Car insurance and MOT reminder

• JustPark – Controlling occupancy of high demand car parks during a pandemic

• Liftshare – Scoping Smart Mobility

• London Borough of Barking & Dagenham and Imperial – PermitSmarti virtual parking permits solution

• London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, Marston Holdings, Vortex IoT and Smart Transport Hub – SW6 traffic, congestion and pollution reduction scheme 

• Parking Control Management (UK) – Bespoke parking management of micro-communities

• Parkopedia – Connected car solutions provider

• Proxismart – ParkingPerx

• City of Westminster and Siemens – Electric Avenue: Creating the intelligent blueprint for city electric vehicle on-street charging

Communication Award

Sponsored by: ZatPark

The Communication Award recognises imaginative, engaging and informative approaches adopted by parking organisations to communicating with the public and other organisations. It encompasses advertising campaigns, websites, social media and publications.

• The British Parking Association (BPA) and LIQUONA – 'Beyond Parking: Our vision for the future' animation

• Gemini Parking Solutions – The Brake the Mould parking podcast

• International Parking Community (IPC) – NHS Staff and Care Worker Free Car Park Finder

• Newcastle City Council – North East Parking Show

• North Essex Parking Partnership – Positive parking messaging

• Penham Excel – Nuisance and unlawful vehicle research 

• Project Centre and City of Edinburgh Council – Edinburgh-wide CPZ

• RingGo – ‘Whatever you need, we’re here to help’

Parking in the Community Award

Sponsored by: The International Parking Community

Parking is an essential public service and can be a positive contributor to local communities. The Parking in the Community Award recognises people working within the parking sector who have engaged with and supported their local communities.

• BBFi Public Sector Investigations – Tackling Blue Badge fraud

• Marston Holdings, St Mungo's and Radical Recruit – Working with homeless charities

• Marston Holdings Learning & Development – Delivering social value

• Penham Excel – Nuisance and unlawful vehicle research 

Parking Technology Award

Sponsored by: Makers Construction

The Parking Technology Award recognises advances in the systems used to manage parking. The innovation will be a piece of parking hardware, a device or a wider system that makes the management of parking more efficient and/or customer-friendly.

• Barbour Logic – Chatbot Max

• Brighton & Hove City Council and EB Charging – Electric vehicle charging

• CSL – CSL Router

• CMZ – Freedom3 Parking Guidance System

• Dynamic Mobile Billing, Conduent Transportation and Engage Hub – Mobile payments

• London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Marston Holdings, Vortex IoT and Smart Transport Hub – SW6 traffic, congestion and pollution scheme

• Department of Transport and Road Infrastructure Development, City of Moscow – Enforcement using an autonomous vehicle

• Newcastle City Council Parking Services, Imperial and Flowbird Urban Intelligence – Data integration app

• North Essex Parking Partnership (NEPP) – Technology strategy

• Nottingham City Council – RHParking app

• The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, PayByPhone and Kush Kanodia – Parking for people with disabilities

• Smart Parking – SmartCloud

The Front Line Award

Sponsored by: PayByPhone

Parking can be a challenging profession. The Front Line Award is dedicated to parking personnel who engage with drivers and the general public as a part of their day-to-day activities. This award will recognise excellent customer service, communication skills and community engagement, especially during the ongoing pandemic.

• APCOA Parking and London Borough of Redbridge

• APCOA Parking and St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council

• Bracknell Forest Council and NSL

• Derby City Council

• London Borough of Barnet and NSL

• London Boroughs of Bromley and Bexley Shared Parking Service

• London Borough of Lambeth and APCOA Parking

• Manchester City Council and NSL 

• Oxfordshire County Council enforcement team, Conduent Transportation

• Mariana Udrea, Parking attendant, Parking Control Management (UK)

• Southwark Council and APCOA Parking

Parking Partnerships Award

Sponsored by: DCBL 'Can't pay, we'll take it away'

The Parking Partnerships Award recognises the importance of partnership working in the parking sector. The partnership may involve pairings or groups of local authorities, companies, professional bodies, campaign groups and other stakeholders. There will be a particular interest in responses to the ongoing pandemic.

• APCOA Parking and AGS Airports – Aberdeen International Aiport

• British Parking Association and Department for Transport – Park Active

• London Borough of Bromley, APCOA Parking and Equita – Persistent evaders project

• East Suffolk Council and Taranto Systems

• Government of Jersey, Scheidt & Bachmann and Taranto – Contactless transactions

• London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Marston Holdings, Project Centre, Videalert, Smart Transport Hub, Vortex IoT, RingGo and Conduent – SW6 traffic, congestion and pollution scheme

• London Borough of Waltham Forest, NSL and BBFi Fraud Investigations – Getting to grips with Blue Badge fraud

• Oxfordshire County Council and Conduent Transportation

• Penham Excel and Nuisance Vehicle Working Group

• Southwark Council and APCOA Parking

• City of Westminster, Siemens and Ubitricity – Electric Avenue: Creating the intelligent blueprint for city electric vehicle on-street charging

Parking Team of the Year

Sponsored by: CDER Group

The Parking Team of the Year Award recognises the excellent work of both on-street and off-street parking operations. It is open to teams working in both the public and  private sectors. Particular consideration will be paid to responses to the ongoing pandemic.

• APCOA Parking and London Borough of Redbridge

• APCOA Parking and St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council

• Brighton & Hove City Council Parking Services

• Cornwall Council

• Derby City Council

• Gemini Parking Solutions appeals team

• London Borough of Havering

• Newcastle City Council Parking Services

• Nottingham City Council

• NSL Northampton

• Oxfordshire County Council and Conduent Transportation

• Taranto Systems projects team

Parking Person of the Year

Sponsored by: RingGo

This award is open to all local authorities and private operators that may nominate an individual parking employee who has consistently made an outstanding contribution to the industry and represents a 'model of excellence'. 

• Steve Foster, Team manager, Parking Services, Newcastle City Council

• Chris Fowler, National accounts & business development manager, Smart Parking 

• Paolo Orezzi, Service director, NSL

• Ryan Jackson, Chief executive officer, Gemini Parking Solutions

• Javed Malik, Operations manager, APCOA Parking

• Paul Slowey, Managing director, BBFi Fraud Investigations

• Trevor Taylor, Director, operations, Conduent Transportation 

• Harrison Woods, Chief executive officer, YourParkingSpace

Positive responses to the pandemic

This year the British Parking Awards recognised and honoured the exceptional work that parking teams acoss the country have done to support the NHS, local authority clients and communities across the UK manage, mitigate and fight the Coronavirus pandemic. Rather than name specific teams and initiatives as winners, the parking awards jury wanted to recognise the endeavours of the parking sector as a whole. Parking Review thus paid tribute to the sector's response to the pandemic by producing a short 'Thank You' film shown during the ceremony and creating a glass rosette for organisations to display in their offices. These rosettes can be ordered from Landor LINKS.

Young Parking Professional Award

Sponsored by: CPG StructureCare

The Young Parking Professional Award shines a spotlight on the rising stars of parking – people aged between 16 and 30* who represent the talent of the future. Local authorities and private operators can nominate an individual parking employee, consultant or contractor who has consistently made an outstanding contribution to their team and the wider parking sector. 

• Alastair Finlayson, Head of site and project management, Gemini Parking Solutions

• Andrew Hood, Parking services support officer, Newcastle City Council

• Joel Hughes, Senior business development executive, Taranto Systems

• Beth Laverack, Senior client operations associate, JustPark

• Annie Oliver, Legal and compliance manager, Parking Control Management (UK)

• Tamar Sakadjian, Brand marketing director, YourParkingSpace

Parking as a Service Award

Sponsored by: APT Skidata

The Parking as a Service Award category covers parking providers who are creating a positive experience for motorists. The prize recognises work done to create easy-to-understand, non-confrontational and person-centric services.

• B4 Car Park, Birmingham – Gateway to the city centre

• Dynamic Mobile Billing, Conduent and Engage Hub – Mobile payments

• JustPark – Delighting drivers by delivering driver care

• Liftshare – Scoping Smart Mobility

• London Borough of Barking & Dagenham and Imperial – PermitSmarti virtual parking permits solution

• Parkopedia – Connected car solutions provider

• North Essex Parking Partnership (NEPP) – Parking as a service

• Nottingham City Council – RHParking app

Lifetime Achievement Award

Sponsored by: British Parking Association

The Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to a parking professional who has made an outstanding contribution to the sector over the course of their career. Parking organisations and professionals are invited to nominate an individual who has consistently made an outstanding contribution to the industry and represents a 'model of excellence' across their entire career.

The recipient will be revealed at the awards ceremony

Parking Provider of the Year Award

Sponsored by: Solutionlabs

The Parking Provider of the Year Award will be presented to an organisation delivering exceptional services to the motoring public. This award is open to local authorities and private sector operators, as well as third party platforms offering parking inventory held by parking operators.

• Gemini Parking Solutions

• Parking Control Management (UK)

• PayByPhone

• YourParkingSpace

Car Parks: Special Projects Award

Sponsored by: DRPL and Bristow & Sutor

The design, construction and refurbishment of car parks have seen the development of specialised techniques and procedures. The Special Projects Award recognises innovative practices and craftsmanship in the construction of new car parks and in the renovation of existing ones.

• Festival Place, Basingstoke – Makers Construction

• The Common, Hatfield – Bourne Parking for Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

• Kings Dock multi-storey car park, Liverpool – FloorBridge International and StructureCare

• Chase Farm Hospital multi-storey car park, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust – StructureCare

• The Oracle Reading – Makers Construction

• The Swansgate Centre, Wellingborough – Cemplas

The Back Office Award

Sponsored by: JTR Collections

The new Back Office Award recognises the excellent work of back office teams working for local authoritires, private parking operators, transport consultancies and civil enforcement agencies.

• London Borough of Brent

• Derby City Council

• Gemini Parking Solutions appeals team

• North Essex Parking Partnership (NEPP)

• ZZPS

The Parking Futures Award

Sponsored by Go2sim

We are on the road to somewhere, and when we get there we will park... The new Parking Futures Award will recognise people and organisations that are postively shaping the way in which we travel, drive and park. The category will encompass a wide range of activities and projects from the UK and internationally, including: concept cars; ground-breaking technology; building project; research projects; publications and reports; art and drama.

• AppyWay – ParkAV: A feasibility study for automated valet parking 

• AppyWay and WM5G – Predikt Project

• Conduent Transportation in partnership with Washington DC DDOT – Asset Lite Parking Management

• Dynamic Mobile Billing, Conduent and Engage Hub – Mobile payments

• Department of Transport and Road Infrastructure Development, City of Moscow – Enforcement using an autonomous vehicle

• London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Marston Holdings, Project Centre, Videalert, Smart Transport Hub, Vortex IoT, RingGo and Conduent Transportation – SW6 traffic, congestion and pollution scheme

• Parkopedia – Connected car solutions provider

The Campaigns Award

Sponsored by: Conduent Transportation

The Campaigns Award will recognise individuals and organisations whose campaigning and advocacy have brought about positive changes in public attitudes, behaviour, policy and regulations in the realm of parking. The campaigns may have been run by local authorities, charities, activists, motoring associations, parking companies and other organisations with a role in the sector.

• British Parking Association (BPA), Parkopedia, YourParkingSpace and JustPark – The NHS Free Parking Platform for Critical Workers

• International Parking Community (IPC) – NHS Staff and Care Worker Free Car Park Finder

• Penham Excel – Nuisance and unlawful vehicle research

• City of Westminster, Siemens and Ubitricity – Electric Avenue: Creating the intelligent blueprint for city electric vehicle on-street charging

The Jury Prize

Presented by: Parking Review

This award will be presented to an exceptional entry that has impressed the jury. 

The recipient will be revealed at the awards ceremony