Headline sponsor:
13 September 2024
Royal Lancaster,
London
Created and presented by Parking Review magazine, the British Parking Awards are an independent competition. The awards recognise the leading examples of car park management, enforcement, design and team work.
2024 Headline Award
The recipients will be selected by the jury from either the field of entries or wider parking sector.
MiPermit Inspiration Award
Sponsored by MiPermit
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.
2024 Competitive Finalists
These are competitive categories that have been assessed by the jury.
The entries are published as a long list which is whittled down to a shortlist.
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'.
The finalists:
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Ann Cunningham, Head of Highways & Parking, London Borough of Haringey
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Kerry Griffiths, Digital Commercialisation, Enforcement, Governance and Innovation Manager, Derby City Council
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Gary Osner, Chief Executive Officer, ZZPS
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Vaso Vaina, Managing Director, Architect, Stripe Consulting
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Michael Wiktorko, Senior Service Area Manager, Parking Services, Hackney Council
Rising Star Award
Sponsored by Flowcrete a Brand of Tremco CPG UK
The Rising Star Award shines a spotlight on the rising stars of parking. The recipients may be young employees or recent joiners of any age. 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.
The finalists:
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Nisha Damhar, Associate Director, WSP Liveable Places
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Elena Golita, Senior Parking Consultant, Project Centre
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Emma Homewood, Administrator, ZZPS
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Jess McGregor, Architect, Stripe Consulting
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Sam Medhurst, Consultant, Project Centre
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Aimee Millin, Service Delivery Manager, NSL Manchester
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Tom Narborough, Senior Consultant, Project Centre
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Andrzej Paszek, Junior IT Project Manager, Agena Group
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Maciej Sobkowiak, Nuisance Vehicle Officer, Hackney Council
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Lee Ward, Parking Operations Manager, Greener Ealing
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.
The finalists:
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Brent Parking Team - London Borough of Brent and Marston Holdings
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Durham County Council and NSL
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Hackney Council Parking Operations Team
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Hackney Council Parking Policy Team
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RingGo Customer Care Team
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Stripe Consulting
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ZZPS
Parking Operator of the Year
Sponsored by Stripe Consulting
The Parking Operator of the Year Award is 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.
The finalists:
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B4 Parking, Birmingham
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London Gatwick Airport Valet Team
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London Stansted Airport Meet & Greet Team
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Q-Park
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St Johns Car Park - Apex Parking and St Johns Shopping Centre, Liverpool
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 finalists:
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APCOA – Major incident response: The Luton Airport Car Park Fire
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Croydon Council and WSP Liveable Places - Croydon’s new parking strategy
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Ethos – Parking strategy consultation for Basildon Council
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Hackney Council – Motorcycle communications campaign
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International Parking Community (IPC) – Request for data and call for evidence
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YourParkingSpace – New user journey
The Back Office Award
Sponsored by Newlyn
The Back Office Award recognises the excellent work of back office teams working for local authorities, private parking operators, transport consultancies and civil enforcement agencies.
The finalists:
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APCOA – Customer Service Centre
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Durham County Council and NSL
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Hackney Council – Parking Enforcement Support Team
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Hackney Council – Parking Operations Team
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Hackney Council – Parking Policy Team
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Project Centre – Medway Parking Design Support Team
The Front Line Award
Sponsored by Orbility
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.
The finalists:
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Newaj Ahmed, Civil Enforcement Officer, Hackney Council
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Maciej Sobkowiak, Nuisance Vehicle Officer, Hackney Council
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Ellen Tooley, Civil Enforcement Officer, APCOA
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Mohsin Zafer, Warden Team Leader, Agena Group
Parking Partnerships Award
Sponsored by APT Skidata
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.
The finalists:
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London Borough of Brent and Marston Holdings
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Hikvision and Zatpark – EV bay parking violation detection solution
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JustPark and Creative Car Parks – The innovative partnership
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Marston Holdings, City of Westminster and the Metropolitan Police
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RingGo & WPS Parking Solutions
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Smart Transport Hub and the London Borough of Redbridge
Parking in the Community Award
Sponsored by The IPC
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.
The finalists:
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London Borough of Waltham Forest – Empowering the community through virtual parking solutions
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Marston Holdings – NSL Brighton & Hove parking enforcement team
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Marston Holdings – NSL Manchester
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Marston Holdings – NSL Edinburgh and Social Bite
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PayByPhone – Donate Your Device scheme
Parking Technology Award
Sponsored by Tap2Park
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.
The finalists:
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CitiPark - CitiBrain PMS
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Go2Sim – KAMi real-time ANPR monitoring
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Grid Smarter Cities – Kerb Rogue Vehicle function
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Hikvision – TandemVu ANPR Bullet Camera
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Lambeth Council – Continuous payment authority for emissions-based charging
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Luton Borough Council and Imperial – Streamlining PCN appeals
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National Persistent Evader Database (NPED)
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Newlyn – Utilising Artificial Intelligence and automation to enhance effective communication
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Peterborough City Council and Imperial – A frictionless approach to moving traffic enforcement and exemptions
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RingGo - Scan & Pay
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Unity5 – Bay Monitoring
Best New Car Park
Sponsored by YourParkingSpace
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.
The jury may also present a Car Parks: Special Projects Award that recognises excellent architectural and engineering solutions.
The finalists:
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Blackpool Central Multi-Storey Car Park – Ballast Nedam Construction and Stripe Consulting for Blackpool Council and Nikal
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Harwell Runway Deck Multi-Storey Car Park & Travel Hub, Didcot – SDC and Stripe Consulting for Harwell
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Fidelity Kingswood Multi-Storey Car Park, Tadworth – Bourne Parking for FIL Investment Management
Car Park Renovation Award
Sponsored by Concrete Preservation Technologies Surveys
The Car Park Renovation category looks at how car parks can be transformed into inspiring buildings with a genuine social value and which can host a variety of uses.
The finalists:
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Crownpoint Car Park, Broughton Shopping Centre, Denton – British Land and ADJ Surfacing & Consultancy
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Swan Walk Shopping Centre Car Park, Horsham – Stripe Consulting, Rateavon and Triflex for Horsham District Council
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The Plaza Multi-Storey Car Park, Wokingham – Cemplas, Westwood and Colliers International for Aviva Life and Pensions UK
Traffic Team Award
Sponsors by Vreo Innovations
The Traffic Team Award is a new category recognising the skills and achievements of organisations responsible for implementing traffic and parking schemes such as controlled parking zones, TROs, permit schemes, payment systems, EV charging and a host of other essential services - including planners, engineers, consultants and contractors.
The finalists:
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Derby City Council – What a difference 12 months makes!
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Project Centre – Traffic and Parking Team
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Taranto and Capita Traffic Team – TfL ULEZ: The world’s largest clean air scheme
EV Charging Award
Sponsored by Go2Sim
The parking sector is playing a key role in the transition to electric vehicles (EVs), as reflected in the launch of Parking Review's special EVolution section and website.
The EV Charging Award recognises the development of innovative approaches to providing EV charging infrastructure, systems and services in car parks and at the kerbside. The category is open to parking providers, chargepoint operators and technology developers.
An EVolution Award
The finalists:
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Believ and Waltham Forest Council
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Cambridge City Council, Connected Kerb and Stripe Consulting
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Evyve
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PoGo Charge
Better Streets Award
This breakout award brings together a set of submissions which set out ways in which traffic and parking teams have developed policies and programmes which improve the street-scene, access to the kerbside and environment in urban areas.
The finalists:
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City of Edinburgh Council, Project Centre and NSL – A collaborative approach to tackling pavement parking
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Hackney Council – Joint venture to tackle stolen vehicles, cloned vehicles, abandoned vehicles, untaxed vehicles and Blue Badge fraud
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Lambeth Council – School Streets
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Lambeth Council – Cycle Hangar Manifesto
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Medway Council and Marston Holdings – Safer Healthier Streets Project
2024 Special Awards
The recipients will be selected by the jury from either the field of entries or wider parking sector.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Sponsored by the 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.
2024 Rosette Awards
These are special awards reflecting key themes. Their presentations will punctuate the event, providing recipients and supporter sponsors with special moments on stage.
Connected Vehicles Award
Sponsored by Trellint
Satnav systems, digital mapping, mobile phones apps and ever smarter in-car systems are enhancing the ability of drivers to search for, book and pay for parking while on the move. The Connected Vehicles Award recognises the work being done to harness the potential of data and communications technology to enhance the parking experience of car, van and truck drivers.
The finalists:
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Grid Smarter Cities
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Parkopedia
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RingGo
Accessible Parking Award
Cars enable people with limited mobility and a range of health issues to make independent decisions about how they travel. But the benefits of having a car and the Blue Badge scheme only work if parking is made available and kept accessible at destinations such as town centres, shopping centres, leisure venues, hospitals, transport interchanges. The Accessible Parking Award recognises work done to provide accessible parking and to ensure such spaces are not misused.
The finalists:
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Hackney Council – Accessible parking and beyond
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London Borough of Haringey – ‘Our badge, our spot’
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Transport Scotland and Imperial – Blue Badge exemptions scheme for Low Emission Zones across Scotland