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2026 Headline Award

The recipients will be selected by the jury from either the field of entries or wider parking sector.

Go2Sim

Go2Sim Inspiration Award

Sponsored by Go2Sim

 

The Go2Sim 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.

Headline Award
Competitive Categories

2026 Competitive Categories

These are competitive categories that are assessed by the jury.
The entries are published as a long list which is whittled down to a shortlist.

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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. 

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Parking Partnerships Award

Sponsorship available

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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. 

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Parking Operator of the Year

Sponsored by Stripe Consulting

 

The Parking Operator of the Year Award recognises an organisation providing car parks that are managed and maintained in a way that makes the start and end of a driver's journey a pleasant experience.

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Rising Star Award

Sponsorship available

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The Rising Star Award shines a spotlight on emerging talen in the sector. 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 external contractor who has consistently made an outstanding contribution to their team and the wider parking sector.

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Go2Sim

Parking Technology Award

Sponsored by Go2Sim

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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.

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Parking Person of the Year

Sponsored by RingGo by Arrive

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The Parking Person of the Year is open to all local authorities and private operators, who may nominate an individual who has consistently made an outstanding contribution to the industry and represents a 'model of excellence'. 

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National Blue Badge

The Front Line Award

Sponsored by National Blue Badge

 

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.

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The Back Office Award

Sponsorship available

 

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

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Traffic Team Award

Sponsorship available

 

The Traffic Team Award recognises 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.

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MiPermit

Communication Award

Sponsored by MiPermit by Unity5
 

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.

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Parking in the Community

Sponsored by The International Parking Community

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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.

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PayByPhone

Best New Car Park

Sponsored by PayByPhone

 

The Best New Car Park Award is a site-specific recognition of how outstanding design and high quality construction techniques can create car parks that are landmark structures. It is open to local authority and private car park operators, landowners, architects, developers and construction companies. The car parks entered may be multi-storeys, underground facilities or surface sites.

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Car Park Renovation Award

Sponsorship available

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The Best Car Park Renovation Award recognises how ageing car parks can be transformed into useful buildings with a genuine social value and can host a variety of uses.

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Empira and Gladstone Solicitors

Wellbeing Award

Sponsored by Empira and Gladstones Solicitors

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The Wellbeing Award recognises work being done to enhance the physical and mental health experiences of people in the parking sector. Wellbeing initiatives creative a positive, supportive and inclusive environment where employees can thrive, feeling valued and fulfilled in their roles.

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Parking in Action

Sponsorship available

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The Parking in Action Award recognises targeted projects and programmes that seek to improve the parking experience of drivers or tackle antisocial and unauthorised parking behaviours.

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Parking Manager of the Year

Sponsored by Alpha Parking

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The Parking Manager of the Year trophy will be presented to a persion with a record of effective delivery and who is held in high regard by colleagues, colleagues and peers across the parking sector.

Rosette Awards
EVolution

2026 EVolution Awards

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.

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The EV Charging Awards recognise 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.

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This year there are two EVolution Awards:
VREO Innovations

EV Charging Provider Award

Sponsored by VREO Innovation

 

The EV Charging Provider recognises chargepoint operators, car park operators, facility managers and/or destinations that are actively supporting the transition to electric vehicles through providing accessible and well planned EV charging infrastructure.

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EV Charging Technology Award

Sponsorship available

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The EV Charging Award recognises hardware manufacturers and software developers that have developed innovative, transformative and best-in-class EV charging systems.

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2025 Special Awards

The recipients will be selected by the jury from either the field of entries or wider parking sector.

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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.

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Special Jury Award

Presented by Parking Review

 

The Special Jury Award will be presented to an exceptional entry that has impressed the judges.

Special Awards
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