18 September 2026
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.
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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 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.
2026 Competitive Category Entries
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.
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 entries:
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Arrive UK Field Service Operations
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Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils Parking Services
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Brighton & Hove City Council Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Team
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Cheshire East Council Parking Services
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Cornwall Council Parking Services Team
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Enfield Council Parking Services
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Euro Parking Services Operations Team
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Imperial Business Processing Unit
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Lambeth Council Parking Fraud Team
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London Borough of Haringey Permit Processing Team
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London Borough of Newham Parking Service
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London Stansted Airport - Landside Operations Team
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Nottingham City Council Parking Services
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Perth & Kinross Council Community Support & Enforcement Team
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Project Centre Traffic Order Team
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Swansea Council Parking Services
Parking Partnerships Award
Sponsored by Arvoo
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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.
The entries:
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BCP Council and WSP
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Brighton & Hove City Council and Taranto Systems
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Cornwall Council and BuzzPay
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Enfield Council, Project Centre and NSL
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Hackney Council Nuisance Vehicle Team
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Brent Council, DSSL, St. Claudine’s Catholic School for Girls and TES
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Brent Council and Marston Holdings
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Islington Council and Taranto
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London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham and Blue Badge Fraud Investigations (BBFI)
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London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, Marston Holdings, VidAlert and Project Centre
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London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham and ScanNeo
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London Borough of Newham Joint Enforcement Programme
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London Borough of Waltham Forest, NSL and the Metropolitan Police
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Manchester Airports Group and APCOA
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MediaCity and YourParkingSpace
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Notting Hill Carnival Multi-Agency Partnership
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NPED Services, MAV Systems and Go2Sim
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NSL and Stagecoach
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NSL, Watford Borough Council, Hertfordshire County Council and Watford Schools
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NSL+ and YourParkingSpace
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Ocean Parking, Royal Pavilion, Llangollen and Anchor Group Services
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Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and Marston Holdings
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Swansea Council and Unity5
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Trafford Council and NSL Manchester
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Westminster City Council and Marston Holdings
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Westminster City Council and Polaris Software Group
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Westminster City Council and TotalEnegies Charging Solutions UK
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Westminster City Council and WSP Traffic Management Order Team
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.
The entries:
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APCOA
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London Stansted Airport Landside Operations
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Ocean Parking
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Park Nova Group
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Q-Park
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RCP Parking
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Tag Parking
Rising Star Award
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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.
The entries:
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Abu Akhtar, BIM Leader & Architectural Designer, Stripe Consulting
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Nicola Allen, Senior PCN Processing Officer and Catherine Miguel, Senior PCN Processing Officer, Swansea Council
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Evangelos Baslis, Nuisance Vehicle Officer, Hackney Council
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Brent Bautista, Policy and Project Officer, Hackney Council
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Laura Carruthers, Parking Services Team Manager, Cheshire West and Chester Council
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Brett Edmond, Service Manager, Nottingham City Council
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Caryn Goodwin, Parking Services South Supervisor, Cheshire East Council
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Esinam Haligah, Parking Processing Officer, London Borough of Haringey
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Katie Hamlyn, Supervisor, PermitSmarti Team, Imperial
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Sean Hodge, Acting Senior Officer, Community Support & Enforcement Team, Perth & Kinross Council
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Nathan Leadbetter, Visitor Services Manager, Lake District National Park Authority
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Kevin Lowndes, Parking Services Project Officer, Cheshire East Council
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Habiba Muhibun Nessa, Policy and Project Officer, Hackney Council
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Carolyn Noonan, Processing Operations Manager, Cheshire East Council
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Mairead O’Donnell, Debt Recovery Team Manager, Manchester City Council
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Noah Parker, Sales Support Administrator, PayByPhone
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Ashna Sharma, Compliance Director, Euro Parking Services
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Jovana Skrbric, Business Support Team Leader, Hackney Council
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Vanessa Suresh, Traffic Order Engineer, WSP
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Abdul Aziz Syed, Road & Traffic Enforcement Manager, Hackney Council
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Reilly Franklin-Talbot, Technician, Stripe Consulting
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Alex Thompson, Managing Director, Nova Park Group
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Michael Tighe, Parking Processing Officer, London Borough of Haringey
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.
The entries:
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APCOA – APCOA Analytics
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City of Edinburgh Council, Marston Holdings (NSL), VidAlert, Transport Scotland and Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) – Mobile Enforcement Vehicle
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Euro Parking Services – Omne Technology
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JustPark – EventPass
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MAV Systems – MAV AiQ
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National Blue Badge – Digi-Badge
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National Persistent Evader Database (NPED)
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RTA Associates – RTA OrderPro
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PayByPhone – PayByPhone Portal
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ScanNeo – The ScanNeo Street Signs Catalogue
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Stripe Consulting – Helping parking operators protect and upgrade infrastructure
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Transfer 369 – Digital exchange platform
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Twin – Pay Anytime
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Unity5 – AI-powered intelligent appeals
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.
The entries:
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Tufael Ahmed, Parking Warden, Euro Parking Services
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Matthew Adebambo, Road & Traffic Enforcement Officer, Hackney Council
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Charlie Ambler, Civil Enforcement Officer, Durham County Council
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Anthony Antilles, Customer Service Supervisor, NSL Brighton & Hove
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Cheshire East North & South Civil Enforcement Team
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Sharon Gach, Civil Enforcement Officer, Royal Borough of Greenwich
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Marcus Hall, Compliance and Fraud Officer, Nottingham City Council
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Tristran Kenny, Parking and Security Supervisor, NHS Humber Health Partnership
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London Stansted Airport Landside Operations Team
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Daniel Mitchell, Field Based Regional Support, Intelli-Park
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Irfan Ullah, Road and Traffic Enforcement Officer, Hackney Council
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ZZPS
The Back Office Award
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.
The entries:
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Cambridgeshire County Council Notice Processing Team
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Cheshire East Council Notice Processing Team
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Derby City Council Blue Badge Team
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Euro Parking Services Operations Team
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Hackney Council Road & Traffic Parking Enforcement Support Team
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Intelli-Park
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Imperial Business Processing Unit
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London Borough of Haringey Council Permit Processing Team
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London Borough of Newham Parking Back Office Team
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Lambeth Council Representations and Appeals Team
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Stripe Consulting
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Westminster City Council and Marston Holdings
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ZZPS
Traffic Team Award
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.
The entries:
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Hackney Council Parking Services
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Project Centre and Luton Borough Council
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RTA Associates
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Stripe Consulting
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WSP
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.
The entries:
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Cheshire East Council – Parking Saver Scheme and Blue Badge Awareness Week
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Disabled Motoring UK – Accessible EV Road Trip
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Dukes Bailiffs – Redefining communication in debt resolution
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JustPark – Summer of Sound
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New Forest District Council and Ethos – Giving every community a voice
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Newham Council Parking Service – Public communication
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.
The entries:
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Blackburne House and JustPark – Turning parking into social value
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Cheshire East Council Parking Services Team – Working for and with the wider community
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European Parking Association – European Women in Parking Network (E-WIP)
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Lake District National Park – Working with local communities
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Lambeth Council and APCOA – Action Funder Partnership
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London Borough of Newham Parking Service – Funeral Parking Scheme
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National Persistent Evader Database (NPED) – Tackling persistent evaders
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Nottingham City Council – Supporting the community
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NSL Manchester and Barnabus Homeless Shelter – Tackling homelessness
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Perth & Kinross Council Community Support & Enforcement Team – Improving lives through accessibility, resilience and community partnership
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Royal Borough of Greenwich – Sustainable Streets Programme
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Swansea Council Parking Services – Parking at the heart of the community
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.
The entries:
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Central Quay Multi-Storey Car Park, Cardiff
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Mermaid Quay Multi-Storey Car Park, Cardiff
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Motorhome Aire within Thrunscoe Land, Cleethorpes
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Car Park 6, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby
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Q-Park The Forum, Gloucester
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Multi-Storey Car Park 1, Whipps Cross Hospital, London
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Terminal 2 Car Park & Drop-Off Zone, London Luton Airport
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Freckleton Street Multi-Storey Car Park, Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan
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Holgate Engineering Works, Network Rail, York
Car Park Renovation Award
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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.
The entries:
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St Mary's and St John's Multi-Storey Car Parks, Colchester
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Bell Street Green Transport Hub, Dundee
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Capitol Retail & Leisure Park, Preston
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Royal Victoria Place Car Park, Tunbridge Wells
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Morrisons Hillsborough, Sheffield
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.
The entries:
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Cheshire East Council – Inclusivity in action: Creating a workplace where everyone can thrive
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Dukes Bailiffs – Creating a workplace where wellbeing drives performance
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Greener Ealing – Putting staff wellbeing at the heart of everything we do
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Marston Holdings – Group Wellbeing Framework
Parking in Action
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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.
The entries:
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Cheshire East North & South Civil Enforcement Team
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Enfield Council, NSL and Blue Badge Fraud Investigations
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Greener Ealing
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Marston Holdings, Westminster City Council, Transport for London (TfL) and the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association (LTDA)
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National Persistent Evader Database (NPED), Colchester City Council and Unity5
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NSL Brighton & Hove
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NSL Manchester Disabled Badge Enforcement Team
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Ocean Parking
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ScanNeo and London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
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Stripe Consulting
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Swansea Council Parking Services
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.
The entries:
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Nohaad Al-Othami, Debt Recovery Officer, Hackney Council
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Nicola Brown, Operations Manager, Manchester City Council
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Andy Burford, Parking Manager, Gloucester City Council
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Anne Cunningham, Former Head of Highways & Parking, London Borough of Haringey
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Ras Dewan, Senior Director of Accounts, NSL
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Andrea Faur, Senior Account Manager, Ocean Parking
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Marcus Hall, Compliance and Fraud Officer, Nottingham City Council
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Mehmet Hassan, Mehmet Hassan, Senior Parking Manager & Senior Metropolitan Police Officer, Special Constabulary
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Georgina Hiles, Parking Services Manager, Ocean Parking
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Rabina Iqbal, Parking Customer Relations Manager, Newham Council
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Nathan Leadbetter, Visitor Services Manager, Lake District National Park Authority
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Sahil Khurana, IT & Product Development Manager, Euro Parking Services
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Fazal Kirwan, Road Traffic & District Manager, North District, Hackney Council
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Lorraine Rushton, Parking Services Manager, East Cheshire Council
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Charmaine Sweeney, Head of Landside Operations, London Stansted Airport
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Andrew Valentine, Parking Operations Director, Intelli-Park
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Patricia Wilkinson, Parking Manager, Manchester City Council
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:
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.
The entries:
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Brighton & Hove City Council Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Team
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InstaVolt
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Q-Park
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Westminster City Council and TotalEnergies Charging Solutions UK
EV Charging Technology Award
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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.
The entries:
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InstaVolt – Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Programme and Intelligent Energy Management Platform
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Intelli-Park – EV Bay Monitoring and Enforcement
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Q-Park – Liverpool ONE Charging Hub
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Stripe Consulting – EV infrastructure design for car parks
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Unity5 – MiPermit ParkRecharge
2026 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.
