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Download the Cheap Parking App

As seen on Today Tonight, A Current Affair, The Daily Telegraph and 2GB

Download now: http://www.carparking.info/apps

Search for ‘Cheap Parking’ on the iTunes App Store and Android Market.

The CarParking.info app was built to overcome the problems drivers face with finding car parking around Australia’s major cities (and now NZ & Singapore!). Compare rates between car parks, look up special rates and check out what facilities are available – all on your mobile device.

Have you ever found yourself not knowing where to park or scared about how much it’s going to cost you?

Using our app you can now find the cheapest, closest and the most relevant parking to your journey, before you even drive up to the boom gate.

Channel Ten Parking Search Comparison

Saw the parking comparison story on Ten News?

Here is where to find it:

www.carparking.info

Melbourne CBD drivers pay hefty price to park

MOTORISTS are paying a hefty price to drive to the CBD with a new survey revealing Melbourne ranks third most expensive for city parking in the world.

The daily median parking rate in Melbourne is $69.50, more than many of the world’s biggest cities including London, Paris and New York.

Read more

Need the cheapest car parking rate for FBT Valuation?

We have setup FBTme to provide a cost effective way for companies to identify the cheapest FBT car parking rate for valuing their car parking fringe benefits. Your liability can be dramatically decreased by using the right rate – we saved one client over $3,700 per spaces last year – we make it easy by providing a fully calculated and tax agent reviewed report outlining the lowest rate.

Fringe Benefits Tax Car Parking Rate

Need the lowest daily rate for fringe benefits tax valuation of your car parking spaces?

It’s cheap and easy – www.carparkingrates.com.au

Herald Sun – Melbourne Parking Survey February 2011

City car parking hits $80 a day

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/

Wondering what the report actually said? Here you go…

Herald Sun – Melbourne Parking Survey 110211 revised

MX Sydney: App driving car parking

App driving car parking
7 February 2011, Sydney MX [73 Words]

WHERE TO?

A new app has been released to help motorists find the cheapest and closest parking options.

The Cheap Parking app allows motorists to perform a customised search on their destination, including expected stay and any other preferences.

The app will then list the best options according to proximity and price.

It features all commercial carparks, council carparks, shopping centres, hospitals and hotels.

See www.carparking.info.

A Current Affair Compare and Find Cheap Parking Story

Wondering what the car park comparison website and mobile app (application) on A Current Affair ACA on channel 9 tonight was?

Find the unofficial car parking watchdog – www.carparking.info

Cheap Parking for Ekka RNA Showground Brisbane

Parking for EKKA -Brisbane’s easter show!

The Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland host the EKKA show each year. Go down and grab some showbags!

If you are driving into EKKA and need cheap parking nearby, here’s our pick!

If you want to walk from a car park close by:

1. Wilson Parking Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital

2. Secure Parking Valley Metro

3. Metro Parking Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital

4. Metro Parking Royal Children’s Hospital

 

Other options are to catch public transport from a car park along the route. This may save you money and is a good option if you are happy to mix the drive with public transport.

1. Wilson Parking Chinatown Fortitude Valley

2. Secure Parking McWhirters Fortitude Valley

3. Secure Parking McLachlan and Ann Fortitude Valley

Is CarParking.info innovative enough to win the SMART 100?!?

CarParking.info has been nominated in Australian Anthill Magazine’s “smartest 100 companies of 2010“.

Anthill’s ‘SMART 100′ Index was developed in 2008 to identify and rank Australia’s 100 most innovative products, proving to be one of the largest surveys of its kind in Australia.

This year – CarParking.info has made the list – yep that’s right – CarParking.info is one of Australia’s 100 most innovative products!

Our final ranking on the index is up to a team of judges will spend the next few weeks “ranking” the list from 1-100.  In addition, Anthill have introduced a “reader’s choice” award, where the innovation with the most votes will win – this is where we need you!!

The voting system is based on how many people you can get talking about your innovation, so you can vote by retweeting via the built in link, clicking the Facebook “Like” link or adding a comment in the provided text box (scroll right down to the bottom of the page). Also – remember to click VOTE!

We need all of our loyal users to jump on Anthill and VOTE FOR US!!! Cheers guys!