Has anybody used the companies that rent your driveway space? Has anybody used them for parking in?

[IhaveChillyToes]

Good and bad points please

Do they provide what they advertise?

Or is it a con?

What happens when you book a parking spot to go to concert or hospital or wedding or whatever?

Which ones have you used and why did you choose one company over the others?

How secure are credit card details etc?

Thank you

I used to use just park when I had to drive to the outskirts of London, it was great.

I’ve used Just Park a few times in Canary Wharf and West London with no problems at all. Just try to use people with good feedback already if you’re worried.

Oke doke thank you

I haven't used them but I rent my back yard parking space out through Just Park, I've always found the process very simple from my end. The person renting can msg me through the site and we can discuss things back and forwards through the site.

So you don't actually meet the owner but pay the money then park in their driveway?

And you get sent our name and reg number?

Yes, all done through website. I have used for events in London with no problems

It just seemed a simple idea that I thought it must be a kind of con

I used to advertise my drive when I lived next to a train station one stop away from Gatwick.
I had a fairly regular trickle of customers, some repeat business. Hardly made me a fortune though!

Used one in Southampton to park in before our cruise

Was fine

No you just pay the money through the site, turn up and park. If I'm going to be in when the people are arriving I'll let them know they can knock on if they need any help with walking directions to their venue etc but generally even if I am in I don't hear a peep from them and at some point I'll look out the window and be like 'oh they've arrived'

Ok I am going to bite the bullet and book it

Thank you everyone

I know it seems weird to trust you guys but not the reviews on the website but know they can be pretend people iyswim and you guys are all lovely MNetters

Also, you guys have nothing to gain from me booking or not so at no point be involved in the con iyswim

You guys are fab

Thank you for explaining system too

Use just park and my parking space for frequent visits taking my son to Royal London and GOSH over the last 3 years...they save a hell of a lot of money rather than using a "proper" car park,I have never had any problems,and to be honest don't know what we would have done with it!

And in all that time I haven't met the owner of the spaces,but have had contact details for them which are sent through after your payment has been made. Frequently if we are tied up at the hospital I will send a message and apologise that we are late and offer perhaps an extra payment,which is usually declined.

I use ParkonmyDrive to park when I go to Wembley Stadium for concerts/football. I did meet the owner first time and now I book direct with her rather than through the site.

Its great - 10 minutes walk but the route out has no traffic so much quicker than parking near the Stadium.

@han01uk is there any difference between the two companies cos looked again and found option of one from each company?

Which one did you find better?

Yes both heaps cheaper than NCP and also doesn't matter if appointment overruns cos costs same amount of money so added positives

I used Just Park when going to Paris on the Eurostar, parked on someone's drive about a 5 min walk from St Pancras. Never met or had any contact with the person, just parked the car, went away for 3 nights, came back and drove off. No issues at all

Chillytoes- no I didn't find any difference,run in what appears to be the same way,even some similarities to the site (so much so I thought I was still on just park,and was losing the plot as it didn't remember my details,only to find it was a different company!),both very straightforward and easy to use

Do people renting out their drives need to let their house insurers know?

Thank you everyone

I have done a just park booking for next week

It was very simple to book hopefully it will all happen ok

Thanks han01uk

We rented one for the day once, turned up and someone else (who had also booked) was parked in it. Turns out after a bit of investigation with the man who owned it that the car parked there had got the wrong day! We couldn't do anything about it but the man let us use his neighbours space as they were away for the week.