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Earn a buck and rent out your parking space in Laverton

AN ONLINE business is suggesting that Laverton residents and businesses should rent their parking spaces and driveways to desperate train commuters. Parkhound founder Rob Crocitti said it will drop flyers throughout Laverton this week, offering to connect residents and businesses with train commuters looking for parking spaces near Laverton train station. Spaces are listed on Parkhound’s iPhone app and website

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Home parking spaces for rent

An online marketplace where people can list their home parking spaces for some "extra pocket money" is promoting their service to Melbourne's outer suburbs to ease parking shortages at train stations. Parkhound co-founder Robert Crocitti told Ross and John he came up with the idea when he was saw empty East Melbourne driveways as he searched for a car park

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How to make money from your spare parking spaces

Ever wondered how to make money from your spare parking spaces?  It might not be the first thing that comes to mind when trying to increase your income, but if you have one or more spare parking spaces at home, it’s one of the best ways to make extra cash with very little effort.  Don’t think leasing out parking spaces

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Parkhound Research Reveals Sydney’s Worst Train Lines

A new study has revealed Sydney’s worst train lines and why they are so unpopular. Lack of parking, delayed trains, drunken behaviour, shouting, smelly fast food, loud music and people fighting are the main reasons Sydneysiders hate catching the train home, according to a recent commuter survey.  The worst train stations were identified as the North Shore, Chatswood, Redfern and

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Parkhound Gets Surge in New Users after Apple App Store Success

Australia’s number 1 online car parking marketplace, Parkhound (www.parkhound.com.au) has been honoured in the Apple App store by being featured in the “Best New apps” section.  The company, which connects drivers looking for parking with local property owners who have spare parking spaces, has been recognised for its innovative parking solution, with a prestigious statement from the world leading consumer

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Parkhound wins Best New Product at Australian Business Awards

Australia’s number 1 online car parking marketplace, Parkhound (www.parkhound.com.au) has won the Best New Product category at the prestigious 2014 Australian Business Awards.  The company, which connects drivers looking for parking with local property owners who have spare parking spaces, has been recognised for its innovative parking solution. Parkhound, which now offers over 1,000 community sourced parking spaces across Australia,

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Booking a parking space in advance leads to a reduction in stress on the roads

A new study by Parkhound (www.parkhound.com.au), Australia’s largest online car parking marketplace, has found that not only does pre-booking a parking space save motorists time and money, it also reduces stress.  The study, which surveyed 212 Parkhound buyers to understand their parking experiences since using the service, found that drivers felt more relaxed when driving to a destination where they

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Moonee Valley Residents Hunt with Parkhound

Since launching their iPhone app and website this year, parking marketplace Parkhound has seen enquiries spike in the city of Moonee Valley.  Michael Nuciforo, Co-founder Parkhound, confirmed, “Between www.parkhound.com.au and our iPhone app, we have seen an average of 109 searches per week for locations within the Moonee Valley area over the last four months” Michael added, “The need in

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Parkhound Frozen out of Brisbane Council Parking Taskforce

Australia’s number 1 online car parking marketplace, Parkhound, has been frozen out of the recently established Brisbane Council Taskforce set up to review the growing parking crisis in Brisbane. Parkhound (www.parkhound.com.au), which offers a wide range of community sourced parking places in the Brisbane area, has been frustrated by the lack of consultation from Brisbane Council. The Brisbane Parking taskforce,

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