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Other new operators include Melbourne-based Parkhound, which allows people to rent out unused parking spots, including residential driveways, parking permits and carparks. The three-month-old site was founded by a group of friends after they struggled to find a parking space at a football game.

Everyone knows finding a parking spot can be painful, stressful, and expensive. ‘Parkhound Parking Marketplace’ is a website that helps people find places to park. It works by local property owners listing their spare parking spaces on the website for rent. Ben Davis spoke to Rob Crocitti, Co-Founder of Parkhound Australia.

Do you have a car spot in the inner city that you don’t use and rent out to somebody else?  Or maybe you drive into work and lease a private bay from somebody that doesn’t use it?  Well if that’s you be warned.  The City of Perth says residents could be prosecuted if they’re caught renting out private parking bays and

Maybe next time Lord Mayor of Perth, Lisa Scaffidi sends her deputy Rob Butler to have a chat with a radio station about startups like Parkhound she should probably make sure he is a little more prepared.  The City of Perth seem to be taking a very strong stance in opposition to startups that have entered the market there that give residents

Melbourne company Parkhound allows residents to list their parking spaces and permits for hourly, daily or weekly rental on a website or smartphone app.  Mr Stevenson said council officers would contact Parkhound to ensure it had checks to ensure people offering their bays were not breaching city policies.

Inner-city residents are making more than $3500 a year renting their parking spaces to drivers desperate to avoid rising parking fees and packed carparks.  With parking becoming scarcer during the day, CBD businesses and residents are increasingly making their unused private parking spaces available.  Rob Crocitti, who co-founded Melbourne-based booking service Parkhound this year, said there had been a big

Essendon’s St John’s Uniting Church is providing a car park “heaven” for commuters as Moonee Valley residents struggle to find parking near major transport hubs.  The church is developing two car spaces to be rented at $8 a day to frustrated workers who use the nearby Essendon train station, tram stop and bus stops.

The Glen Eira council have put a hold on major plans for more car spaces despite admitting there is a parking problem.  Council members are divided on opinion of wether they should create more spaces or not. They have not yet acted as they believe it could be just a short term fix.  The council believe that a change in