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MINI and JustPark Allow UK Motorists to Purchase Parking on the Go

Finding parking spaces in crowded cities is getting to be a pretty big and ugly chore these days. Basically, people are starting to leave their cars on the outskirts of mega-cities and use public transportation because of this problem. Now, MINI and JustPark are trying to solve this problem with a new app.
JustPark in MINI 1 photo
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JustPark is an online service that lets you pick, reserve and pay for a parking spot before reaching it, via your car’s infotainment system. MINI will be the first brand that allows its owners to use it from the comfort of their cars. At the moment, the app is available only in the UK, allowing you to pick out of 100,000 spaces.

Using the navigation systems, drivers can scan for parking spaces in two different ways. You can either insert your destination into the car’s navi and have the app search for spaces for when you arrive or you can manually search for them nearby on the spot.

Of course, you can read reviews of the spot before paying for it and check out the pricing and details, all al the touch of a couple of buttons. Once you picked the right space for you, the car’s navigation system will guide you to it.

“In 2014, no driver should have to experience the stress and uncertainty of circling the streets searching for that elusive parking space,” said Anthony Eskinazi, JustPark’s founder. “Just as we use apps to order taxis and takeaways, parking is finally being brought out of the dark ages.”

Of course, all the parking spots we’re talking about here are located in private enclosures with which JustPark has a prior agreement with. Prices might also be pretty steep but you will get to park your car in a matter of minutes which will save you valuable time.

According to various estimates, drivers waste around 106 days of their lives searching for parking spots.
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