May 24, 2006 at 1:55 am · Authored by Ewan · Filed under SMS

Link: Mobile Parking: Using Your Handy To Get A Space .

Heard about this on the 10 o’clock news last night. A company called MobileParking is attempting to revolutionize the world by allowing you to use that cell phone of yours to find a parking space.

I like this! Shame it’s US based at the moment. My old venture capitalist once remarked that the best business concepts are where you can sell a fire extinguisher to a person who’s car is on fire. In the context of parking, I’m quite happy to blow $1.75 or more when I’m hunting around looking for a space and late for a meeting!

Here’s how it works:

MobileParking claims that they can find you a parking space in 30 seconds. Here are the steps.

1. Call (800-PARK-123) from your mobile phone.
2. Provide your final destination.
3. Our Operators direct you to the closest available parking space.