Making a (parking) space to celebrate excellence

The 22nd British Parking Awards honoured a sector that keeps our world moving, writes competition founder Mark Moran

The winners of the British Parking Awards were revealed at the Royal Lancaster London on 13 September. Yes, it was a Friday the 13th, but the British Parking Awards 2024 proved to be lucky for some!

The British Parking Awards were founded by Parking Review magazine in 2002 to honour excellence in the design, operation and management of parking.

This year's finalists were whittled down from a list of over 140 entries by a jury of 25 experts who are truly passionate about parking.

Over the past 22 years, the awards ceremony has become firmly established as the highlight of the sector’s social calendar. Over 650 people attended the 2024 edition.

This year the winners were revealed by the comedian and broadcaster Paul Sinha, ably assisted by voiceover artist Roger Tilling. The event's impressive digital filmshow was created by the events team at Landor LINKS.

We next gather at the Royal Lancaster again in 2025.
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British Parking Awards 2024: The winners

MiPermit Inspiration Award
Vaso Vaina, Managing Director, Stripe Consulting

Lifetime Achievement Awards
Maureen Williams, Enforcement Manager, Camden Council

Amanda Jones, Associate Consultant (Traffic Orders), Project Centre

Special Jury Award
British Parking Association and International Parking Community for the Single Code of Practice for Parking on Private Land

Parking Person of the Year
Michael Wiktorko, Senior Service Area Manager - Customer Services, London Borough of Hackney

Rising Star Awards
Andrez Paszek, Junior IT Project Manager, Agena Group

Nisha Damhar, Associate Director, WSP Liveable Places

Parking Team of the Year
ZZPS

Parking Operator of the Year
Q-Park

The Back Office Award
Durham County Council and NSL

The Front Line Award
Ellen Tooley, Civil Enforcement Officer, APCOA

Traffic Team of the Year
Project Centre

Parking Technology Award
Peterborough Borough Council and Imperial

Parking Partnerships Award
Marston Holdings, Westminster City Council and the Metropolitan Police

Parking in the Community
Marston Holdings – NSL and Social Bite in Edinburgh and Westminster

Communication Award
APCOA - Major Incident Response to the Luton Airport car park fire

Best New Car Park Award
Blackpool Central Multi-Storey Car Park

Car Parks: Special Projects Award
Fidelity Kingswood Multi-Storey Car Park

Car Park Renovation Award
The Plaza Multi-Storey Car Park, Wokingham

EV Charging Award
Cambridge City Council, Connected Kerb and Stripe Consulting

Accessible Parking Award
London Borough of Haringey

Connected Vehicles Award
Parkopedia

Better Streets Award
Pavement parking controls – City of Edinburgh Council, Project Centre and NSL

The British Parking Awards will return in 2025.