--- description: Read the latest parking tips, guides, and industry news on the Parksy blog. Find expert advice on finding and renting parking spaces. title: "Discover Our Blog: Your Source For All Things Parking! | Parksy" image: https://www.parksy.com/modules/custom/hero/images/parksy-parking-lot-hero.webp --- [Skip to main content](#main-content) # Discover Our Blog: Your Source for All Things Parking! Search   [![Residential street with cars parked nose to tail outside houses](https://static.parksy.com/sites/default/files/parking/lined-street-with-parked-cars-and-trees-showcasing-a-typical-cd69e2a282.webp)](https://www.parksy.com/blog/do-you-need-council-approval-rent-out-your-driveway) ## [Do You Need Council Approval to Rent Out Your Driveway?](https://www.parksy.com/blog/do-you-need-council-approval-rent-out-your-driveway) In August 2012, a few months after I launched Parking Made Easy (now Parksy), the mayor of the City of Nedlands in Perth said he wanted the site shut down. SmartCompany reported that he called profiting from verge rental "illegal", said the verges belonged to the city, and said renting out a private driveway would need planning approval that he would not allow. [![A pickup truck hitched to a white travel caravan on a gravel campsite](https://static.parksy.com/sites/default/files/parking/australian-made-caravans-for-family-road-trips-buying-2911aced50.webp)](https://www.parksy.com/blog/australian-made-caravans-family-road-trips-buying-parking-and-storing-one) ## [Australian-Made Caravans for Family Road Trips: Buying, Parking and Storing One](https://www.parksy.com/blog/australian-made-caravans-family-road-trips-buying-parking-and-storing-one) Family road trips feel easier when your van is built for Australian conditions, not just a showroom floor. That is why many buyers look closely at Australian-made caravans before they commit. Families want comfort, safety and support they can trust, especially when long distances, changing roads and remote stops are part of the plan. [![A row of white caravans parked side by side on grass](https://static.parksy.com/sites/default/files/parking/row-of-parked-white-caravans-on-green-grass-with-hills-in-the-628412bac0.webp)](https://www.parksy.com/blog/buying-caravan-dealers-melbourne-sort-out-parking-you-sign) ## [Buying From Caravan Dealers in Melbourne? Sort Out Parking Before You Sign](https://www.parksy.com/blog/buying-caravan-dealers-melbourne-sort-out-parking-you-sign) Buying a caravan is exciting, and it is easy to get swept along. A shiny showroom, a clever layout and a friendly salesperson can all make the decision feel simple. Then the van comes home, and two kinds of questions start to matter: the ones you forgot to ask the dealer, and the one most buyers never ask at all. Where will this thing actually live for the 40-odd weeks a year it is not on the road? This guide covers the dealer checklist first, then the parking plan: your driveway, what Melbourne councils now allow on the street, and storage. [![A close-up of a parking meter screen showing the time remaining.](https://static.parksy.com/sites/default/files/parking/close-up-of-a-parking-meter-displaying-long-term-and-time-remaining-0e4ea9f5a4.webp)](https://www.parksy.com/blog/paid-for-parking-but-still-got-a-ticket-how-to-appeal) ## [Paid for Parking but Still Got a Ticket? How to Appeal](https://www.parksy.com/blog/paid-for-parking-but-still-got-a-ticket-how-to-appeal) You paid at the meter or in the parking app, you came back on time, and there is still a ticket on the windscreen. It is one of the most frustrating fines to get, because you did what the sign asked. The good news is that "I paid" is one of the stronger grounds for an appeal, as long as you can show the payment matches the car, the place and the time on the ticket. This guide explains why paid drivers still get fined, what evidence to collect straight away, how to appeal step by step, and what to expect in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Ireland. You can also download our free Paid but Still Fined appeal letter and fill in the highlighted parts. Why You Can Get a Ticket After Paying Most "paid but fined" tickets come down to the officer not being able to see or match your payment at the moment they checked. The usual causes are: [![A car parked under a carport on a driveway beside a brick house](https://static.parksy.com/sites/default/files/parking/car-parked-in-a-driveway-under-a-carport-beside-a-brick-house-8eb1c51309.webp)](https://www.parksy.com/blog/parking-dispute-help-when-something-goes-wrong) ## [When Something Goes Wrong: Parking Dispute Help](https://www.parksy.com/blog/parking-dispute-help-when-something-goes-wrong) Renting or listing a space for the first time? Read the Parksy Safety Guide first. It covers checking a space, paying securely and the scams to watch for. [![Two compact cars parked in a lot with a brick surface and greenery nearby.](https://static.parksy.com/sites/default/files/parking/two-compact-cars-parked-in-a-lot-with-a-brick-surface-and-greenery-e7f21c52ce.webp)](https://www.parksy.com/blog/parksy-ai-chat-text-voice-and-video-help-for-parking-247) ## [Parksy AI Assistant: Text and Voice Help for Parking, 24/7](https://www.parksy.com/blog/parksy-ai-chat-text-voice-and-video-help-for-parking-247) Parking problems rarely happen at a convenient time. You find a ticket on the windscreen at 9pm, your car is gone from the kerb on a Sunday, or you are circling an unfamiliar suburb five minutes before a meeting. Most help lines are closed, forums are slow, and a generic search engine gives you ten different answers for ten different cities. The Parksy AI Assistant answers parking questions any time of day, in the way that suits you: type or talk. It sits behind the Help bubble in the bottom right corner of every Parksy page, on desktop, tablet and mobile, and inside the Parksy apps. This guide covers everything it does today, with an example for each, and what you get as a visitor, a free member or a VIP. [![Cars parked nose to tail along a narrow harbour quay beside moored boats](https://static.parksy.com/sites/default/files/parking/holiday-rental-car-parking-questions-to-ask-8e12129d8b.webp)](https://www.parksy.com/blog/before-you-hit-the-road-questions-make-or-break-holiday-car-rental-parking) ## [Before You Hit the Road: The Questions That Make or Break a Holiday Car Rental (And Where You'll Park It)](https://www.parksy.com/blog/before-you-hit-the-road-questions-make-or-break-holiday-car-rental-parking) You're not the only one who wants to rent a car during the vacation. Most of us find it liberating to have a set of wheels at our disposal because it gives us the freedom of deciding the what and when. You want to be able to check into your hotel one minute, and the next to drop the luggage at the door and drive towards a tiny coastal village everyone speaks about to have lunch. [![Cars parked nose to tail along a city street lined with red brick buildings, with a blue P sign and time plate on the footpath.](https://static.parksy.com/sites/default/files/parking/street-view-of-parked-cars-alongside-red-brick-buildings-in-an-07c2dbe6b2.webp)](https://www.parksy.com/blog/why-where-you-park-matters-more-most-drivers-think) ## [Why Where You Park Matters More Than Most Drivers Think](https://www.parksy.com/blog/why-where-you-park-matters-more-most-drivers-think) Most drivers put plenty of thought into where they're going and very little into where they leave the car once they get there. Usually the decision comes down to convenience. Is there a spot close to the entrance? Is parking free? Can I avoid walking three blocks? But where a vehicle is parked can also affect its exposure to theft, damage and break-ins, particularly when it's going to be left there for several hours or overnight. Key Takeaways [![Car park exit lane with a raised boom barrier and two payment terminals on kerbed islands.](https://static.parksy.com/sites/default/files/parking/view-of-a-parking-garage-entrance-with-barriers-and-a-sloped-3c1b7ee041.webp)](https://www.parksy.com/blog/uae-parking-getting-tighter-what-it-means-if-you-own-the-car-park) ## [UAE Parking Is Getting Tighter (And What It Means If You Own the Car Park)](https://www.parksy.com/blog/uae-parking-getting-tighter-what-it-means-if-you-own-the-car-park) The UAE Is Adding Cars Faster Than It Is Adding Bays Anyone who has circled a block in Al Barsha at 7pm, or hunted for a bay near a Karama restaurant on a Friday night, knows how this goes. The roads are among the best engineered anywhere. The number of cars using them is growing faster than the space to leave them. [![Aerial view of a crowded parking lot filled with parked cars in rows.](https://static.parksy.com/sites/default/files/parking/aerial-view-of-a-crowded-parking-lot-filled-with-parked-cars-in-rows-ee7d0ebf41.webp)](https://www.parksy.com/blog/fleet-tracking-australia-and-where-all-those-utes-and-vans-actually-park) ## [Fleet Tracking in Australia (And Where All Those Utes and Vans Actually Park)](https://www.parksy.com/blog/fleet-tracking-australia-and-where-all-those-utes-and-vans-actually-park) At 7.15am a loaded ute circles a suburban street, hunting for a bay wide enough for the vehicle. A courier van waits behind it. The delay is visible; the cost is not, because parking is the part of a work day that never appears on a job sheet. 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