have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . september 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2015 appyparking one place for every space type private industry transportation founded 2013 founders dan hubert enric requena headquarters london united kingdom area served london edinburgh manchester brighton bournemouth birmingham bristol norwich and portsmouth united kingdom brands appyparking appyparking pro yellow line parking number of employees 12 website appyparking.com appyparking is a company providing parking apps and services for drivers . it was founded in london in 2013 by dan hubert . citation needed its product is software that shows on street and off street parking options in major cities in the uk . 1 it has a free consumer app that runs on both android and iphone and also a paid for enterprise app appyparking pro which is a software as a service aimed at businesses with fleets . in addition to ordinary parking appyparking shows disabled bays citation needed electric car charge points citation needed motorbike bays citation needed and the nearest petrol stations . citation needed 2 history the idea for appyparking came from dan hubert a former advertising creative . 3 in 2012 after having trouble parking when going to a gig at the royal albert hall he asked a traffic warden about the rules for the single yellow lines . citation needed having heard that the rules for this area were to be found a few roads away from the area he was enquiring about dan saw an opportunity . 4 while still working full time hubert started to contact every london borough and digitize their controlled parking zones from basic pdf maps . citation needed originally named yellow line parking dealing only with single yellow line parking restrictions the company was expanded and rebranded as appyparking in 2014 . 5 in late 2014 the company was part of the microsoft ventures accelerator programme in london 6 during which eric requena the company s chief technology officer was advised to revise much of the application code . 7 in december 2014 appyparking launched an enterprise app aimed at commercial fleets 8 and in january 2015 ford announced a partnership with the company at the ces 2015 . 9 later in the year the company ran a one month trial in westminster london with vodafone xone and pimlico plumbers . when a driver located a parking space with the help of the app they clicked a button in the app when they arrived and simply drove away later being billed only for the time they were parked . this was made possible by the sensors already built into parking bays . 10 11 since january 2016 appyparking provides a feature which shows the nearest and cheapest petrol stations anywhere in the uk . 12 in september 2016 founder dan hubert appeared on bbc business show dragon s den seeking investment to expand the service initially valuing the company at 10m . 13 14 he was unsuccessful . 14 contents 1 app features 2 awards 3 references 4 external links app features edit the free consumer app runs on both android and iphone . 15 there is also a paid for enterprise app appyparking pro 16 which is a software as a service targeting businesses with fleets . 8 when green areas appear on the map it means it is free to park and red zones show that restrictions still apply . it also covers resident parking bays pay and displays and single yellow lines . the app also identifies electric charging bays disabled bays motorcycle bays and the nearest petrol stations . 17 awards edit shortlisted finalist for uk startups app of the year 18 shortlisted for uk startups people s champion 19 shortlisted for pitch at palace bootcamp 20 people s champion in virgin s pitch to rich competition 21 stuff magazine top 8 app for 2014 22 popular choice winner for the shanghai urban commuter challenge . 23 winner of ford traffic tamer challenge . 24 partnership with ford announced at ces 25 references edit appyparking launches in birmingham digital birmingham . digitalbirmingham.co.uk . retrieved 2015 11 23 . companies house filing tm01 jennifer whitehead dan hubert and amber casey create viral advert for volkswagen brand republic 30 september 2003 parking woes appyparking is your new best friend warrantywise . www.warrantywise.co.uk . retrieved 2015 11 23 . beth parnell hopkinson appyparking aims to be guardian angel for drivers transport xtra 23 march 2013 marc mclaren appyparking startup diaries stuff magazine 15 october 2014 wattanajantra asavin 9 september 2015 . microsoft ventures alumni appyparking goes national . microsoft . retrieved 17 february 2016 . a b appyparkingpro for businesses dead link appyparking chris plante appyparking and ford the verge 6 january 2015 appyparking determined to become the uber of parking . the memo . retrieved 2015 11 23 . could new app save you money . getwestlondon . retrieved 2015 11 23 . nearest and cheapest petrol exposed by appyparking . www.fleetnews.co.uk . retrieved 2016 02 17 . lesson from the den season 14 episode 7 get your usp right businesszone a b dragons den series 14 episode 7 startups.co.uk starting a business advice and business ideas paul sawers appyparking available on ios and android the next web 29 april 2014 appyparking pro . www.appyparking.com . retrieved 2015 11 23 . dead link matthew beard appyparking points the way for parking london evening standard 9 may 2013 app of the year 2015 meet the finalists startups awards by startups.co.uk start up a successful business . startups.co.uk . retrieved 2015 11 23 . people s champion finalist appyparking startups awards by startups.co.uk start up a successful business . startups.co.uk . retrieved 2015 11 23 . pitch palace . www.pitchatpalace.com . retrieved 2015 11 23 . dead link vote for appyparking in virgin media business pitchtorich voom . www.virginmediabusiness.co.uk . retrieved 2015 11 23 . dead link stuff gadget awards 2014 uber is the app of the year stuff . www.stuff.tv . retrieved 2015 11 23 . appyparking are the popular choice winners of shanghai challenge urban commute challenge 22 december 2014 ford initiates open innovation approach to finding innovative mobility solutions ; launches innovate mobility challenge series business wire . www.businesswire.com . retrieved 2015 11 23 . ford s latest experiments could make parking your car suck a lot less . the verge . retrieved 2015 11 23 . external links edit the appyparking website the appyparkingpro website for businesses retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title appyparking & oldid 741902731 categories british websitesinternet companies of the united kingdomios softwareparkinginternet properties established in 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