Notice to Parclick – online parking booking
On the steps of companies that have become famous, such as Airbnb or Blablacar, the plethora of new concepts are born. These new services offer to pool tourism-related offers. Among them, Parclick. This platform offers the reservation of parking spaces online, and this throughout Europe.
Who's Parclick? How does the platform propose to revolutionize such a traditional market, the parking market? What are its advantages and disadvantages and finally, what is the opinion of the editor? In this article, we help you understand everything.
What is Parclick?
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One day, Luis París missed a U2 concert because he doesn’t find a place to park... A student at the IESE Business School in Barcelona, he imagines a parking space reservation system for his MBA project with his partner, Iván Rodríguez. A few years later, in 2011, the project was implemented: Byclick was born! If his debut is not up to the expectations of the partners, he has constantly remodeled himself to take the form he knows today – via the site and the application.
But what exactly does the platform offer? It allows individuals to book parking spaces online in more than 250 cities across Europe. Thus, you avoid turning around hours in search of a parking space and you benefit in addition to advantageous rates. According to their own communication, Parclick could save you up to 70% on the price of parking spaces!
Parclick therefore proposes to optimise the parking market that generates 65 billion euros in Europe. However, there is still a very traditional market. But for us, individuals, Parclick can intervene in many cases:
- you wish to make life easier on a daily basis by renting a parking space near you or your workplace
- your need is on a parking space to go to the restaurant, to a concert, etc.
- you are looking for a parking space for the holidays in order to enjoy the max of your stay
How does it work?
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Once on the platform, you have the choice between two options:
- per hour or day ;
- monthly subscription.
In the first case, you only have to indicate where you want to find a parking space as well as your dates and times. Once the search is started, you can specify the type of vehicle you want to park: motorcycle, car, camper, truck... You can also choose to sort the proposals by price or distance. You only have to consult the offers!
The site gives you a multitude of parking information: descriptions, pictures, schedules, addresses, access... And you can also consult the opinions of other Internet users. Did you find your happiness? To book, you will need to sign up on the platform – it’s free. You can book your place online. Payment is made by credit card or Paypal. A confirmation will be sent to you by email and will act as a supporting document once on site.
Parclick also allows you to subscribe to a monthly subscription to a parking space. There are three types of subscriptions:
- 24/7 subscription ;
- the work subscription – to park in the day ;
- a subscription night.
Note that some parking lots require a commitment of several months (six months, one year, etc.) to be able to subscribe to the subscription. For the rest, the operation is the same as for the packages per hour or day: enter the place, date, type of your vehicle... And choose from the offers that are offered to you.
Byclick: advantages and disadvantages
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Benefits
Parclick includes many advantages:
- practice : no need to turn downtown for hours, book in advance allows you to lighten your mind;
- Economic and Social Council : you benefit from a discount on the price of parking up to – 70%;
- clear : Parclick goes right to the goal and does not embarrass itself with unnecessary details;
- informative : beyond the online reservation, the platform shares very useful information on the parking lot;
- implementation : the Parclick app allows you to book quickly from your smartphone;
- easy cancellation.
Disadvantages
Moreover, the platform still has some drawbacks.
- some defects ofergonomie.
- ♪ places are not assigned. A small tip: in parking spaces with no internet connection, it is better to print the confirmation voucher.
- few offers available: Parclick still needs to develop its offer to meet a growing demand!
Parclick: Editor’s Opinion
The Spanish platform offers a welcome service for individuals. It allows you to book parking spaces at competitive prices, and this in all simplicity! The Parclick experience is fluid, pleasant and the service is reliable. If, outside the big cities, the offer still leaves a little to be desired, we can only recommend the site and the application for your everyday life or for your holidays.
But let’s wait a bit to see if Parclick fulfills the promises made to parking operators: improve the profitability of the existing park by optimizing the occupancy rate of parking spaces. We must not forget: the impact these new services have on the global market is often described, as evidenced by the controversies surrounding Airbnb, Uber and Blablacar... As well as the constant rise in prices that sometimes lose a significant share of the added value of these platforms.
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