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YOUNG BRITISH ENTREPRENEUR TAKES ON AMERICA'S GROWING PARKING PROBLEM

13 February 2008, London

ParkatmyHouse.com (http://www.parktmyhouse.com), a successful British-based website designed to connect drivers with open parking spaces, announced today that it will launch the service in the United States. The site is run by Anthony Eskinazi, a 24-year old entrepreneur from London, England, whose modern innovation has changed the way people find parking.

By connecting people who want to rent out or sell their under utilized parking spaces with those who are looking for convenient and cheap parking, ParkatmyHouse.com offers a modern, high tech response to what is typically thought of as a low tech challenge.

The sophisticated design of the website instantly maps the exact location of the nearest residential parking space close to a parker's chosen destination. It's very easy to use, even by the most technophobic, a fact recognized by Yahoo! when it nominated ParkatmyHouse.com for its prestigious 'Innovative Find of the Year 2007' web award.

The ParkatmyHouse.com website offers the American public a great way to make their lives easier, more profitable and more efficient, while at the same time helping the environment and cutting down on inner city traffic congestion.

As part of its green initiative, ParkatmyHouse.com formed an exclusive partnership with Zipcar, the world's largest car sharing company. The partnership allows homeowners to rent their unused parking spaces to Zipcar, providing the double benefit of bringing in extra income, while adding a Zipcar to the neighborhood.

"After successfully launching the website in Britain last year and helping thousands of people find that elusive parking space, I am excited to bring this much needed service to America," said Anthony. "With millions of parking tickets issued each year, the need for this service is at an all time high."

Business and homeowners all over America can now list their spare parking space on ParkatmyHouse.com and be linked to people looking for somewhere to leave their car. Whether it's a space in their own garage or driveway, or a private or commercial parking lot, ParkatmyHouse.com can help generate revenue from those unused spaces.

ParkatmyHouse.com users in Britain are currently earning as much as $40 (£20) per day for short term rentals around stadiums, transport stations and other busy locations and up to $10,000 (£5,000) a year for longer term agreements.

 

PARKATMYHOUSE.COM GOES REGIONAL

11 January 2007, London

ParkatmyHouse.com is a new and innovative system of parking which provides affordable, penalty-free and secure spaces around public venues by enabling property-owners with empty driveways, garages and car parks to rent them out to drivers needing somewhere to park.

Motorists on their way to a train station, hospital or sports stadium for example, can make an arrangement with a homeowner to use his or her driveway on a one-off or regular, short-term or long-term basis.

With penalty notices landing on windscreens at a record rate and so-called 'parking rage' causing fights between drivers, a service which makes parking that bit less costly, restricted and stressful and which improves access to public places, is being encouraged.

ParkatmyHouse.com was founded by 23 year-old Anthony Eskinazi whilst on holiday in San Francisco back in June 2006.

Since the service launched just over three months ago, ParkatmyHouse.com has featured on BBC radio stations, in nearly all the national newspapers including The Times, The Daily Express and The Observer and in an array of international media.

Homeowners currently advertising their space on ParkatmyHouse.com are earning as much as £5,500 a year and elderly and disabled drivers, commuters on their way to work and mums needing easy-to-access parking around shops and schools are just some of the people benefiting from the service.

ParkatmyHouse.com is being welcomed as a green solution to parking. By reducing on-street parking, the service will help ease traffic congestion, thereby making the roads safer for cyclists and pedestrians and more accessible for public transport and emergency vehicles. It will also cut down the amount of carbon emitted by vehicles circumnavigating areas in search of a parking space. And by improving parking around major public transport hubs, ParkatmyHouse.com will encourage people to use their cars for part of their journey only and the train, tube or bus for the remainder of it (The Department of Transport predicts that car ownership will soar by forty five per cent in the UK in the next twenty five years).

If residents around town centres lend their support to ParkatmyHouse.com, the website will improve access to high streets, encouraging shoppers and visitors into the area and helping local businesses flourish.
If you would like more information about ParkatmyHouse.com, including testimonials or other photos, or if your readers would like advice about how to promote the service in their area, please visit the website.

ParkatmyHouse.com confronts the reality of car use and seeks to minimise the impact of motorised vehicles on the environment and community.

 

STUDENT LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE TO SOLVE PARKING PROBLEMS

22 September 2006, London

A new website - www.parkatmyhouse.com - is launched today by Anthony Eskinazi, a 23-year old maths graduate student, to link people who need to find parking spaces with those who have space to spare. Its launch is timely as it has just been announced London's public transport fares will rise yet again.

Owners of homes and businesses all over the UK with space for a car in their garage or driveway can now advertise their space on the site and be linked to people needing somewhere to leave a car, when working, attending a concert, event or a match in an area with limited parking or unsatisfactory or expensive public transport. Use of the site will be free to all who use it. It is expected that those with space to let will agree a fair fee with their parkers.

The sophisticated design of Anthony's site instantly maps the exact location of the nearest residential parking space close to the parker's chosen destination. It's very easy to use, by even the most technophobic.

"The idea came to me in San Francisco recently", said Anthony today. "I was attending a Giants' game with a friend and found that there were massive queues to get into the stadium car park and a $10 charge. Yet I noticed lots of empty driveways in the neighbourhood. I didn't have the owners' permission to use any of these. In future, by using parkatmyhouse.com the owners will be able to make their space generate a useful income, instead of the money just going to traffic wardens. Those hoping to park will have an easy, affordable solution.'

"I anticipate that the scheme will take off first in London where new spaces are being identified every hour and are already available to rent for a few hours or much longer. The technology of my site provides a free service throughout the United Kingdom. The more people with spaces to share who log on and register, the more happy parkers there will be."


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