Proud to sponsor the next TRICS user meeting 24/11/2026

Proud to sponsor the next TRICS user meeting 24/11/2026

Car Park Reviews

Parking Surveys

Reliable parking data, gathered properly

Alpha Parking delivers parking and traffic surveys for councils, developers and private operators across the UK. Every survey is scoped around your objectives and delivered as a clear, professional report.

Not sure which survey you need? Every survey can be tailored or combined. Tell us what you are trying to find out and we will recommend the right approach.

Our survey types

Parking Stress Surveys
SurveyDevelopers
Measures authorised spaces and peak-time occupancy around a site, showing parking availability in percentage terms when a development’s impact on local parking is assessed.
The accepted standard for planning applications.
Parking Beat Survey
SurveyAll clients
Repeat survey beats record occupancy, and optionally duration by vehicle registration, to show how parking is really used in an area, road or car park.
Identifies user types such as short stay, resident or commuter.
Parking Compliance Survey
SurveyCouncils
Observes parked vehicles against your restrictions to measure compliance levels, helping explain hotspots caused by unclear signage or poorly communicated changes.
Results delivered map-based, written, graphed or digital to suit.
Parking Condition Survey
SurveyOperators
A visual assessment of your parking areas that reports hazards, damaged signs, lines, barriers, surfaces and machinery, with photographic evidence and recommendations.
Traffic light ratings of each area: good, acceptable or poor.
Parking Capacity Survey
SurveyCouncils
Assesses current capacity on-street and off-street and judges whether extra parking spaces are feasible, with a schedule for implementing the recommended changes.
Reports include a visual map of where further parking can go.
Signs & Lines Survey
SurveyAll clients
Reviews existing signs and lines against traffic orders and TSRGD standards, reporting maintenance levels and recommending changes with clear guidance on sign formats.
Covers highways and car parks, for councils and private operators.
Electric Vehicle Survey
SurveyAll clients
Counts eco-efficient vehicles parked in an area or car park over time, informing a judgement on whether electric charging points are needed.
Can be added to any parking beat survey.
ATC Survey
SurveyCouncils
Rubber road tubes automatically record vehicle speed, classification, direction and traffic volume, typically over a full week, to support transport planning decisions.
Data downloads to spreadsheet with a clear tabular report.
Vehicle Exit & Entry Survey
SurveyOperators
Counts vehicles entering and leaving a site at set intervals across operating hours, revealing peak times and whether controls are needed to manage demand.
Vehicles can be classified by type if required.
Queue Length Survey
SurveyDevelopers
Records vehicles at a standstill at junctions or between traffic lights to show congestion levels, supporting planning, development and temporary road works.
Heat maps and visual maps available to show demand.
Unmet Demand Survey
SurveyCouncils
Monitors taxi ranks, recording inbound and outbound taxis and their occupants, to evidence whether significant unmet demand exists under Section 16 of the 1985 Transport Act.
Supports licensing authorities on Hackney carriage licence decisions.