The guest parking argument, settled by a queue.

Guest parking is where most residential parking goes wrong: a shared spreadsheet, a text message at eleven at night, and nobody able to say who agreed to what. This makes it a request with an answer.

A guest pass request waiting on a decision, with the visitor, the plate and the dates.
One request, as it arrives.
Guest passes
The guest passes screen: requests waiting on a decision, who asked, which vehicle, and the approved passes currently valid.

Asked for in one place, answered in one place

The resident names the visitor, the plate and the dates. You see the request beside every other one, with who asked and what they have asked for before.

  • Day, week or month, each priced per property — or free, which is also a decision.
  • Declined with a reason, which is what stops the same request arriving twice.
  • Requests that run out of time close themselves rather than sitting in the queue for ever.

A pass that is worth checking

An approved pass gets its own code and its own validity window. Anybody checking a car — a manager, a patrol, a neighbour with the link — gets the same answer.

  • Bound to a plate, so it cannot be passed around.
  • Charged to the resident on their next bill, not collected at the door.
  • Visible to enforcement, so a legitimate visitor is never cited.

Questions about guest passes.

Can we give each unit a monthly allowance?

Passes are priced per period and charged to the household, which is the mechanism most communities use instead of an allowance. A free rate is supported if your rules say guests do not pay.

Can a resident book a pass for a date in the future?

Yes — the request carries the start date, and the pass becomes valid then.

What stops one unit taking every visitor space?

You do, by declining — and by seeing their history beside the request, which is the part a spreadsheet never gave you.

One plan, per space, per month.

Everything on this page is included. Describe your lot and see the number for your own building.