Polish Organisation of Parking Industry

Whilst the EPA are making exceptional quality of the industry in a competition that is taking place every two years, the ESPA scheme stands for European Standard Parking Award, a standard certificate that Is granted to public car parks that meet a set of requirements of quality to provide safe and comfortable parking service to the customers.

The ESPA has been instituted by the European Parking Association to improve the quality of service, provided by the parking industry to its customers. Car parks that are compliant to the ESPA invite visitors to enter and leave their car in the trustworthy environment. A detailed checklist, which has been revised by an international EPA task group, lists a range of requirements that need to be fulfilled in order to achieve an award. It contains mandatory minimum conditions and a score sheet for:

Lighting and reflective surface; Vehicular entry/exit; Parking areas; Pedestrian routes; Wayfinding; Lifts; Stairwells; Security; Energy and environment; Maintenance and several other items;

Quality label
A sign for display in the assessed object demonstrate the compliance to the standard. The conferment of the European Standard Parking Award lies in the responsibility of the national parking association that are members in the European Parking Association.