About 75,000 UK spots
Places from the community and from OpenStreetMap. Suggest a place and it stays pending until a moderator publishes it.
Now on Android
Find parking that fits your van.
For van drivers, tradespeople and campervanners. Van and trade parking, low bridges with height limits, and camper spots with water and dump stations. About 75,000 UK places, from the community and OpenStreetMap.
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Free to download. Pro is £4.99 a month or £29.99 a year, with a 14-day trial. The iPhone app is on the way.
Map screen in the Android app. Trade is selected. The example vehicle is a Ford Transit, 2.6 metres high and 3.5 tonnes. Search a job town or postcode. Filters are All, Parks and Street.
Pro screen. Stop checks, offline areas, clean air checks and alerts are in Pro. Low bridges and vehicle-size filters stay free. Free includes the map, low-bridge warnings, saved places, suggesting a place and a vehicle profile. Pro adds height-checked stops, offline spot areas, a clean air zone check, overnight and facility filters, and spot alerts.
Offline areas. Pins and spot info work offline. The base map needs a signal unless it is already cached. A save stores published places, heights and details on the phone, up to 2,000 places. Nothing is saved yet. Example regions include Rossendale, Manchester, Leeds, Bristol, Cardiff and Edinburgh.
- About 75,000 UK spots From drivers in the community, and from OpenStreetMap.
- Low-bridge heights Recorded limits on the map, before you are under the bridge.
- Then your maps app Stops are checked. Google Maps, Waze or Apple Maps plan the roads.
Trade and Camper
One app. Two ways to travel.
Switch between Trade and Camper in the app. Height and weight stay with the vehicle either way.
Find a spot between jobs
Search a job town or postcode. Filter parks and street spots. Set the van once: height, width, length and weight stay on the phone, and “Fits your van?” hides places that vehicle does not fit.
- Map and vehicle-size filters, free
- Low-bridge warnings with the height on record
- Saved places, and the option to suggest a place
- A vehicle profile kept on this phone
Example profile
Ford Transit · 2.6 m high · 3.5 t
Search job town or postcode
AllParksStreet
- Parks and street spots
- Low-bridge heights
- Places the van does not fit, hidden
Water, waste and a night stop
Look for camper spots, water points and dump stations. A camper is still a tall vehicle, so the same height and weight stay in the check. Overnight and facility filters are part of Pro.
- Camper spots, water and dump stations
- The same vehicle profile and low-bridge warnings
- Overnight and facility filters on Pro
- Offline areas on Pro, saved before the signal drops
Example profile
Camper · height and weight on this phone
Search a town or postcode
AllWaterDump
- Camper spots
- Water points and dump stations
- Facility filters when you have Pro
Overnight and facility filters are part of Pro, along with offline spot areas.
Features
What you can do with it
The free app covers the map, the size of the van, and low bridges. Pro adds stop checks, offline areas, and the filters in the list below.
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Low-bridge heights
Recorded height limits, shown with the bridge. A missing height is not a clear road. Follow the signs.
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Fits your van?
Save height, width, length, weight and a name on this phone. Van Park uses them to hide places the vehicle does not fit. They are not sent to a server unless you type them into a suggestion.
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Height-checked stops Pro
Pick the stops. Van Park checks them against the height and weight you saved, and against the limits on record. It then opens Google Maps, Waze or Apple Maps. Those apps plan the roads.
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Offline areas Pro
Save a region or a radius. Pins, places, heights and details stay on the phone, up to 2,000 places a save. Map tiles are not downloaded. Photos, Street View and trip search still need a signal.
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Photos, reviews and heights
Community photos, reviews and heights from other drivers. Photos you choose stay pending until a moderator approves them. An account is required to upload a photo or suggest a place.
Stop checks
The stop is checked. The route is not.
Height-checked stops are part of Pro. This is what that check does.
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Save the van
Height, width, length and weight stay on this phone. The maps app you open later does not receive them.
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Check the stops
Van Park compares the stops you choose with those figures and with the limits on record.
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Open your maps app
Google Maps, Waze or Apple Maps plan the roads. Van Park stops at the handoff.
Recorded heights and weights can be missing or wrong. Follow the signs on the road. Van Park checks stops against recorded limits, then hands the drive to your maps app. It does not plan the road.
Free and Pro
£4.99 a month, or £29.99 a year.
The app is free to download. Pro has a 14-day trial and is billed by Google Play. Van Park does not take your card number. There are no ads.
| Feature | Free £0 | Pro £4.99 a monthor £29.99 a year · 14-day trial |
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| Map and vehicle-size filters | Included | Included |
| Low-bridge warnings | Included | Included |
| Saved places | Included | Included |
| Suggest a place | Included | Included |
| Vehicle profile | Included | Included |
| Height-checked stops | Not included | Included |
| Offline spot areas | Not included | Included |
| Clean air zone check | Not included | Included |
| Overnight and facility filters | Not included | Included |
| Spot alerts | Not included | Included |
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Low bridges and vehicle-size filters stay on the free app.
FAQ
Questions
Does Van Park plan a route around low bridges?
No. Van Park checks the stops on a journey against the height and weight you saved, and against the limits on record. It then opens Google Maps, Waze or Apple Maps. Those apps plan the roads, and they do not receive your van’s dimensions. Recorded heights can be missing or wrong. Follow the signs on the road.
What is included for free?
The map, vehicle-size filters, low-bridge warnings, saved places, suggesting a place, and a vehicle profile. Height-checked stops, offline areas, the clean air zone check, overnight and facility filters, and spot alerts are part of Pro. The app does not show ads.
Where do the places come from?
The community, and OpenStreetMap. The catalogue is about 75,000 UK spots. A suggestion stays pending until a moderator publishes it. Places imported from OpenStreetMap are not removed if you delete your account.
What does “Fits your van?” use?
The height, width, length, weight and vehicle name you save on the phone. Van Park uses them to hide places the vehicle does not fit. They are not sent to a server unless you type them into a suggestion.
What works offline?
With Pro, you can save a region or a radius while you have a signal. Pins and spot info, including heights and details, work from that copy. Van-fit checks use it. Each save keeps up to 2,000 places. Google map tiles are not downloaded. Photos, Street View and trip search still need a signal, and the base map needs a signal unless it is already cached.
Do I need an account?
You can use the app without one. An account is required to suggest a place, upload a photo, or buy Pro. If you create an account, the email and a password hash are stored so you can sign in.
Is the iPhone app available?
Android is on Google Play. The iPhone app is coming. When it is ready, the App Store badge on this page is switched on from one setting in the site config.
How do I delete my account?
In the app, sign in, open Profile, then Settings, tap Delete account and confirm. If you cannot open the app, use the account deletion page. Pro is managed in Google Play.
Download
Get the Android app.
Free to download. Pro is £4.99 a month or £29.99 a year, with a 14-day trial. iPhone is coming.
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