What you pay for in Parkane: ParkCoins, time, and fees

If street parking is public, why pay in an app? Parkane NEVER sells or claims ownership over public parking spaces. City asphalt belongs to everyone. What you pay for is the waiting driver's coordination time, alongside the platform service that connects you.

1. The three parts of every parking transaction

Driver compensation: Paid to the departing driver for keeping the spot occupied until you arrive and coordinating their departure.

Service fee & municipal parking: A small platform fee covers live GPS tracking and support. Any official municipal or commercial meter fee remains separate and is paid by the driver directly to the parking operator.

2. Time compensation: the price of mutual courtesy

Circling and waiting for a random car to leave on the street wastes fuel, causes honking, and stresses everyone out.

In Parkane, you know the driver is waiting specifically for you. You don't pay for asphalt — you pay for 20 minutes of saved time and zero stress.

3. How ParkCoins work (1 ParkCoin ≈ 1 MDL)

ParkCoins are the internal exchange unit in Parkane, benchmarked simply as 1 ParkCoin = 1 MDL during campaigns.

No speculation or crypto hype: ParkCoins are a straightforward utility tool to exchange parking favors.

You can start without buying packages: simply offer your spot when you leave work to fund your next morning arrival.

4. City rules always take precedence

Parkane does not override traffic laws. Booking through the app never makes illegal parking legal.

Always obey stopping restrictions, pedestrian crossing clearances, and official municipal payment rules.

5. What happens during unexpected issues?

If a handover fails because the departing driver left early, your coins are safe and returned.

If you are delayed by traffic, you can request an extension in the app with modest extra compensation. If the other driver cannot wait, the booking closes cleanly.

Read next: how P2P parking works and area alerts.