Car Parking Bays

Car Park Bay sizes depend on the country where the car park is intended, the size of land available, the vehicle turnover and the use of the car park.

• Country - North American cars are slightly larger and so require larger parking bays and larger roadways.
• Size of Land - A smaller area of land may demand smaller bays for efficiency
• Turnover - If the car park is short stay (4 hours or less) then larger bay sizes are easier to park in and allow faster parking
• Use - A storage car park requires very little space per bay.

Parking bay sizes - Worldwide Standards

For a two way traffic flow we recommend parking bay sizes of:

Standard Bays - Normal to long term use

Large Bays - For very high turnover car parks e.g.. superstores

North America

Small Bays - For medium to long term parking

Large Bays - For high frequency use e.g. supermarkets