Coming soon to selected local communities

Micro-stay parking for a calmer, safer school journey.

CalmDrop connects parents with local homeowners offering convenient, pre-arranged driveway parking around school drop-off and pick-up — helping make the journey to and from school less stressful.

How CalmDrop Works

How micro-stay parking works

Find a space

Browse convenient driveway parking offered by local homeowners for the short periods around drop-off and pick-up.

Find a space

Browse convenient driveway parking offered by local homeowners for the short periods around drop-off and pick-up.

Book your parking

Arrange your space before you leave home, so you know where you are going to park.

Book your parking

Arrange your space before you leave home, so you know where you are going to park.

Park and go

Arrive, park in your pre-arranged space and get on with a calmer drop-off or pick-up.

Park and go

Arrive, park in your pre-arranged space and get on with a calmer drop-off or pick-up.

For Parents

More certainty for the school run.

Knowing where you are going to park before leaving home can reduce parking uncertainty and help make the journey to and from school less stressful.

A space arranged ahead

Know where you are heading before the school run begins.

Less searching for parking

Avoid extra time spent looking for a place at busy times.

Calmer drop-off and pick-up

Head to school with less uncertainty around where to park.

For Homeowners

Make better use of space you already have.

Make your unused driveway or parking space available during selected times, keep control of your availability and potentially earn from space you are not using.

Choose the times that suit you

Make your space available around your own routine.

Support safer school surroundings

Offer a convenient parking option to nearby parents using driveway space that would otherwise be unused.

Potentially earn from unused space

Make more of a space that would otherwise be empty.

Why CalmDrop

Convenience

Designed to reduce parking uncertainty and encourage calmer, more predictable school journeys.

Better use of space

Make better use of existing local driveway and parking capacity.

Smoother school journeys

A convenient option for families and a practical benefit for local communities.

Early community pilot findings

79.1% reduction in parent-reported stress

Early community pilot finding

100% of participating homeowners would take part again

Early community pilot finding

In CalmDrop’s initial pilot, participating parents reported an average 79.1% reduction in stress compared with their usual school-run parking experience.

Early Pilot Phase 1 findings from participating parents and homeowners; further testing with larger participant groups is planned.

Early Access

Be among the first to hear when CalmDrop launches locally.

CalmDrop is preparing to launch in selected local communities. Whether you are a parent or homeowner, register your interest today.

What our pilot users said

“There was a safe space waiting for me — it took the stress away.”

— Parent

“We didn’t even see them coming and going most days.”

— Homeowner