Uber now lets people driving their own cars reserve and pay for parking inside its app. Uber Parking, which launched on 9th November 2026, uses SpotHero, a service that connects drivers with parking operators.
It is available in select cities in the United States. You cannot use it to reserve a space in Nairobi, and Uber’s launch documentation gives no timetable for Kenya. In September, we covered Visa cards returning to Uber in Kenya; this feature is limited to a different market.
Uber announced its agreement to acquire SpotHero on 23rd February 2026. At the time, Uber put SpotHero’s network at more than 13,000 garages, lots and valet locations across more than 400 cities in the US and Canada. Valet parking is where an attendant parks the car for you.
Uber’s Parking page advertises 7,000 facilities, so the full SpotHero network is not what Uber is advertising inside its own app. Check your destination in Uber before planning around the service.
How booking and entry work
Open Parking in Uber, search for your destination and choose the period you need. You can compare nearby prices before checkout. Add your vehicle details and pay, then use the parking pass in the app when you arrive. Depending on the facility, you scan a QR code or enter using number plate recognition, where a system reads your car’s registration.
That gives you the reservation and entry instructions before you set off. The pass can also be added to a digital wallet. Check the rules if you expect to leave and return during the booking, though: most participating facilities do not allow repeated entry and exit.
Existing SpotHero customers will still have to keep track of where they booked. Uber and SpotHero accounts cannot be linked at launch, and reservations made in Uber stay there. They will not appear in a SpotHero account. Uber Parking also does not support business profiles, so you cannot use that option to separate work parking from personal spending.
Refunds depend on where you book
Each facility sets its cancellation policy, which Uber shows before you confirm. Where that policy permits, cancelling before the reservation starts gets you a full refund. Once it starts, the standard policy does not allow cancellation or a refund. You can extend most active reservations if space is available.
Uber One, the company’s membership programme, gives eligible parking bookings 10% back in credits for a later ride or Uber Eats order. You receive app credit, not money back into your bank account.
The two companies have worked together before. In November 2023, SpotHero announced parking discounts for select Uber Carshare vehicle owners in Boston and Toronto. Those owners were renting their cars to other people. Uber Parking lets people arrange parking for journeys they make themselves, directly through Uber.
For Uber, this creates another reason to open the app on a day when you choose to drive. Parking operators get a way to reach Uber’s customers, a benefit the company identified when it announced the acquisition. For drivers in supported cities, the convenience is having a space arranged before arrival. The facility’s entry and refund rules still determine what that booking lets you do.
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