Abstract: Motor vehicle parking apparatus has pallets for vehicles which are arranged next to each other on a movable construction which is drivable so that each pallet can be brought into line with a predetermined position such as a loading position. In order to achieve accurate alignment of a pallet with the predetermined position, a drive control sysem is used which controls operation of the drive in accordance with an evaluated difference between an actual value derived from an increment transmiter and a predetermined theoretical value dependent on the individual pallet to be aligned. Overrun of the predetermined position is corrected by reversal of the drive under control of a correction signal.

Abstract: Apparatus for parking motor vehicles has parking pallets for the vehicles which can be moved individually between lowered and raised positions corresponding respectively to a ground level parking surface and an upper parking level. For holding each pallet in the raised position there is provided a locking arrangement for locking the pallet relative to a support structure. Such locking arrangement includes a co-operable hook and counterpiece which are moved into and out of co-operation with each other by the raising and lowering of the pallet.