Cars
Move a car
Reassign a vehicle to a different parking spot or facility zone so the record matches the floor plan.
When a car changes location in your facility — whether it is moved for service, rearranged for space, or being prepared for customer pickup — update the parking assignment so your digital floor plan stays in sync with the physical one.
What you will accomplish: After following this guide, the car's record, the Cars list, and the Parking Spots map will all show the same location.
Before you start
- Know which car you are moving.
- Know the destination parking spot or zone. If you are not sure which spots are available, check the Parking Spots page first.
- If the move is part of a scheduled event (intake, delivery, service), consider starting the move from that event's workflow instead of doing it separately.
Move a car from the detail page
This is the most common way to move a car. You start from the vehicle's detail page and use the built-in parking assignment dialog.
- Open the car record
Go to the Cars page and click the vehicle you want to move. The car detail page opens.
- Click Assign location
At the top of the detail page, find the Assign location button (if the car already has a spot assigned, the button shows the current spot name instead). Click it to open the Move Vehicle dialog.
The Assign location button is in the top-right area of the car detail page. - Select the new parking spot or zone
In the Move Vehicle dialog, use the parking location dropdown to search for and select the destination.
You have two types of assignments:
- Specific spot — pick an exact numbered spot (e.g. "A-12", "Bay 3"). Use this when your facility tracks precise vehicle positions.
- Zone — pick a general area (e.g. "Outdoor Lot", "Service Bay Area"). Use this for facilities that track vehicles by region rather than individual spots.
The Move Vehicle dialog lets you search for a specific spot or pick a general zone. - Click Move Vehicle
Click Move Vehicle to save the new assignment. The system automatically ends the previous parking assignment (if any) and creates a new one with a timestamp.
- Verify the updated location
After the move, confirm the car detail page header now shows the new spot or zone name. The change also appears in:
- The Cars list table under the Parking Spot column
- The Parking Spots map and list views
- The car's activity history as a recorded move event
Use the Map View
From the Move Vehicle dialog, you can click Map View to open the Parking Spots page with the current car highlighted. This is helpful when you want to see the full facility layout before choosing a destination.
Remove a car from its spot
If a car is leaving the facility (customer pickup, transport out, sold) and does not need a new spot, you can remove it from its current assignment instead of moving it:
- Open the car's move dialog
On the car detail page, click the current spot name button to open the Move Vehicle dialog.
- Choose Remove
Instead of selecting a new spot, look for the Remove option. This opens a confirmation where you can optionally set a custom pickup time.
- Confirm the removal
Click Remove from Spot to end the parking assignment. The car record remains in the system but no longer occupies a spot on the floor plan.
Tips for keeping the floor plan accurate
A parking map is only useful when it reflects reality. Build these habits into your team's workflow:
- Move the record when you move the car — not later, not tomorrow. Do it as part of the physical move so the map never drifts.
- Use zones for flexible areas — if vehicles shift within a region frequently, assign them to a zone instead of an exact spot so your team does not need to update the record after every small shuffle.
- Check the Parking Spots page regularly — the parking report shows occupancy, duration, and any spots that appear double-assigned.
- Tie moves to events — when a move is part of a scheduled intake, delivery, or service event, the event workflow can prompt for a parking assignment automatically.