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For car owners

How storage works, start to finish.

Backyard Space is deliberately slower than an instant booking site. A host is agreeing to keep your car for months, and you are agreeing to leave it with them. Both sides should know what they are agreeing to.

Step 01

Search without giving anything away

Enter a suburb or postcode, the term you need and what you drive. Results show an approximate location, the storage grade, the security and access arrangements, the clearance dimensions and the monthly price. No account is needed to search.

You stay anonymous until you choose otherwise.

Step 02

Compare on what actually matters

Two spaces at the same price are rarely the same space. Filter on enclosure, CCTV, alarm type, gated access, power, battery maintainer, access hours, vehicle-care services and host type — and enter your car's dimensions to check clearance properly.

You stay anonymous until you choose otherwise.

Step 03

Create a vehicle profile

Make, model, variant, year, dimensions, whether it runs, whether it needs a maintainer or a cover. Registration and value band are stored privately and are never shown publicly. You create this once and reuse it for every request.

You stay anonymous until you choose otherwise.

Step 04

Send a Request to Store

Choose your term and start date, attach the vehicle, and add anything the host should know. This is a request, not an instant booking — which is the point. Hosts of good space want to know what is coming.

Everything is recorded in your dashboard.

Step 05

The host reviews and responds

The host sees the vehicle, the requested period and any special requirements, and accepts or declines. Requests expire after 72 hours without a response so you are not left waiting.

Everything is recorded in your dashboard.

Step 06

Confirm, then move in

Once accepted you complete the agreement and payment method. Only then are the exact address, access arrangements and host contact released to you. The host confirms the vehicle has arrived and the booking becomes active.

Everything is recorded in your dashboard.

Step 07

While the car is stored

Manage everything from your dashboard: monthly billing, messages, documents, any vehicle-care services, photo reports where offered, and a record of every access arrangement. Request an extension before the term ends.

Everything is recorded in your dashboard.

Step 08

Collection and review

Arrange collection through the platform. After completion both sides review the experience across space accuracy, security, communication, access and vehicle care.

Everything is recorded in your dashboard.

Money

How payment works.

Who you pay
Backyard Space, not the host directly
How often
Monthly, on the same date each month
Committed term
3, 6 or 12 months as shown on the listing
Platform fee
Charged on successful bookings; shown before you confirm
Host payout
Paid to the host on a scheduled cycle after each period
Card details
Held by the payment provider — never by Backyard Space
Needs connection: live payments, automated payouts and recurring billing are Phase 2. The payment provider account, KYC and the commission rate are commercial decisions still to be made — the platform is built to a gateway interface (BYS_Payment_Gateway) so the provider can be connected without rewriting the booking flow.
An owner back behind the wheel of a sports car under a lit carport at dusk

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