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Using BlockBuster

Note: You will need to Register with BlockBuster before you can use these commands.

Introduction

BlockBuster provides several functions to reduce the stress of a congested car park.

Commands are easily sent from your phone via SMS, often with a single-letter shortcut available.

You can:

  • Find out who owns a car by the registration number
  • Notify that you're blocking someone in
  • Update when you're no longer blocking people in

You can also:

  • Be notified when someone else blocks you in
  • Request that someone moves their car

The system resets at 00:00 each day, meaning that any blocks left from the previous day will be cleared.

'Do Not Disturb' Mode

BlockBuster will not send notifications, or respond to commands between 20:00 and 08:00.

This is to avoid you receiving notifications when you don't need them.

Finding out who owns a car

If you want to get details for the owner of a particular car, use the following commands:

WHOIS AB235FH

If you don't specify a command, BlockBuster assumes you are asking about a registration so you can actually just send:

AB235FH

Either of these commands will reply with the owner's name and contact details.

Checking your status

If you just want to know who is blocking you, and who are you blocking, send a single full stop:

.

You'll receive a reply with your current status.

Blocking another car

When you block another car, you send a BLOCK command to BlockBuster.

BLOCK AN53 TRF

You can also use the shortcut B i.e.

B AN53 TRF

Blocking multiple cars

You can include several cars in the same BLOCK command

B AN53 TRF GH65 FGH TH51 ASD

Being blocked in

If someone else blocks your car, you will receive an SMS notification such as:

You Were Blocked

Asking someone to move

Because BlockBuster keeps track of 'blocks', you can easily ask them to move by replying with:

MOVE

or

M

When you ask someone to move, you will receive a confirmation with their contact information included. This allows you to make direct with them if need be.

Being blocked by multiple cars

Note: If you've been blocked in by multiple cars, sending the MOVE command will notify all of those cars.

Request a car is moved by registration

You might occasionally find that someone is blocking you in, but didn't notify BlockBuster.
In this situation, you can ask someone to move using their registration:

MOVE AB51JKL

Providing that their car is in the database, they will still receive a notification asking them to move.

Asked To Move

Acknowledge a request to move your car

When you receive a notification asking you to move, you can let the 'blockee' know that you are responding by replying:

OK

This will let the 'blockee' know that you are responding to their request.

OK Acknowledged

Unblocking cars

When you are no longer blocking cars in, you should let BlockBuster know.

To simply unblock all cars that you were blocking, send:

UNBLOCK

or

U

If there is a specific car that you are unblocking, include the registration:

U AB124FG

Unblocking is most useful if you are leaving before the end of the day, as it can let others know that they're now not blocked in. You should try and use it if you think it help someone else to know.

However if you don't unblock or are leaving along with your colleagues at the end of the day, you can leave the system to reset the blocks overnight.

For additional support

Please drop a mail to [email protected]