Method for providing a free
parking space (4a, 4b, 4c) for a vehicle (6a, 6b) searching for a
parking space, wherein, if at least one other vehicle (8a, 8b, 8c) finds at least one free
parking space (4a, 4b, 4c), this at least one parking-searching vehicle (8a, 8b, 8c) sends information about the at least one free parking space (4a, 4b, 4c) to its surroundings using vehicle-to-vehicle communication, wherein, if a parking space (4a, 4b, 4c) among the at least one found free parking space (4a, 4b, 4c) is suitable for at least one parking-searching vehicle (6a, 6b) in the vicinity, this suitable free parking space (4a, 4b, 4c) is indicated by this at least one parking-searching vehicle (6a, 6b) using vehicle-to-vehicle communication. parking space search vehicle (8a, 8b, 8c) is claimed, whereby at least one parking space search vehicle (8a, 8b,8c) a claim is received from the at least one vehicle (6a, 6b) searching for a parking space, wherein this vehicle (8a, 8b, 8c) uses vehicle-to-vehicle communication to send information to its surroundings that this suitable parking space (4a, 4b, 4c) is now claimed, wherein a free parking space (4a, 4b, 4c) is found first among several vehicles (8a, 8b, 8c) searching for a parking space, wherein information about the first finding of this free parking space (4a, 4b, 4c) is sent by the first vehicle (8a, 8b, 8c) searching for a parking space to its surroundings using vehicle-to-vehicle communication, wherein in the event that at least one other vehicle searching for a parking space (8a, 8b, 8c) among the several vehicles finding parking spaces (8a, 8b, 8c) this parking space (4a, 4b,4c) after the first parking space search vehicle (8a, 8b, 8c) has found it, this vehicle fails to provide at least one further parking space search vehicle (8a, 8b, 8c) with information about its finding of this already found parking space (4a, 4b, 4c).