A method for the reservation of a parking space for a vehicle in a remote site, called a rental site, within the context of the automated rental of vehicles, said method comprising a phase, called a reservation phase, comprising the following steps:
- determining a remote rental site, called the available site, in which a parking space is available, said determining step comprising, for at least one parking space of each of said rental sites, at least one of:
- detecting the presence or not of a vehicle in said parking space by a presence sensor, or
- detecting an electrical connection of a vehicle to a charging means associated with said parking space;
- said available site being determined depending on said detection or detections;
- transmitting, via a communication network, a request for the reservation of a parking space in said available rental site, said reservation request comprising an item of identification data, called an identifier,
- storing said identifier in association with an available parking space, and
- changing the status of said parking space.