a method provides information relating to a parking space . reliable information is transmitted relative to one or more parking spaces , to provide the information to a driver of a vehicle . a detection device detects feature - related data of a parking space which describe an environmental influence to which a first vehicle parked in the parking space was exposed , and / or which describe an event that has taken place in the parking space and / or that describe a geographical location of the parking space . the feature - related data are stored by an information unit outside the vehicle . an information device then transmits the feature - related data to a navigation device by which the driver of a second vehicle searches for a parking space for the second vehicle .