valet parking ticket

Meaning

A small paper receipt or voucher given to a driver when they leave their car with a valet service (where an attendant parks the car for them). The driver must present this ticket to the valet attendant to retrieve their vehicle later.

Examples

• Please hold onto your valet parking ticket, as you will need it to get your car back.

  Please hold onto your valet parking ticket, as you will need it to get your car back.

• I accidentally left my valet parking ticket inside the hotel room.

  I accidentally left my valet parking ticket inside the hotel room.

• The attendant stamped my valet parking ticket to show that the fee was already paid.

  The attendant stamped my valet parking ticket to show that the fee was already paid.

• If you lose your valet parking ticket, you might have to show your ID and registration.

  If you lose your valet parking ticket, you might have to show your ID and registration.

• He handed his valet parking ticket to the clerk at the front desk before checking out.

  He handed his valet parking ticket to the clerk at the front desk before checking out.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I lost my valet card.

  ✓ I lost my valet parking ticket.

  While it functions like a card or receipt, the specific and universally accepted term is 'valet parking ticket' or 'valet ticket.'

• ✗ Can I have my parking valet ticket, please?

  ✓ Can I have my valet parking ticket, please?

  The word order is fixed: 'valet' acts as a modifier for 'parking ticket,' so it must come first.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Don't lose your ___, or they won't be able to retrieve your car quickly.

  💡 The receipt given to you by the person parking your car.

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  valet parking ticket

• She handed the attendant her ___ along with a small tip.

  💡 The slip of paper used to get your vehicle back from a service.

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  valet parking ticket