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  Valet parking is a service offered to guests at hotels, restaurants and performance venues. The valet attendant is the primary employee who is responsible for most valet parking functions. Since the valets are entrusted with the care of an expensive item belonging to a guest, they must take great care with their responsibilities.
  
  

Offer Parking Service

• Typically valet parking is an optional service. Guests are not allowed in the secure valet parking lot, and the valets park and retrieve the vehicles.
  
  

Handle Tickets

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  While many valet parking tickets are now printed out from point-of-sale computers, valet parking services may still use a two-part ticket. One part of the ticket goes to the guest and the other part stays with the vehicle keys.
  
  

Park Vehicles

• The valet checks the car before driving it for any body damage. He does not adjust radio settings or seats. When there is time, he backs the car into the parking space so that he can retrieve a vehicle more quickly. Once the car is parked, the valet locks it and rolls up the windows.
  
  

Store Keys

• The guest's car keys are properly labeled and stored in the valet key cabinet. This cabinet is kept in a secure place and locked up.
  
  

Retrieve Vehicles

• The valet asks the guest for the claim ticket and then retrieves the keys from the valet key cabinet. The valet inspects the car for damage that may have occurred. He unlocks all doors and starts the vehicle, warming it up slowly. He carefully drives the car back to where the guest is, parks it and turns off the ignition.