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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
   
We consent to the references to our firm under the captions "Experts" and
"Selected Historical Financial Data of APCOA" and to the use of our reports
dated February 3, 1998, in Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement (Form
S-4 No. 333-50437) and related Prospectus of APCOA/Standard Parking, Inc. for
the registration of $140,000,000 of 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes.
    
 
Cleveland, Ohio                                                ERNST & YOUNG LLP
   
July 15, 1998