UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section l3 and l5(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of l934


                                October 12, 2006
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                Date of report (date of earliest event reported)


                          STANDARD PARKING CORPORATION
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


            000-50796                                 16-1171179
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    (Commission File Number)               (IRS Employer Identification No.)


           900 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600, Chicago, Illinois 60611
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


                                 (312) 274-2000
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



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Item 8.01.  Other Events.

As indicated in a press release issued by Standard Parking Corporation ("SPC")
on October 12, 2006, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has
increased the authorization to repurchase shares of the Company's outstanding
common stock during 2006 to $20 million from $7.5 million through a combination
of open market purchases and private purchases from Steamboat Industries, LLC.

A copy of SPC's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is hereby
incorporated by reference.


Item 9.01.  Exhibits.

99   Press release, dated October 12, 2006, issued by Standard Parking
     Corporation





                              SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                   STANDARD PARKING CORPORATION



Date:  October 12, 2006            By:  /s/ G. MARC BAUMANN
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                                      G. Marc Baumann,
                                      Chief Financial Officer