diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d363160..e67ac8e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@
 A single-file map console that **merges live vehicle positions and historical
 trips** into one view for the Fireside Communications / Tracksolid fleet.
 
-- Land on the **live fleet** — cost-centre-coloured pins with a heading arrow, the
-  plate tail below, and a hover popup (status, driver, reverse-geocoded address,
-  heading, odometer, last fix, source). Markers **scale with the zoom level**.
+- Land on the **live fleet** — markers carry the **department (cost-centre) colour**,
+  a heading arrow, the plate tail, and a hover popup (status, driver, reverse-geocoded
+  address, heading, odometer, last fix, source). Markers **scale with the zoom level**.
+  Shape encodes recency so stakeholders read activity at a glance:
+  - **● circle** — moving right now
+  - **■ square** — active within the last 24h, now stopped (with last-heading arrow)
+  - **grey ●** — offline (no fix in 24h)
 - **Filters** (bottom-right card) apply to the live map *instantly*:
   - **Number plate** — multi-select, sorted A→Z; picking a vehicle auto-fills its
     cost centre + city.
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 039f535..34872b2 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -202,7 +202,10 @@
     filter: drop-shadow(0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,.65));
   }
   .veh-pin .idle-dot { width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; background: rgba(255,255,255,.92); }
-  .veh-marker.parked  .veh-pin { box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,.4); opacity: .85; }
+  /* Parked = reported within 24h ("moved within 24h"): department-coloured
+     SQUARE (same 32px) with the heading arrow, so high-level viewers can scan
+     recent fleet activity by department. Moving-now stays a circle. */
+  .veh-marker.parked  .veh-pin { border-radius: 6px; opacity: .95; }
   .veh-marker.offline .veh-pin { opacity: .5; border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.4); }
   .veh-plate {
     position: absolute; top: 33px; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%);
@@ -517,8 +520,10 @@ function renderLive() {
 
 function upsertLiveMarker(p, coords, feature) {
   const state = vehicleState(p);
-  const color = state === 'active' ? colorForCostCentre(p.cost_centre)
-              : state === 'offline' ? OFFLINE_COLOR : PARKED_COLOR;
+  // Active (moving now) and parked (reported within 24h = "moved within 24h")
+  // both take the department/cost-centre colour so stakeholders read fleet
+  // activity at a glance. Only offline (>24h silent) stays grey.
+  const color = state === 'offline' ? OFFLINE_COLOR : colorForCostCentre(p.cost_centre);
   const speed = Number(p.speed || 0);
   const dir = Number(p.direction || 0);
   let m = liveMarkers.get(p.imei);
@@ -547,8 +552,11 @@ function upsertLiveMarker(p, coords, feature) {
   el.classList.add(state);
   const pin = el.querySelector('.veh-pin');
   pin.style.setProperty('--c', color);
+  // Direction arrow for vehicles moving now AND for parked vehicles (last
+  // heading) — the square + arrow says "active in the last 24h, now stopped".
+  // Idling (engine on, speed 0) and offline keep the neutral dot.
   const glyph = el.querySelector('.glyph');
-  if (state === 'active' && speed > 0) {
+  if ((state === 'active' && speed > 0) || state === 'parked') {
     glyph.className = 'glyph veh-arrow';
     glyph.style.setProperty('--dir', dir + 'deg');
   } else {