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Parking and permits

On-street parking

You can park on-street in a number of locations across York.

Different restrictions and charges apply depending on the area, but local restrictions will always be clearly signposted.

If you have a York residents' Minster Badge you're entitled to discounted or free parking at certain times, in car parks and on-street parking bays.

The Pay By Phone service is not available at all locations.

Pay By Phone location numbers are shown against locations where the service is available.


On-street parking charges

On-street parking bay locations:

Parking location Pay By Phone location code
Carmelite Street 808707
Lawrence Street (2 hour maximum stay) 808725
Lord Mayor's Walk 808709
North Street 808710
Piccadilly 808711
Priory Street 808714
Skeldergate, Terry Avenue 808712
Tanners Moat 808713
Toft Green 808737
Walmgate (2 hour maximum stay) 808716

On-street parking charges:

Length of stay Charges Minster Badge Holder
Up to 1 hour £2.80 £2.80
1 to 2 hours £5.60 £5.60
2 to 3 hours £8.40 £8.40
Evening parking £4.00 £1.00

Parking for over 2 hours is only allowed after 3.00pm.

1 and 2 hour charges apply every day from 8.00am to 6.00pm, except for Priory Street where the charges on Sunday do not start until 1.00pm.

Evening charges apply to all the above streets from 6.00pm until midnight.

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On-street parking on Micklegate

Charges to park on Micklegate are:

Length of stay Charges Minster Badge Holder
Up to 30 minutes 50p 50p
Up to 1 hour £1.00 £1.00
1 to 2 hours £5.60 £5.60
2 to 3 hours £8.40 £8.40
Evening parking £4.00 £1.00

Parking for over 2 hours is only allowed after 3.00pm.

The 30 minutes, 1 hour and 2 hour charges apply every day from 8.00am to 6.00pm, except Sundays when the charges only apply from 1.00pm to 6.00pm.

Evening charges apply from 6.00pm until midnight.

The Pay By Phone service code for Micklegate is 808715.

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On-street parking on Priory Street

Charges to park on Priory Street are:

Length of stay Charges Minster Badge Holder
Up to 1 hour £2.80 £2.80
1 to 2 hours £5.60 £5.60
2 to 3 hours £8.40 £8.40
Evening parking £4.00 £1.00

Evening charges apply from 6.00pm until midnight.

The Pay By Phone service code for Priory Street is 808714.

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On-street parking on Foss Islands Road

This area of on-street parking is designed for larger vehicles such as minibuses up to 25 seats, motorhomes and caravans.

These charges apply Monday to Sunday, 8.00am to 9.00pm.

Length of stay Charges
Up to 2 hours £5.00
Up to 5 hours £7.50
Up to 12 hours £12.50

See more information about motorhome parking in York.

The Pay By Phone service is not available at Foss Islands Road.

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On-street 'evening only' parking

On-street evening only parking bay locations:

Parking location Pay By Phone location code
Fossgate 808741
St Denys Road 808742
The Stonebow 808743
Walmgate 808744

The bays are available for parking from 6.00pm every evening through to 8.00am the following morning.

The charge is £4.00 for any length of stay between 6.00pm and 8.00am, or £1 for Minster Badge holders.

The charges apply Monday to Saturday at St Denys Road and every day at Fossgate, The Stonebow and Walmgate.

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On-street parking in residents' parking zones

If you are not a member of the residents' priority parking scheme (ResPark) a resident of a parking zone, you can park for up to 1 hour in some of the spaces provided that you buy a 'pay and display' ticket.

If you are a resident of the parking zone you do not have to pay, and there is no limit to how long you can park, provided that you display a resident parking permit for the correct zone.

ResPark on-street parking areas:

Parking location Pay By Phone location code
Bishophill Senior 808719
Clifton 808720
Cromwell Road 808721
Cumberland Street 808722
Garden Street 808723
Huntington Road 808724
Lawrence Street (1 hour maximum stay) 808708
Lead Mill Lane/George Street 808726
Lower Friargate 808727
Lower Priory Street 808728
Lowther Street 808729
Margaret Street 808730
Marygate 808731
Park Grove 808732
Penley's Grove Street 808733
Queen Annes Road 808734
The Crescent 808735
The Mount 808736
Townend Street 808738
Union Terrace Street 808739
Walmgate (1 hour maximum stay) 808740

All the ResPark pay and display bays allow parking for 1 hour only.

The charges apply every day from 8.00am to 8.00pm apart from Lead Mill Lane where they do not apply on Sundays.

  • 1 hour: £1.00

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On-street parking for blue badge holders

Blue badge holders can see further information on:

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Also see

Parking Services

West Offices, Station Rise, York, YO1 6GA

Telephone: 01904 551309