City of Edinburgh Council A-Z | FAQs | Contact us | Site map | Help | Printer friendly
Business City living Council Environment Housing Learning Leisure Social care Transport
Where can I park in city centre?
Do parking restrictions apply on holidays?
How do I report illegal parking?
Is there anywhere it is always illegal to park?
Is there a grace period before a ticket is issued?
How do I find out if my vehicle’s been towed or moved?
Why do we need parking regulations?
Short-term: pay and display bays – click here for more information
Longer-term: car parks and Park & Rides – click here for more information
Yes, except on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day and Easter Monday.
How do I apply for a residents’ permit?
To receive
an application or renewal form, call 0131 469 3291, or pick up one up from
the
Residents’ Permit Section, The City of Edinburgh Council, 25 Waterloo Place.
We are open
from 8.30 am to 5.00 pm on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 10.00 am to
5.00 pm
on Tuesday, and from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm on Friday.
Call 0131
311 3131 to report illegal parking on a Greenway. If a vehicle is parked
incorrectly
in a bay or on a yellow line please call 0131 228 4836.
Yes, you should NEVER:
· park in a bay specially reserved for people with disabilities, residents, a doctor, or in a taxi rank
· park on zebra crossings
· park on a footway
· double-park beside another parked car
· park on a double yellow line with two kerb stripes
Is there a grace period before a ticket is issued?
Both parking
attendants and traffic wardens give a grace period before issuing a ticket
in certain
circumstances (see table below). If you are parked on a yellow line during
a loading prohibition
or in a disabled bay or residents’ bay without displaying the correct documents
a grace period
will not be given.
Loading – private vehicles from yellow lines
Loading – commercial vehicles from yellow lines
Failure to display Pay & Display voucher
Expired Pay & Display voucher
5 minutes
5 minutes
5 minutes
5 minutes
How do I find out if my vehicle’s been towed or moved?
Call the
police switchboard at 0131 311 3131. The police are notified of all impounds
and relocations.
Why do we need parking regulations?
For more
information on Parking Regulations please select this link.
Where are Park & Ride sites?
For more information on Park and Ride sites in the
Edinburgh
area please
click
here
.