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Transport and parking services

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Parking charges

We've introduced simple charges for parking in our car parks.

All prices are now set in whole pounds, with £1 buying an hour's parking in the city centre, and two or three hours outside the central zone. We've also installed easy-to-use payment machines that don't require car registration details.

Contactless or chip and pin card payments have been introduced at all pay and display car parks, and is available on some payment machines only. 

A new night owl rate providing cheaper or free parking for vehicles arriving after 5pm is also available at all car parks.

Please always check car park tariff boards for charges payable.

Surface level car parks

Victoria Park, LE1 7RU

(Open 24 hours)

  • Up to 2 hours: £1
  • Up to 3 hours: £2
  • Up to 6 hours: £4
  • Up to 12 hours: £6
  • Night owl (5pm-4am): £2
  • Sundays and bank holidays: £1

St Margaret’s Pastures, LE1 3EA

(Open 24 hours)

  • Up to 2 hours: £1
  • Up to 3 hours: £2
  • Up to 12 hours: £4
  • Night owl (5pm-6am): £1
  • Up to 3 hours (Sundays and bank holiday): £1
  • Up to 6 hours (Sundays and bank holiday): £3

Dover Street, LE1 6PW

(Open 24 hours)

  • Up to 1 hour: £1
  • Up to 3 hours: £3
  • 4 hours: £4
  • 6 hours: £6
  • 9 hours: £8
  • Up to 12 hours: £9
  • Night owl (5pm-6am): £2
  • Sundays and bank holidays: £1

Phoenix Square, LE1 1TG

(Open 24 hours)

  • Up to 1 hour: £1
  • Up to 3 hours: £3
  • 4 hours: £4
  • 6 hours: £6
  • 9 hours: £8
  • Up to 12 hours: £9
  • Night owl (5pm-6am): £2
  • Sundays and bank holidays: £1

Upper Brown Street, LE1 5TH

(Open 24 hours)

  • Up to 1 hour: £1
  • Up to 3 hours: £3
  • 4 hours (max 4 hours): £4
  • Night owl (5pm-6am): £2
  • Sundays and bank holidays (max 3 hours): £1

Abbey Park, LE4 5AQ

(Open 7.30am to close, please check board on-site)

  • Up to 1 hour: £1
  • Up to 3 hours: £2
  • Up to 12 hours: £4
  • Night owl (4.30pm to close): Free
  • Sundays and bank holidays: £1

Watermead Country Park, Alderton Close, LE4 7RN

(Open Monday to Sunday including bank holidays)

  • Up to 2 hours: £1
  • Up to 3 hours: £2
  • Up to 12 hours: £4

Multistorey car parks

Haymarket, LE1 3YT

(Open 24 hours)

  • 1 hour: £1
  • Up to 3 hours: £3
  • 4 hours: £4
  • 6 hours: £6
  • 9 hours: £8
  • Up to 12 hours: £9
  • Night owl (5pm-6am): £2
  • Sundays and bank holidays: £2

Newarke Street, LE1 5SN

(Open Monday to Saturday, 6.30-1am. Sundays 10am-6pm)

Newarke Street level two is reserved for permit holders only. Card payment is available in this car park.

  • 1 hour: £1
  • Up to 3 hours: £3
  • 4 hours: £4
  • 6 hours: £6
  • 9 hours: £8
  • Up to 12 hours: £9
  • Night owl (5pm-1am): £2
  • Sundays and bank holidays: £1 

On street parking (pay and display)

A number of on street pay and display parking bays are available across the city centre and at various other locations. Charges will vary depending on the location parked.

Pay and display machines and sign plates for the parking bay should always be checked for the parking bay operation times and for any charges and rules that apply.