Parking charges
Pay and display parking bay charges in H&F are linked to vehicle emissions, (Emissions-Based Parking Charges (EBPC)).
For more information, see pay and display and parking charges
Parking zones
Parking zones, times each zone is in force and maps showing ticket machine locations
Why we have controlled parking
Our parking controls are designed to make it easier for you - our residents - to park near home.
They also help reduce congestion, commuter parking and parking stress. Complete agreement on the best parking restrictions is a rare thing, so we base our restrictions on the majority view in local neighbourhoods wherever we can. We always consult local people thoroughly before we make any changes.
How controlled parking zones work
Residents and local businesses can apply for a permit to park in their local controlled parking zone.
Residents can also register for a resident visitor permit which allows their visitors to park for £1.80 per hour.
Anyone else can also park in H&F either by buying a pay-and-display ticket from a machine, or through our cashless mobile parking system operated by RingGo.
Some parking places only allow certain types of parking, such as disabled bays, doctors' bays, electric vehicle bays and market trader bays. In zones F, S and G, parking is restricted to permit holders only at specific times. Please see the parking zone times and charges.
How to pay to park
We've upgraded our ticket machines and introduced mobile phone payments. So you now have a wider choice of ways to pay than in many London boroughs.
Paying by mobile phone and online: 85 per cent of people now use our simple mobile parking app. It's very easy to register and use and it means you only pay for the time you use. And you don't have to carry change.
See Pay for parking using your mobile phone
Paying at on-street ticket machines: You can also use credit or debit cards, including via contactless payments, at our new on-street ticket machines.
Watch our video guide for using H&F parking machines.
And, in our town centres, you can also pay using cash.
Pay and display and parking charges
Reporting a faulty pay and display machine
Yellow lines
Single yellow lines mean no waiting or parking during the hours shown on nearby signs or at the entrance to a controlled parking zone. There are no standard times or rules so you must always check the signs before waiting or parking. If there is no sign, the single yellow line will apply during the same hours as the zone in which it is located.
You can usually stop to drop off or pick up passengers on both single and double yellow lines unless there are small yellow lines marked on the pavement at right angles to its edge or signs say otherwise. If they're single markings, the restrictions will be in place during certain hours of the day, check the signs for what you can and can't do.
If these yellow kerb edge markings are in pairs and on single or double yellow lines, it means no loading or unloading at any time. Even with a Blue Badge you mustn't park anywhere where there are loading restrictions.
Zones and disabled badge holder parking
Disabled badge holders can park in any shared-use parking place or Blue Badge holder disabled bay- for free and without a time limit. You can also park for up to three hours on yellow lines as long as you're not causing an obstruction or breaking a loading restriction.
Disabled badge holders can't park in the zone G permit-holder-only bays in Macfarlane Road and Hopgood Street, unless you also have a zone G visitor permit. You don't have to make a payment for this - just activate a visitor permit session. Some disabled parking bays are reserved for specific permit holders, and are not available for other Blue Badge holders. These bays are clearly signed and marked. Find out more about Blue Badge parking
Motorcycle parking
You can park a motorcycle in a pay and display or shared-use parking place for free with the exception of certain roads in Caxton Village. (See Important changes to motorcycle parking in Caxton Village)
The whole motorcycle must be parked within the parking bay markings. You can't park a motorcycle in a suspended parking bay, on a single or double yellow line during its hours of operation, or on the pavement.
Some areas have designated parking bays for the sole use of solo motorcycles – these are clearly marked.
Motorcycles must not be parked in parking bays reserved for disabled badge holders, market traders, diplomatic vehicles, doctors, electric vehicles or loading bays.
For further information please contact Highways_General@lbhf.gov.uk
Shopper parking bays
Shopper bays are near key shopping areas, making it easier to park close to your destination.
Electric vehicle charging bays
Users of any electric vehicle charge point must follow the restrictions displayed on the signs relevant to the location. Find out more about using EV charging bays.
Loading and unloading
The rules we apply to parking bays and controlled parking zones.
Match day parking
Knowing the dates of home games in advance can help minimise disruption and inconvenience.
Bank holiday parking
How the restrictions are affected in different zones by public holidays.
Parking zone consultations
Hearing your views helps us tailor each zone to make it work effectively.
We will be publishing details of forthcoming parking consultations here soo.
Car parks
Find out about public and private car parks in H&F.