Parking services over Christmas and New Year
See our holiday service pages for information on parking over the Christmas and New Year period.
Bank holiday parking
Where you can park for free on bank holidays.
On bank and public holidays, parking is free in:
- most controlled parking zones (CPZs) – find the CPZ for the road you want to park in and see when parking is free
- all on-street pay by phone parking bays
- open council car parks
You can check GOV.UK for dates of bank and public holidays:
Where you cannot park
Normal rules apply so you cannot park:
- on double yellow lines
- in 24-hour loading bays
- in disabled bays
- in bus stops
- in taxi ranks/bays
- on pavements or grass verges
- where event day parking restrictions apply
- on zigzags, for example pedestrian crossings
Other restrictions
We still enforce moving traffic offences on bank and public holidays, including:
- bus lanes
- no entry roads
- banned turns
- yellow box junctions
Nighttime enforcement
Our civil enforcement officers enforce these rules from 10pm to 1am on bank holidays.