Motorists will be charged 70p for the first hour in short-stay car parks
11:25, 07 May 2025Updated 16:02, 07 May 2025
Kings Chase car park, Kingswood(Image: Google Maps)
Parking charges across nearly two dozen South Gloucestershire car parks will come into force later this month.
South Gloucestershire Council has announced that the introduction of charges for 22 council-owned car parks will go live on Monday, May 19.
Charges will apply between 8am and 6pm, Mondays to Saturdays, with parking remaining free on Sundays and Bank Holidays, excluding Park and Ride and train station car parks.
The local authority has said that at least ten per cent of spaces in short stay car parks where charging will be introduced will remain free for 30-minute stays.
Motorists will then be charged 70p for the first hour in short-stay car parks.
In short-stay car parks drivers will be charged £1.30 for up to two hours, £3 for up to three hours and stays up to four hours will now cost £5.
As there is no long stay car park in Hanham, stays of between two and four hours at Laburnum Road car park will cost £3.
Parking in long-stay car parks and spaces will cost £3 for the first four hours and £4 for four to six hours. Stays of more than six hours will be charged at £5.
Weekly season tickets will cost £20, a monthly ticket will be £75 and an annual ticket will cost £840.
There will also be a six-monthly ticket option that will cost £435.
Disabled Blue Badge holders will be able to park in any space for free, up to four hours. They will then be charged £1 for up to six hours and anything over six hours will cost £2. A weekly parking ticket will cost £8.
At Parkway North Park and Ride and Abbey Wood train station parking will cost £2.60 per calendar day Monday to Sunday (24 hours) including bank holidays. These car parks will remain free for valid Blue Badge holders.
Preparatory works are already underway in the affected car parks, and next week the council will install the cashless payment machines and main signage.
Drivers will be able to use the MiPermit app on their smart phones; ‘tap and go’ with their payment card or smartphones using the machines; and for those who don’t want to make a contactless payment with their card or phone, they can make a phone call and pay by card.
Monitoring of parking in surrounding streets will be carried out after the scheme has been introduced, and the council has said it plans to work with residents to identify the best ways to mitigate any changes to parking patterns locally.
South Gloucestershire Council’s cabinet member for communities and local place, Cllr Sean Rhodes, said: “The scheme we are introducing is simple and relatively cheap compared to neighbouring authorities.
“It doesn’t apply to all car parks, but where it does apply, the money we bring in will help protect essential services into the future.
“I’ve no doubt there will be a period of adjustment for some drivers, but I expect that most car owners already have several parking apps on their smartphones and are used to paying for parking almost everywhere they go.”
The car parks set to have charges introduced are:
Area
Postcode
Car park name
BS34 7JL
Abbey Wood
BS34 7BD
Church View
Long Stay
BS15 3EJ
Laburnum Road
BS15 8LP
Bank Road
Short Stay
Kingswood
BS15 1RU
Boultons Road
Long Stay
Kingswood
BS15 8NA
Cecil Road
Short Stay
Kingswood
BS15 1RG
Short & Long Stay
Kingswood
BS15 8JQ
Short Stay
Mangotsfield
BS16 9JB
St James Short/Long Stay
Short & Long Stay
Patchway
BS34 5JP
The Parade
Short Stay / Validation & Long Stay
Staple Hill
Byron Place
Long Stay
Staple Hill
BS16 5JE
Haynes Lane
Long Stay
Staple Hill
BS16 4NE
Page Road /Kendall Road
Short Stay
Staple Hill
BS16 4NE
Page Road Long stay
Long Stay
Stoke Gifford
BS34 8PU
Park & Ride, Parkway North
Park & Ride
Thornbury
BS35 2BQ
Castle Court Short/ Long Stay
Short & Long Stay
Thornbury
BS35 2FH
Rock Street Short/Long Stay
Short & Long Stay
Thornbury
BS35 2AB
St Mary Street
Short Stay / Validation
Warmley
BS30 8YE
Warmley Station Short/LongStay
Short & Long Stay
BS36 1JY
Flaxpits Lane Short/Long Stay
Short & Long Stay
BS37 4DQ
Kennedy Way
Long stay (previously Short Stay)
BS37 4DQ
Yate Leisure Centre South
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