12 March 2009
Changes to parking controls in the City of London
On 15 June 2009 the City of London Corporation will make changes
to the parking controls in the City, as detailed below. These
changes are being made:
- to improve the flow of traffic in the City, particularly for
buses, taxis and emergency service vehicles;
- to provide more opportunities for those servicing the City and
loading or unloading goods from the street to do so legally;
and
- to provide longer periods for visitors to the City to park
legally.
Effects of the changes:
- A single controlled parking zone will cover the whole of the
City. It will operate between 7am and 7pm from Monday to Friday and
between 7am and 11am on Saturday. All single yellow lines in the
City will operate at these times, with no extended periods. This
will make it much easier for motorists to ensure that they are
parking legally. Double yellow lines will, however, continue to
prohibit waiting in their location at any time.
- When waiting is prohibited (during the controlled period on
single yellow lines and at all times on double yellow lines)
waiting solely in order to load or unload will however be permitted
for up to 40 minutes (except in locations where loading and
unloading is also prohibited; these areas are clearly indicated by
traffic signs and road markings).
- The maximum stay period in pay and display parking bays will be
increased to four hours.
- The standard parking charge in pay and display parking bays of
£1 per 15 minutes will only be payable between 8am and 7pm from
Monday to Friday. A flat charge of £2 will be payable for any
period of parking between 8am and 11am on Saturday.
- Coach parking bays will operate at all times and the maximum
stay period in these bays will be increased to four hours.
- The standard parking charge in coach parking bays of £6 per
hour will only be payable between 8am and 7pm from Monday to Friday
and between 8am and 11am on Saturday.
- The maximum stay period in disabled parking bays will be
increased from 3 to 4 hours for Blue badge Holders. Red Badge
holders can stay for as long as they like. The disabled bays
adjacent to Barts Hospital have a six hour limit for all badge
holders and will not change.
Press contact:
Fiona Milligan
Press Office
City of London
Tel 020 7332 3451 or
fiona.milligan@cityoflondon.gov.uk