Parking in London
London car parks by area
Places to avoid
Car clamped or towed away?
Parking Meters
Most streets in central London have parking meters, with the parking bay marked out. Some only permit you to use them for a designated amount of time, eg 2 hours; the details will be marked on the meter. In addition, they indicate the times that you need to pay to use them and when you can park free; usually after 18.30.
Car Parks
There are many car parks in London. Their locations are indicated on street signs which have a white "P" on a blue background; often there is an arrow indicating which direction you need to go to find the car park. There are often car parks close to or are part of British Rail train stations.
In addition, a company called National Car Parks (NCP) operates very many car parks in London. Often the blue parking sign will lead you to an NCP, alternatively, look out for a yellow sign with black NCP lettering to find one. NCP will send to you a free copy of their booklet which lists all their car parks. You can contact them on:-
NCP - Sales & Marketing Department
TEL: 0207-499 7050
FAX: 0207-376 0527
ADDRESS: 19-27 Young Street, W8 5EH.
London car parks by area
This section lists some 24 hour car parks in Central London by area. If you would like to know if there is a car park close to where you are visiting and it is not listed in this section call NCP.
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