Parking in North Yorkshire Towns: Council Car Parks, Charges and Permits

Where do I find council car park charges?

North Yorkshire Council keeps a searchable car park directory that lists council-managed car parks across the county, grouped by the former district areas (Craven, Hambleton, Harrogate, Richmondshire, Ryedale, Scarborough and Selby). Each car park page gives charges, payment methods, space counts and whether there is electric vehicle charging. Many are "ticketless": you pay on arrival and enter your vehicle registration.

Charges differ car park by car park, and the council changes them, so the figures below are examples "as published by the council" on the pages linked. Always check the car park's own page before you pay.

Harrogate

The town centre has on-street pay and display split into an inner and an outer zone. The council's on-street parking page lists inner-zone prices from £1.30 for 30 minutes to £7.10 for three hours, and outer-zone prices from £1 for 30 minutes to £6.10 for three hours. Charges and restrictions apply 8am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and 10am to 6pm on Sundays. A few short-stay streets allow 20 or 40 minutes.

Two example off-street car parks: the Jubilee multi-storey charges, as published, £2.10 for one hour, £8.20 for four hours and £20.40 for 24 hours, is free for motorcycles and disabled users, and is locked overnight (the page states a £60 fee to release a car after locking). The Odeon car park is open 24 hours, with charges applying from 8am to midnight: £1 for one hour and £10.20 for 24 hours. The council also runs AppyParking for some town centre spaces, described on its parking pages.

Scarborough

The Eastborough car park is open 24 hours with charges applying 9am to 6pm. The published tariff is £3.20 for one hour, £6.40 for three, £10.20 for six and £13.10 for 24 hours, with lower rates for people with a residents' virtual permit. Blue badge holders park free when displaying a valid badge.

Scarborough also has a park and ride with two sites: Filey Road (service 165, 600 free parking spaces) and Seamer Road (service 64, 500 spaces). The council says both open every day from 29 March to 1 November 2026, with buses every 20 minutes via South Bay and York Place, and that the bus fare also covers parking. Tickets can be bought on the bus or in the East Yorkshire Buses app. After 1 November, check the page for what runs next. The council's park and ride hub also lists a Whitby park and ride.

Skipton

At Bunkers Hill the published ticketless tariff is £1.70 for up to one hour, £3.50 for two, £5.10 for three, £6.50 for four and £7.40 for up to nine hours. The directory also lists other Skipton car parks, including High Street, Cavendish Street and Coach Street.

Ripon

The Cathedral car park is open 24 hours with charges from 8am to 6pm: £0.90 for one hour, £1.50 for two, £2.40 for four and £2.90 maximum stay all day; motorcycles and disabled users park free. The Market Place car park has a one-hour maximum stay, at £0.70 for 30 minutes and £1.30 for an hour, and its published opening hours differ on Thursdays, when the page lists 6pm to midnight only.

Whitby

The Church Street car park is open 24 hours. Published charges are £3.20 for one hour, £6.40 for three, £10.20 for six and £13.10 for 24 hours, with lower one- and three-hour rates (£2.40 and £4.70) with a residents' virtual permit. Blue badge holders park free. The directory lists several other Whitby car parks including the marina, Pavilion Drive and Abbey Headland.

Northallerton

Applegarth and Forum car parks are long- and short-stay options. The Applegarth long stay is ticketless with charges 8am to 6pm Monday to Saturday (free outside those hours and all day Sunday), at £7.10 for all day. The page notes space may be limited on market days (Wednesdays and Saturdays). The Forum East long stay also lists £7.10 all day on the same hours.

Selby

Audus Street is open 24 hours with charges 8am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and free on Sundays: £1.50 up to two hours, £2.20 up to three and £8.00 up to 24 hours. Blue badge holders park free. Other Selby car parks in the directory include Back Micklegate, Church Hill and Market Cross.

Malton

Wentworth Street is locked between 6pm and 6am; Water Lane is open 24 hours. Both list charges 9am to 6.30pm Monday to Saturday, free on Sundays, at £2.50 up to one hour, £3.70 up to two, £4.40 up to three, £7.30 up to six and £8.70 up to 24 hours.

Permits, discs and blue badges

The council's parking permits page covers residents' permits for your area and blue badges. Its street parking page covers residents' parking zones, on-street disabled bays, and disc zones in Scarborough and Whitby, where you display a disc clock showing your arrival time. Parking fines and Penalty Charge Notices, including how to pay or appeal, are explained on the council's parking fines page, reachable from the roads, parking and travel hub.