On-street car parking
On-street pay-and-display car parking is currently only available in Grays.
Grays town centre is a controlled parking zone that has both on-street pay-and-display parking and off-street car parks. All on-street pay-and-display parking is short stay, with the exception of Thames Road and the access road to the yacht club near Grays Beach.
On-street car parking charges
Charges for quick stop, maximum 1 hour, are:
| Current | New charges from 1 April 2025 |
| £1.20 – for up to 30 minutes | £1.30 – for up to 30 minutes |
| £1.50 – for up to 45 minutes | £1.60 – for up to 45 minutes |
| £2.10 – for up to 1 hour | £2.20 – for up to 1 hour |
Charges for short stay, maximum 4 hours, are:
| Current | New charges from 1 April 2025 |
| £1.20 – for up to 1 hour | £1.30 – for up to 1 hour |
| £2.10 – for 1 hour to 2 hours | £2.20 – for 1 hour to 2 hours |
| £3.20 – for 2 hours to 4 hours | £3.40 – for 2 hours to 4 hours |
Charges for long stay at Thames Road and the access road to the yacht club near Grays Beach are:
| Current | New charges from 1 April 2025 |
| £1.20 – for up to 1 hour | £1.30 – for up 1 hours |
| £1.80 – for up to 2 hours | £1.90 – for up to 2 hours |
| £5.00 – for up to 6 hours | £5.30 - for up to 6 hours |
| £7.00 - over 6 hours | £7.30 - over 6 hours |
All pay-and-display parking machines only accept payment by debit card or credit card – following a series of break-ins, the machines no longer accept or contain cash.
Charges and instructions are displayed with all pay-and-display machines. A phone number will be displayed if there's a problem with the machine.
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Parking permits
You need a parking permit for on-street parking in controlled parking zones and parking permit areas where pay-and-display is not provided.