On-street parking

Newcastle City Council operates approximately 2,200 on-street parking places.

Map of council operated car parks and pay and display bays in the city centre . Please note that due to ongoing changes across our network of parking bays that you should cross-reference the map against the detailed car park information in case of temporary or permanent closure of a car park or the suspension of parking bays.

Parking Charges on street tariffs

Parking charges on the street in Newcastle city centre are operational every day of the week, with charges also applying on certain days in areas outside the city centre. Charges apply throughout the year, including Bank Holidays, with the exception of Christmas Day, 25 December. While parking charges apply for blue badge holders using Newcastle City Council operated car parks from 01 July 2021, blue badge holders can still park in pay and display bays on the public highway free of charge and beyond any maximum stay period as long as a valid blue badge is displayed on the vehicle for checking by the Parking Enforcement Officer.

The method of charging for parking on the street is as follows:

Payment at a ticket machine or by cashless parking at the locations where payment by mobile phone was introduced from Monday 19 September 2016. These charges apply between 8am and 7.00pm, every day in the charged parking locations within the Clean Air Zone. These charges also apply between 8am and 6.30pm, Monday to Saturday outside of the Clean Air Zone. Motorists are required to pay the appropriate fee between these hours. Details of the charges and any maximum stay periods can be found on each ticket machine.

If you encounter a problem or think you have been mischarged whilst using the Paybyphone service, please contact Paybyphone by email to uksupport@paybyphone.com, so they can investigate and arrange to make payment of an overcharge to the account payment was taken from.

Motorists are advised to carry a supply of coins as the ticket machines generally take 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2 coins. The ticket machines do not give change. Ticket machines are subject to an increased frequency of cleaning to help limit the spread of coronavirus and customers are reminded to maintain social distancing if queueing for ticket machines. Many on-street charged parking areas have the option of contactless payment via your mobile phone and motorists are encouraged to use this payment channel.

Current road closures/event parking/suspended bays affecting access to on-street parking areas:

Until further notice/long-term:

Until further notice there is reduced capacity in the loading bay and dual use pay and display/taxi bays on the south side of Shakespeare Street for the introduction of social distancing measures;
Until further notice the capacity of the limited stay bays outside 1 Boyd Street has been reduced due to the introduction of social distancing measures;
Until further notice the taxi rank on The Close outside Tiger Hornsby between 6.30pm and 8.00am is not in service due to the introduction of social distancing measures;
Until further notice 2 pay and display bays on King Street outside Sabatini’s restaurant have been reserved from general use;
Until further notice 5 pay and display bays on High Bridge Square have been reserved for a pavement café to be installed outside Baltic 39;
From 18 September 2022 until August 2025 Market Street will be closed to eastbound traffic with parking bays suspended. These road closures are due to a large scale construction project in the vicinity;
Until further notice, there will be reduced capacity of pay and display bays on Tankerville Terrace due to the introduction of social distancing measures;
Until further notice, the disabled bay on Tankerville Terrace will be suspended from use due to the introduction of social distancing measures. The next nearest disabled bay is located on Burdon Terrace;
Until 31 October 2023 3 pay and display bays on Collingwood Street have been reserved for a skip, material drop off area and hoist landing area for a construction company.
From 8 August 2023 until 7 August 2024 all parking bays on Market Street have been suspended by a construction company for the large redevelopment of this area.
From 6 September 2023 until 15 February 2024 4 pay and display bays on Westgate Road outside of 131 Mascot House have been reserved for a scaffolding company.

October

On 3 October 2023 a loading bay and 11 pay and display bays on Shakespeare Street on the north side of the street have been reserved by the Theatre Royal;
From 3 October 2023 until 10 October 2023 the taxi rank on New Bridge Street West has been reserved by Northern Power Grid.
- The closest alternative designated taxi ranks are located on either, Carliol Square, Oxford Street or Pilgrim Street.
On 3 October 2023 and 4 October 2023 3 pay and display bays on Shakespeare Street on the south side of the street nearest to the Lady Grey’s Public House have been reserved by the Theatre Royal;
Until 3 October 2023 4 pay and display bays on Richardson Road opposite the vehicle entrance to Leazes Park have been reserved to allow long vehicles to enter and exit the park;
Until 4 October 2023 a loading bay on Ridley Place on the south side of the street closest to Northumberland Street end of the street has been reserved by the Engineers section of Newcastle City Council;
On 4 October 2023 all pay and display bays on Barrack Road Service Road have been suspended to support a match day event taking place at St James Park;
On 4 October 2023 and 25 October 2023 there will be reduced capacity of pay and display bays on Leazes Terrace adjacent to the East Stand of St James Park, reduced capacity of pay and display bays on St Andrew’s Street Upper, a loading bay and all pay and display bays on St James Street and all pay and display bays on Terrace Place have been suspended to support a match day event taking place at St James Park;
On 5 October 2023 all pay and display bays on the Cathedral side of The Side have been reserved for a drop off and pick up point for vehicles.
Until 6 October 2023 a space in a loading bay on Stowell Street outside of the Chinese Association Building have been reserved by a Building Services company;
Until 6 October 2023 3 spaces in the loading bay on Nun Street have been reserved by a construction company;
On 6 October 2023 2 spaces in a loading bay on Clayton Street outside of Burger King have been reserved for vans;
On 6 October 2023 a pay and display bay on Dean Street has been reserved to put a skip in the bay for a Waste Management company;
Until 6 October 2023 a space in a loading bay on Stowell Street outside of the Chinese Association Building have been reserved by a Building Services company;
On 6 October 2023 a loading bay and 8 pay and display bays on College Street have been reserved by the O2 City Hall;
On 7 October 2023 a loading bay and 6 pay and display bays on College Street have been reserved by the O2 City Hall;
On 7 October 2023 3 pay and display bays on Northumberland Road outside of the City Hall have been reserved by the O2 City Hall;
On 7 October 2023 a loading bay and 11 pay and display bays on Shakespeare Street on the north side of the street have been reserved by the Theatre Royal;
On 7 October 2023 9 pay and display bays on Eslington Road have been reserved by Newcastle Preparatory School for an open day for the school;
Until 9 October 2023 2 pay and display bays on Collingwood Street have been reserved for a skip and a van;
From 15 October 2023 for one week a section of Swinburne Place will be closed to fix a burst water main. Swinburne Place permit holders will need to park in the other streets which are within the WG2 residents parking permit scheme zone area whilst the work is being carried out;
On 21 October 2023 there will be reduced capacity of pay and display bays on Leazes Terrace adjacent to the East Stand of St James Park, reduced capacity of pay and display bays on St Andrew’s Street Upper, a loading bay and all pay and display bays on St James Street and all of the pay and display bays on Terrace Place have been suspended to support a match day event taking place at St James Park.

November

On 4 November 2023 and 25 November 2023 there will be reduced capacity of pay and display bays on Leazes Terrace adjacent to the East Stand of St James Park, reduced capacity of pay and display bays on St Andrew’s Street Upper, a loading bay and all pay and display bays on St James Street and all pay and display bays on Terrace Place have been suspended to support a match day event taking place at St James Park.
Until 19 November 2023 5 pay and display bays on Collingwood Street have been reserved by the Traffic Signals section of Newcastle City Council to allow for a pedestrian crossing to be relocated.

December

On 13 December 2023 there will be reduced capacity of pay and display bays on Leazes Terrace adjacent to the East Stand of St James Park, reduced capacity of pay and display bays on St Andrew’s Street Upper, a loading bay and all pay and display bays on St James Street and all pay and display bays on Terrace Place have been suspended to support a match day event taking place at St James Park.

Visit our Permit Parking Schemes page for everything you need to know about areas where permit parking schemes operate and how to apply for permits if you live in an eligible property.