Car parking

Most car parks in Coventry are run by the Council. We look after the day-to-day running of the car parks, making sure people can find a parking space and that the equipment is working at all times. The safety of the people who use the car parks is important and we are improving the security to reach the high standards of the Safer Parking Scheme.

Please note: new parking tariffs apply from 23 November 2023.

• Christmas parking
• Search for a car park by keyword or postcode
• All car parks
• Parking Information
• Disabled Parking
  • On-street - Parking is free with no time restrictions for vehicles clearly displaying a Valid Disabled Badge in disabled bays unless otherwise specified on the bay signage.
  • Car parks - Parking is free for Disabled Badge Holders in Council-owned Car Parks. The Disabled badge will need to be clearly displayed. Please note that normal charges apply in West Orchards Car Park. Not all council-owned car parks in the city centre have disabled parking bays. Please check the individual pages for the car parks to see what facilities they have available.
• Short stay city centre car parks
  • Short Stay car parks near the shopping areas
• Long stay city centre car parks
  • Ideal for people working in the city centre
• Pay on foot car parks
  • Barrier controlled car parks, where you can pay by card or cash
• Pay and display car parks
  • Non-barrier controlled car parks, where you can pay by cash or by phone. Card payments are also available in some car parks.
• Pay by smartphone
  • On & Off street locations where you can pay by phone app
• SwiftParking App
  • Download App via the App Store or Google Play
• Weekly Tickets (Pay by Smartphone)
  • Valid in several Council-run long stay pay & display car parks. Only available via apps.
• Hozah
  • This is a fully automated parking payment system that uses number plate recognition cameras to detect when drivers enter and leave a car park. You will need to register your details on Hozah.com before entering the car park.
• Suburban Car Parks
  • car parks outside the city centre
• Electric Vehicle Charging Points
• Coach parking
• Height restrictions
• Closed
  • Cheylesmore, Cox Street, Leicester Row, Moat Street, New Union Street and Whitefriars Car Parks are closed.

City Centre

There are approximately 400 on-street parking spaces.

• On-Street Parking (Premium Rate Zone) - Up to 2 Hours
  • Pay & Display / Pay by Phone
• On-Street Parking (Zone 1) - Up to 2 hours
  • Pay & Display / Pay by Phone
• On-Street Parking (Zone 2) - Up to 4 hours
  • Pay & Display / Pay by Phone

Outside City Centre

• On-Street Parking (Zone 3) - up to 2 hours
  • Pay & Display / Pay by Phone
• War Memorial Car Parks