Visitor parking
Read more about our Controlled parking zones to find
out where you can and can't park in this borough. We do not
offer visitor vouchers or business permits in this borough.
Pay and display parking
Pay and display parking bays are available throughout the
borough to enable visitors to park on street in specific
locations.
The charges and maximum parking times during the controlled
hours will vary depending on the location of the bay within the
borough.
Outside of controlled parking hours you can park in any resident
permit bay, pay and display bay or on single yellow lines for
free.
Please check the signs for the area you intend to park
in.
For more information and a map please visit the pay and
display parking page
Disabled bay parking
The on street parking concessions
available under the Blue Badge scheme do not apply in the Royal
Borough. We provide blue badge bays and offer restricted
concessions for non-resident Blue Badge holders.
For more information and to view the
location of blue badge bays, visit the disabled parking
page.
Motorcycles
We provide free motorcycle bays around the borough for
visitors. These bays are marked with ‘Solo M/CS
only’ painted on the road.
Only residents displaying a motorcycle permit can park during
the controlled zone hours in bays that display the words “M/C
Permits Only”.
Download a map of motorcycle parking
bays for visitors and resident permit holders
Town Hall car park
The car park in Hornton Street is situated under Kensington Town
Hall with 450 parking spaces ideally situated for the shops on
Kensington High Street.
Various season tickets are available to individuals or
businesses on request.
Resident permit holders can apply for concessionary rates to
leave their vehicles in the car park for extended
periods. Visit the Town Hall car
park page.
Yellow lines
Single and double yellow lines indicate areas on the road where
you can’t park.
Parking is not permitted on single yellow lines during the hours
of control but you may park here outside these hours. Read more
about yellow line restrictions on Bank and Public
holidays.
There is no parking allowed at any time on double yellow
lines.
Loading and unloading restrictions
As long as there is no indication of any loading restriction or
kerb markings (blip) for that particular part of the road, you can
load and unload on a single or double yellow line for a maximum
period of 40 minutes.
For further information please visit the Loading
and unloading restrictions page
Parking restriction events
Bank and public holidays
Yellow line restrictions DO apply on bank and public
holidays with the exception of Easter Sunday and Christmas
Day. If you park on a single yellow line on bank and public
holidays, you may be issued with a penalty charge notice.
Holiday
parking restrictions
|
Date |
Event |
Single yellow line enforcement |
| 27/05/13 |
Spring bank holiday |
Enforced |
On bank and public holidays, pay and display parking is free and
restrictions do not apply to resident permit bay parking.
Waiting is prohibited at all times within a Restricted zone
area.
Earls Court Exhibition Centre
Particular events at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre will
require extended parking enforcement on resident bays in the
surrounding area from time to time.
Read more about extended hours for the Earls Court Exhibition
Centre events.
Exhibition Road
Exhibition Road is a Restricted Zone with two way traffic along
the whole length of the road.
Vehicles are not allowed within four metres of
the building line, as this area is reserved solely for the use of
pedestrians.
Parking is prohibited anywhere in the road except in
marked parking bays. There are Residents’ parking
bays and Blue Badge bays in the road but there is no visitor
parking.
See more about parking in Exhibition Road