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.

  Notice

Yellow line restrictions apply on the bank holiday

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