Car parks, parking spaces and parking tariffs in Paisley

Where you get three free hours parking in Paisley, if you're parking for more than three hours, parking at weekends, locations, times and costs for car parks, off-street parking and on-street parking for zones 1, 2, 3 and 4.

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Where you can get free parking

Charges apply Monday to Saturday.

You can get up to three hours free parking after 10am at these car parks:

Orchard Street
Weighhouse Close
Hunter Street upper
Hunter Street lower
Oakshaw
School Wynd

You can also get up to three hours free parking at the Lagoon (short stay) and Lagoon (long stay) car parks between 6am and 6pm, Monday to Saturday.

Get a ticket for parking (both free and paid)

If you're paying by cash, you need to collect a ticket from the parking machine regardless of how long you are going to park there. Otherwise, you may be liable for a parking fine.

When you have parked:

go to the ticket machine
enter your registration
press the button for a ticket
pay for the length of time you will be parked there (if it's more than three hours)
display your parking ticket visibly inside your car so the parking wardens can see it.

If you're parking for more than three hours and paying using RingGo, you do not need to display a ticket as our wardens will be able to check your registration on their handheld devices.

If you're parking for less than three hours, you must display a ticket or register it via RingGo - if you don't, you are liable to receive a parking fine.

If you're parking for more than three hours

You should pay when you first park. The machine will guide you through the process but if you are staying for more than three hours, you'll need to pay for the additional time before you leave the car park.

Changing to another car park after three hours is not allowed.

You can only receive three hours free parking at one car park per day so you will have to pay the additional charges for parking for longer than three hours. You are liable to receive a parking fine if you do not pay for the additional time.

See the list of parking charges below for these car parks

Parking at weekends

Parking on a Saturday is the same as Monday to Friday. You can get free parking for three hours in the six main car parks after 10am. Parking charges now apply at all other council-owned car parks. At the Lagoon car parks, the free parking offer is from 6am to 6pm.

On-street parking spaces are free on Saturdays. Only the off-street car parks have parking charges.

Parking is free on a Sunday in all council-owned parking spaces, unless there are restrictions clearly marked.

The car park at Renfrewshire House is free at evenings and all day on Saturdays and Sundays.

Paying for parking using RingGo

You can now pay for parking in Paisley town centre using the Ringo app, their website RingGo.co.uk or by calling 0141 437 8378.

You can still pay in cash at car parks if you prefer to pay in this way.

The first time you use RingGo online, you will be asked for:

Your number plate, the colour and make of the vehicle
The location you're parked in (the site name is on side of pay machine)
How long you want to stay
Your payment card details

From then on, you will need to confirm:

The vehicle you want to park
The location
How long you want to stay
Your payment card security code

You don't need to display a ticket on your dashboard when paying by RingGo as our parking attendants will check the license plate on their handheld devices. However, you do need to display if you are paying by cash.

You can extend an existing parking session remotely via the app or by calling 0141 437 8378, so there's no need to return to the vehicle or the parking machine.

The RingGo system is able to incorporate the three hours free parking in specified car parks when you are paying for additional parking time.

Car park locations, times, and costs

Car parks and charges
Location	Long or short stay	Price
Bridge Street	Long Stay	0.60p 2 hrs, £1.20 4 hrs, all day £2.40
Cross Street: NW	Long Stay	0.60p 2 hrs, £1.20 4 hrs, all day £2.40
Cross Street: SW	Long Stay	0.60p 2 hrs, £1.20 4 hrs, all day £2.40
Glen Lane	Long Stay	0.60p 2 hrs, £1.20 4 hrs, all day £2.40
Hunter Street	Short Stay	Before 10am, 90p 1hr, £1.80 2hrs, £2.30 3hrs, £4 5hrs, all day £5.50. After 10am, free for 3 hrs, 90p 4hrs, £1.80 5hrs and all day £2.30.
Hunter Street: Upper	Long stay	Before 10am, 90p 1hr, £1.80 2 hrs, £2.30 3 hrs, all day £3.50. After 10am, free for 3 hrs, 90p 4 hrs, £1.80 5 hrs, £2.30 all day Free on Sundays
Lagoon	Short Stay	Free for 3 hrs (Mon-Sat, 6am to 6pm), 90p 4 hrs, £1.80 5 hrs, £2.30 6+ hrs
Lagoon	Long Stay	Free for 3 hrs (Mon-Sat, 6am to 6pm), 90p 4 hrs, £1.80 5 hrs, £2.30 6+ hrs
Lonend: West	Short Stay	90p 1 hr, £1.80 2 hrs, £2.30 3 hours, 5 hrs, £4.00, all day £5.50
Maxwell Street	Long Stay	0.60p 2 hrs, £1.20 4 hrs, all day £2.40
Moncrieff Street	Long Stay	0.60p 2 hrs, £1.20 4 hrs, all day £2.40
New Sneddon Street	Short Stay	90p 1 hr, £1.80 2 hrs, £2.30 3 hours, 5 hrs, £4.00, all day £5.50
Oakshaw Street	Short Stay	Before 10am, 90p 1hr, £1.80 2hrs, £2.30 3hrs, £4 5hrs, all day £5.50. After 10am, free for 3 hrs, 90p 4hrs, £1.80 5hrs and all day £2.30.
Orchard Street	Short Stay	Before 10am, 90p 1hr, £1.80 2hrs, £2.30 3hrs, £4 5hrs, all day £5.50. After 10am, free for 3 hrs, 90p 4hrs, £1.80 5hrs and all day £2.30. Free on Sundays
Saucel Street: West	Long Stay	0.60p 2 hrs, £1.20 4 hrs, all day £2.40
School Wynd	Short Stay	Before 10am, 90p 1hr, £1.80 2hrs, £2.30 3hrs, £4 5hrs, all day £5.50. After 10am, free for 3 hrs, 90p 4hrs, £1.80 5hrs and all day £2.30.
St James Street	Short Stay	90p 1 hr, £1.80 2 hrs, £2.30 3 hours, 5 hrs, £4.00, all day £5.50
Stow Street	Long Stay	90p 1 hr, 2 hrs £1.80 3 hr £2.30, all day £3.50
Weighhouse Close	Short Stay	Before 10am, 90p 1hr, £1.80 2hrs, £2.30 3hrs, £4 5hrs, all day £5.50. After 10am, free for 3 hrs, 90p 4hrs, £1.80 5hrs and all day £2.30.

On-street parking

Charges apply Monday to Friday.

Free parking on Saturdays and Sundays in metered bays only. This does not apply to yellow line restrictions.

Zone 1 locations, times, and costs

Zone 1 areas include:

Back Sneddon Street
Brick Lane
Bridge Street
Causeyside Street
Cotton Street
East Buchanan Street
Forbes Place
Gauze Street
High Street West
Hunter Street
Incle Street
Johnston Street
Marshall's Lane
Maxwell Street
Moss Street
Northcroft Street
Oakshaw Street
Orchard Street
Orr Square
School Wynd
Silk Street
Weighhouse Close.

Zone 1 parking
Time	Price
30 mins	£0.50
1 hour	£1.00
1.5 hours	£1.50
2 hours	£2.00

Zone 2 and 3 locations, times, and costs

Zone 2 areas include:

Argyle Street
Barr Place
Canal Terrace
Castle Street
Cross Street
George Place
George Street
Glen Street
High Street (Old Cinema)
High Street (TAVR)
High Street (University)
Lady Lane
Millar Street
Oakshaw Street
East Queen Street
Storie Street
Stow Brae
Stow Street
Townhead Terrace
Walker Street
Wardrop Street.

Zone 3 areas include:

Bank Street
Clarence Street
Cochran Street
Crossflat Crescent
Dixon Street
Dunn Street
Howard Street
Kilnside Lane
Kilnside Road
Ladyburn Street
Ladyburn Street
Lang Street
McKerrell Street
Seedhill Road
Unstead Place.

Zones 2 and 3 parking
Time	Price
30 mins	£0.40
1 hour	£0.70
1.5 hours	£1.00
2 hours	£1.30
2.5 hours	£1.70
3 hours	£2.00
3.5 hours	£2.30
4 hours	£2.60

Zone 4 locations, times, and costs

Zone 4 areas include Corsebar Road.

Zone 4 parking
Time	Short or long stay	Price
1 hour	Short stay	£0.90
2 hours	Short stay	£1.80
3 hours	Short stay	£2.30
5 hours	Short stay	£4.00
All day	Short stay	£5.50
2 hours	Long stay	£0.60
4 hours	Long stay	£1.20
All day	Long stay	£2.40

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