Parking

All pay and display car parks are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can pay at the machines using cash or a parking card which you can buy at the Car Parks Office. The office is open 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday

• Short and long stay car park charges apply 8am to 6pm Monday to Saturday.
• Parking is free on Sundays.

Please contact us if you would like to buy a season ticket.

Where are the car parks?

Please see the Car Parks Leaflet for a map of car parks and charges.

• Eight city centre car parks are located inside the historic walls very close to the central shopping area, two additional car parks are available for use on Saturdays only. These car parks are recommended for short stays of one or two hours.  
• Four long stay car parks are located adjacent to the ring road where it is cheaper to park all day. All are within a ten minute walk of the city centre. 

Free car parks are provided in Midhurst, Petworth, Selsey and Fernhurst. Pay and display charges will be introduced in some of these car parks from 1st April 2011. Charges already apply in Bosham car park, operated by Chichester Harbour Conservancy.

Seasonal charges apply at the following locations:

• Bracklesham Bay
• East Wittering, Marine Drive
• East Wittering, Northern Crescent

Many of our car parks have achieved the Safer Car Park Award.

These include:

• Baffins Lane (Help Point)
• Orchard Street
• St Cyriacs
• South Pallant (Help Point)
• East Pallant (Help Point)
• Crawley Priory
• Market Avenue/St Johns Street
• Market Road (Saturday only)
• Market Avenue/South Pallant (Saturday only)
• Avenue de Chartres multi-storey car park
• Basin Road 
• Northgate (Help Point) 
• Cattle Market

Help points

The blue and white Help Points are a direct connection to us. They provide 24-hour emergency assistance if you are in distress, require help or wish to pass on information. Police officers can be summoned immediately to the scene if required. The Avenue de Chartres multi-storey car park has Help Points on all floors. 

CCTV

CCTV cameras are located in all of the city centre car parks. The CCTV system operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. CCTV cameras have also been installed in the car parks in Midhurst, Petworth, Selsey and Bosham.

Coach/lorry parking

The coach/lorry park is located in Via Ravenna, opposite the Westgate Centre. Coaches can park 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday at a cost of £2 for up to two hours and £5 for more than two hours. Outside of these times, coaches and lorries can park for free.

Motorcycle parking

Free secured motorcycle parking is available in Little London and Baffins Lane car parks. A free motorcycle parking area has also been provided just inside the entrance to the Cattle Market car park.

Civil Parking Officers

Civil Parking Officers enforce the parking regulations in the streets and car parks in the district. In addition to issuing penalty charge notices, they also control the use of the parking area and are there to assist if information or help is needed.