Changes to parking tariff from 31 March 2025

From 31 March 2025, parking tariff charges in MK city centre will change for the first time in nearly a decade. The new tariffs are:

• Standard tariff (purple bays) £1 per hour for the first two hours, then 50p per hour (minimum stay two hours)
• Premium tariff (red bays) £2.50 for the first hour, then £2 per hour
• E1 employee permit £3 per day or £2 for five hours
• Car share, conference and hotel permits will be removed due to lack of demand
• Long stay tariff (blue bays) £10 all day and commuter parking in long stay car parks £10 per day – no change
• Green permits are no longer available.

Parking charges apply from 7am to 6pm every day, except for Christmas Day and Easter Sunday.

Parking Guide

Central Milton Keynes has over 20,000 parking spaces.  The different types are colour coded to help you find a space. You can download a map for CMK parking areas here.

RingGo cashless parking 

RingGo lets you pay for your parking without coins, you just need a payment card and a phone or pc.

There is an optional text alert reminder on this app (small fee applicable), which you may switch off if you prefer.

You can register for RingGo on the sign-up page or when you want to park.  The details to make payment can be found on the pay and display machines.

For enquiries go to their help page.

Motorcycles

Motorcyclists can park for free in all dedicated motorcycle bays and pay and display parking bays, although they are still expected to abide by all other restrictions, like only parking within marked bays. We also ask motorcyclists to please leave room for more than one motorbike in a single bay.  Motorcycles are not allowed to park on yellow lines or in resident or disabled bays.

Motorhome parking

Motorhomes are allowed to park across several parking spaces as long as payment has been made for all spaces taken (separate parking tickets should be purchased for each space used). The vehicle should be parked within the outer bay markings and not overhang into the roadway. 

Privately operated car parks

There are several privately owned and operated car parks in Milton Keynes. MK City Council has no control of these car parks. However, we do try to work with the owners to ensure a common approach to security, pricing and enforcement. There should be signs in the parking area giving details of the owner or manager.