Parking

Parking Services are responsible for the management of vehicle parking, on-street parking, parking permits and the enforcement of parking legislation within the borough.

If you have received a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) and would like to view details or pay please follow this link.

High Speed Rail Service Discounted Parking - Barker Road car park

Maidstone Borough Council is pleased to be able to offer discounted all day parking to Southeastern High Speed Rail Service customers from May 24, 2011.

For further information on what this involves and how to benefit from this new and exclusive service, please visit the link below.

• High Speed Rail Service Discounted Parking

Lockmeadow Tariff Increase from Tuesday 19th April 2011

The proposal to increase the tariff for Lockmeadow car park (Off-Street Variation Order No.3 2011) has been approved, subsequently these changes will come into operation from the morning of Tuesday 19th April 2011 and this will result in the 1 hour charge increasing to 80p and the 1 to 4 hour charge increasing to £1.60. The over 4 hours charge will remain unchanged at £4.60.

This information will be clearly displayed on the noticeboards within Lockmeadow and on the pay and display machines, including 'New Tariff Charges Apply' stickers on every machine within the car park to ensure all customers are aware of these changes.

Live parking information

Park and ride

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Private

Traffic Management Act 2004

Changes to the way Maidstone Borough Council enforce parking regulations in accordance with the Civil Parking Enforcement Regulations have been in effect since the March 3, 2008.

There are two levels of contraventions for Penalty Charge Notices:

•  Traffic Management Act 2004 leaflet Traffic Regulation Orders

A Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) is a legal Order, which allows the Highway Authority (Kent County Council) to regulate the speed, movement and parking of vehicles. The act governing Traffic Orders is the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and is enforceable by law.

In Kent, moving Traffic Orders are enforced by the Police and parking restrictions are enforced by local district councils.

On average, a Traffic Regulation Order can take between 9 and 12 months from when it is agreed in principle and funded, to implementation. It is a lengthy procedure because we have to adhere to the statutory periods of advertising and consultation. To ensure efficient creation of TRO's, proposals are 'batched' consisting of numerous proposals, and processed as one project.

Anyone can object to or support a proposed TRO's and comments must be submitted before the end of the consultation period, which is clearly stated in each order.

At the end of the consultation period, all feedback from the public will be considered for a decision on the implementation of the order. The results of the consultation are considered by the Joint Transportation Board, who are a cross party advisory panel of Councillors,  recommendations are then made and a report is subsequently compiled and a decision is made by the Cabinet Member for Environment.

After this point, approved restrictions can be implemented and enforced from the date advertised, proposals may also be amended which will include further consultation or a proposal may be rejected.

Please find below links to orders that Maidstone Borough Council have processed since the consolidation of all our previous TRO's in 2008:

• Designated Parking Places Consolidation Order 2008
• Waiting Restrictions Consolidation Order 2008
• Designated Parking Places and Waiting Restrictions Variation No. 1 Orders 2008
• Designated Parking Places and Waiting Restrictions Variation No. 2 Orders 2009
• Designated Parking Places Variation No. 3 Order 2009
• Waiting Restrictions Variation No. 3 Order 2010
• Designated Parking Places Variation No. 4 Order 2010
• Designated Parking Places and Waiting Restrictions Variation No. 5 Orders 2011
• Prohibition of Stopping on the Footway or Verge Order 2008
• Off-Street Consolidation Order 2008
• Off-Street Parking Places Variation No. 1 Order 2008
• Off-Street Parking Places Variation No. 2 Order 2009
• Off-Street Parking Places Variation No. 3 Order 2011
• Prescribed Hours for Waiting and Loading Restrictions

Please note, a Variation Order of the highest number supersedes all previous TRO's in relation to any amendments of restrictions in the specified roads.

Kent County Council as the Highway Authority are also responsible for implementing restrictions such as School Keep Clear markings and double yellow line corner protection restrictions. Traffic Regulation Order's made and proposed by KCC for the Borough of Maidstone can be found on their web pages.

Pages in this section:

• Car parks - council
• Car parks - private
• Disabled people - parking bays
• Disabled people - parking permits - blue badge
• Nuisance vehicles
• Park and ride
• Street parking - clamping and removal
• Street Parking - enforcement and penalties
• Street parking - permits
• Street parking - restrictions
• Street parking - zones
• Vehicle access - kerbs

Latest Traffic Information - for information on traffic issues which may affect your journey to one of our car parks please visit this Kent County Council site for the latest traffic news in and around Maidstone.