Parking in Bedford town centre is simple and convenient and all Council-owned car parks have a Park Mark accreditation award. See the clickable map at the bottom of the page for details of all our car parks.
You may still need to put a 'pay and display' ticket on your vehicle.
Free parking for Blue Badge holders in all Bedford Borough Council car parks. Badges must be displayed at all times.
Allhallows, Lurke Street and River Street multi-storey car parks are open 24 hours, 7 days a week. Lurke Street and Allhallows car parks offer free parking from 6pm to 8.30am.
Parking is now free for up to 2 hours in all town centre multi-storey and surface car parks on Saturdays. This does not apply to on-street parking.
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Season tickets are permits or passes that allow you to park in a particular car park. They are available for most car parks. A season ticket reduces the average price of daily parking. You pay for a season ticket in advance so there is no need to visit a pay machine at all.
Please note that a season ticket is only valid for the car park for which you have paid for.
Season car park tickets start at the first day of each month.
Download a car park season ticket application form (PDF). You must use this option if you need us to send you an invoice.
You can renew a car park season ticket by email at parkingcs@bedford.gov.uk or by phone on 01234 718057. Please tell us:
Public toilets are available across the town centre. The first floor of River Street Multi Storey includes a ‘changing place’ toilet. The ‘Changing Place’ is open during the car park opening hours.
EV charging bays are only to be used for charging an electric vehicle.
You must pay the full parking fee whilst the vehicle is being charged.
You will be fined if:
your vehicle is not charging whilst you use an EV charging bay, or
you do not pay for parking whilst your vehicle is charging in an EV parking bay.
You must put a 'pay and display' ticket on your vehicle, even if the first 2 hours are free.
Check arrangements at the car park when you park your vehicle.
Displaying the free pay and display tickets helps us see how long vehicles have been parked for. This ensures a regular turnover of spaces and prevents abuse of the scheme.
If you want to park for longer than 2 hours, you will need to pay the relevant tariff.
Click the 'Parking' (P symbol) links on the map to see more information on each car park, including postcode, costs and chargeable hours.