Ealing Council is changing its remaining short-stay free parking spaces called ‘stop and shop’ into stop and shop+ parking spaces.
What’s new?
- 30-minutes of free parking at all stop and shop+ spaces around the borough
- customers must register their parking session with PayByPhone, either via the app, phone, or in-store PayPoints
- ability to extend parking session quickly and easily via PayByPhone, with standard parking tariff rates applying after the free 30 minutes
Why is it being introduced?
- prioritise customer parking outside shops, allowing for more flexibility on length of stay
- encourage turnover for local businesses
- making parking fairer and more consistent around the borough
- encourage more people to walk, wheel, cycle or use public transport when they can
What will happen next?
New signs displaying the revised parking times will start appearing from August to October, with enforcement following shortly after.
When is stop and shop+ coming to your town centre?
This proposed timetable is subject to change:
|
Location |
Go-live date |
Grace period end |
|---|---|---|
|
Shared Use Bays |
15 Aug |
N/A |
|
Southall |
30 Aug |
13 Sept |
|
Northolt |
6 Sept |
20 Sept |
|
Greenford and Perivale |
13 Sept |
27 Sept |
|
Acton |
21 Sept |
4 Oct |
|
Ealing |
28 Sept |
11 Oct |
What do I need to do?
If you are driving to your local shops:
- look out for the new signs
- register your free 30-minute session via the PayByPhone app, phone, or at a local in-store PayPoint
- stay longer if needed—just pay the standard rate
To help everyone adjust, no fines will be issued during the first 2 weeks, from when the new signs go in.
Blue Badge holders remain exempt from these changes.
Public consultation
A statutory consultation ran from 23 April to 14 May, and residents and businesses were able to highlight any unique circumstances or concerns relating to the proposed changes.
The consultation period met the statutory 21-day requirement, and the council met with local business representatives to explain the proposed changes.