Notice of charges of off-street parking places

Reading Borough Council in exercise of its powers under section 35c of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 hereby gives notice that some of the charges at the off street parking places set out below are varied as shown. The new charges are due to come into force on 27 July 2026.

Broad Street Mall MSCP

Weekday Tariff Monday to Friday Stay up to	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
1 hour	£2.10	£4.30	£2.20	105%
2 hours	£4.10	£4.30	£0.20	4.88%
3 hours	£6.10	£6.40	£0.30	4.92%
4 hours	£8.10	£8.50	£0.40	4.94%
5 hours	£10.10	£10.60	£0.60	4.95%
6 hours	£12.20	£12.80	£0.60	4.92%
24 hours	£16.00	£16.80	£0.80	5.00%

Weekend Tariff Saturday and Sunday Stay up to	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
1 hour	£2.10	£4.30	£2.20	105%
2 hours	£4.10	£4.30	£0.20	5%
3 hours	£5.10	£6.40	£1.30	25%
4 hours	£6.10	£8.50	£2.40	39%
5 hours	£8.10	£10.60	£2.50	31%
6 hours	£8.10	£12.80	£4.70	58%
24 hours	£8.10	£16.80	£8.70	107%

Special Offer	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
Earlybird (Mon to Fri same day)	£7.00	£8.40	£1.40	20%
Night Rate (Mon to Sun)	£4.10	£3.80	-£0.30	-7.3%
Weekly Ticket (Mon to Fri for 5 consecutive days)	£40.00	£52.50	£12.50	31.3%

Season Ticket	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
Annual season ticket	£1,760.00	£1,850.00	£90.00	5.11%
Quarter season ticket	£510.00	£540.00	£30.00	5.88%
Monthly season ticket	£177.00	£185.00	£8.00	4.52%

Queens Road MSCP

Weekday Tariff Monday to Friday Stay up to	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
1 hour	£2.30	£4.60	£2.30	100%
2 hours	£4.40	£4.60	£0.20	4.55%
3 hours	£6.70	£7.00	£0.30	4.48%
4 hours	£8.90	£9.30	£0.40	4.49%
5 hours	£10.60	£11.10	£0.50	4.72%
6 hours	£12.70	£13.30	£0.60	4.72%
24 hours	£16.70	£17.50	£0.80	4.79%

Weekend Tariff Saturday & Sunday Stay up to	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
30 mins	£1.00	£4.60	£3.60	360%
1 hour	£2.10	£4.60	£2.50	119%
2 hours	£4.10	£4.60	£0.50	12%
3 hours	£5.10	£7.00	£1.90	37%
4 hours	£6.10	£9.30	£3.20	52%
5 hours	£7.10	£11.10	£4.00	56%
6 hours	£7.10	£13.30	£6.20	87%
24 hours	£8.10	£17.50	£9.40	116%

Special Offer	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
Earlybird (Mon to Fri same day)	£8.00	£8.40	£0.40	5.00%
Night Rate (Mon to Sun)	£3.60	£3.80	£0.20	5.56%
Weekly Ticket (Mon to Fri for 5 consecutive days)	£50.00	£52.50	£2.50	5.00%

Season Ticket	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
Annual season ticket	£1,760.00	£1,850.00	£90.00	5.11%
Quarter season ticket	£510.00	£540.00	£30.00	5.88%
Monthly season ticket	£177.00	£185.00	£8.00	4.52%

Cattle Market

Sunday to Friday Tariff Stay up to	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
2 hours	£3.30	£3.50	£0.20	6.06%
4 hours	£4.30	£4.50	£0.20	4.65%
24 hours	£11.00	£11.60	£0.60	5.45%

Saturday Tariff Stay up to	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
1 hour	£1.10	£1.20	£0.10	9.09%
2 hours	£2.10	£2.20	£0.10	4.76%
24 hours	£8.20	£8.60	£0.40	4.88%

Special Offer	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
Night Rate (Mon to Fri) – Enter car park after 6.00pm – Exit car park before 8.00am next day	£2.10	£2.20	£0.10	4.76%
Night Rate (Sat to Sun) – Enter car park after 6.00pm – Exit car park before 8.00am next day	£1.00	£1.10	£0.10	10.00%

Season Tickets	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
Annual	£1430.00	£1500.00	£70	4.90%
Quarterly	£394.00	£410.00	£16	4.10%
Monthly	£150.00	£157.00	£7.00	4.67%

Remarks:

1 Weekday tariff applies on Sunday to Friday
2 Weekend tariff applies on Saturday only

Chester Street

Monday to Friday Tariff Stay up to	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
1 hour	£1.00	£1.10	£0.10	10.00%
2 hours	£2.10	£2.20	£0.10	4.76%
3 hours	£3.00	£3.20	£0.20	6.67%
4 hours	£4.00	£4.20	£0.20	5.00%
24 hours	£10.00	£10.50	£0.50	5.00%

Saturday Tariff Stay up to	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
30 mins	Free	Free	N/A	N/A
1 hour	£0.60	£0.70	£0.10	16.67%
2 hours	£1.20	£1.30	£0.10	8.33%
3 hours	£1.80	£1.90	£0.10	5.56%
4 hours	£2.50	£2.60	£0.10	4.00%

Sunday Tariff Stay between	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
Sunday 08:00 to Monday 08:00	Free	Free	N/A	N/A

Special Offer	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
Night Rate (Mon to Sat, Sunday till 08:00)	£1.00	£1.10	£0.10	10.0%

Season Ticket	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
Annual season ticket	£578.00	£607.00	£29.00	5.02%

Remarks:

1 Free Parking from 1800-800 everyday
2 Free Parking on Sunday
3 Free parking on Sat for up to 30 mins

Civic B Car Park

Weekday Tariff Monday to Friday Stay up to	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
1 hour	£2.10	£4.30	£2.20	105%
2 hours	£4.10	£4.30	£0.20	4.88%
3 hours	£6.10	£6.40	£0.30	4.92%
4 hours	£8.10	£8.50	£0.40	4.94%
5 hours	£10.10	£10.60	£0.50	4.95%
6 hours	£12.20	£12.80	£0.60	4.92%
24 hours	£16.00	£16.80	£0.80	5.00%

Weekend Tariff Saturday and Sunday Stay up to	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
1 hour	£1.80	£4.30	£2.50	139%
2 hours	£3.00	£4.30	£1.30	43%
3 hours	£4.00	£6.40	£2.40	60%
4 hours	£5.50	£8.50	£3.00	55%
5 hours	£6.50	£10.60	£4.10	63%
6 hours	£8.50	£12.80	£4.30	51%
24 hours	£12.00	£16.80	£4.80	40%

Special Offer	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
Earlybird (Mon to Fri same day), Entering between 6am and 8am, Exiting before 11.59pm)	£5.00	£8.40	£3.40	68%
Night Rate (Mon to Sun)	£4.00	£3.80	-£0.20	-5.00%

Dunstall Close

Week day Tariff Mon to Fri 6am to 6pm Stay up to	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
1 hour	£1.00	£1.10	£0.10	10.00%
2 hours	£1.50	£1.60	£0.10	6.70%
3 hours	£2.00	£2.10	£0.10	5.00%
4 hours	£2.70	£2.80	£0.10	3.70%
12 hours	£5.00	£5.30	£0.30	6.00%
24 hours	£10.00	£10.50	£0.50	5.00%

Saturday Tariff 6am to 6pm Stay up to	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
30 Minutes	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	N/A
1 hour	£0.60	£0.70	£0.10	16.60%
2 hours	£1.20	£1.30	£0.10	8.30%
3 hours	£1.80	£1.90	£0.10	5.60%
4 hours	£2.50	£2.60	£0.10	4.00%
12 hours	£4.50	£4.70	£0.20	4.40%
24 hours	£7.00	£7.40	£0.40	5.70%

Sunday Tariff Stay up to	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
Sunday 08:00 to Monday 08:00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	N/A

Season Ticket	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
Annual season ticket	£578.00	£607.00	£29	5.00%

Remarks:

1 Free Parking from 1800-600 everyday
2 Weekday tariff applies on Monday to Saturday
3 Free Parking on Sunday
4 Free parking on Sat for up to 30 mins

Green Park

Monday to Sunday 6am to 6pm Stay up to	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
1 hour	NEW	£1.10	£1.10	100%
2 hours	NEW	£1.60	£1.60	100%
3 hours	£3.00	£2.10	-£0.90	-30%
6 hours	£6.00	£2.80	-£3.20	-53.3%
12 hours	£12.00	£5.30	-£6.70	–55.8%
24 hours	£12.00	£10.50	-£1.50	-12.5%

Special Offer	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
Early arrival between 6pm to 7am for up to 3Hr	£1.50	Remove	N/A	N/A
Early arrival between 6pm to 7am for up to 6Hr	£3.00	Remove	N/A	N/A
Early arrival between 6pm to 7am for up to 12Hr	£12.00	Remove	N/A	N/A
Early arrival between 6pm to 7am for up to 24Hr	£15.00	Remove	N/A	N/A
Night Rate (Mon to Sun) 6pm to 6am	NEW	£2.20	N/A	N/A

Season Ticket	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
Annual Business season ticket 0700-1900)	£1,500.00	Remove	N/A	N/A
Annual residential season ticket (1700-0800)	£730.00	Remove	N/A	N/A
Annual residential season ticket (24/7)	£2,920.00	Remove	N/A	N/A
Annual season ticket	New	£607.00	N/A	N/A
Quarterly season ticket	New	£157.50	N/A	N/A
Monthly season ticket	New	£53.60	N/A	N/A

Hills Meadow

Weekday Tariff Monday to Friday Stay up to	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
2 hours	£3.50	£3.70	£0.20	5.71%
5 hours	£6.50	£6.80	£0.30	4.62%
24 hours	£11	£11.60	£0.60	5.45%

Weekend Tariff Saturday and Sunday Stay up to	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
3 hours	£3.10	£3.30	£0.20	6.45%
6 hours	£5.10	£5.40	£0.30	5.88%
24 hours	£10	£10.50	£0.50	5.00%

Special Offer	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
Night Rate – Monday to Sunday – Enter car park after 6.00pm – Exit car park before 8.00am next day	£2.50	£2.60	£0.10	4.00%

Kings Meadow

Weekday Tariff Monday to Friday Stay up to	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
2 hours	£3.50	£3.70	£0.20	5.71%
5 hours	£6.50	£6.80	£0.30	4.62%
24 hours	£11	£11.60	£0.60	5.45%

Weekend Tariff Saturday and Sunday Stay up to	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
3 hours	£3.10	£3.30	£0.20	6.45%
6 hours	£5.50	£5.80	£0.30	5.45%
24 hours	£11	£11.60	£0.60	5.45%

Special Offer	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
Night Rate – Monday to Sunday – Enter car park after 6.00pm – Exit car park before 8.00am next day	£2.50	£2.60	£0.10	4.00%

Kensington Road Car Park

Monday to Sunday 9am to 5pm Stay up to	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
1 hour	£0.00	£0.00	N/A	N/A
2 hours	£0.00	£0.00	N/A	N/A
3 hours	£1.80	£1.90	£0.10	5.60%
4 hours	£2.50	£2.60	£0.10	4.00%
5 hours	£3.00	£3.20	£0.20	6.70%

Season Ticket	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
Annual season ticket	£150.00	£157.50	£7.50	5.00%

Remarks:

1 Free Parking from 1700-900 everyday
2 Max stay of 7H with no return within 2H

Recreation Road

Monday to Saturday Tariff 6am to 6pm Stay up to	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
1 hour	£1.00	£1.10	£0.10	10.00%
2 hours	£1.50	£1.60	£0.10	6.70%
3 hours	£2.00	£2.10	£0.10	5.00%
4 hours	£2.70	£2.80	£0.10	3.70%
12 hours	£5.00	£5.30	£0.30	6.00%
24 hours	£10.00	£10.50	£0.50	5.00%

Sunday Tariff Stay up to	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
Sunday 00:00 to Monday 06:00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	N/A

Season Ticket	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
Annual season ticket	£578.00	£607.00	£29.00	5.00%
Quarter season ticket	£150.00	£157.50	£7.50	5.00%
Monthly season ticket	£51.00	£53.60	£2.60	5.10%

Remarks:

1 Free Parking from 1800-600 everyday
2 Weekday tariff applies on Monday to Saturday
3 Free Parking on Sunday

Thameside Promenade

Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm Stay up to	Current Tariff	Proposed New Tariff	Variance	% increase
1 hour	£1.00	£1.10	£0.10	10.00%
2 hours	£1.50	£1.60	£0.10	6.70%
3 hours	£2.00	£2.10	£0.10	5.00%
4 hours	£2.70	£2.80	£0.10	3.70%
5 hours	£3.50	£3.70	£0.20	5.70%

Remarks:

1 Free Parking from 1700-900 everyday
2 Free Parking on Weekend
3 Max stay of 5H with no return within 2H

Dated: 25 June 2026

Head of Legal and Democratic Services
Reading Borough Council
Civic Offices,
Bridge Street
Reading
RG1 2LU

Last updated on 25/06/2026

Notice of charges of off-street parking places