What is the best way to get into Oxford?
There are access restrictions for cars within Oxford city centre, particularly for traffic coming into the centre from the East, along the High Street.
For quick and easy access to the city centre you should use one of Oxford's 5 Park and Ride sites for parking. Visit our Park and Ride pages for details of fares and locations of the sites.
Where can I park in Oxford?
We are responsible for off-street parking in Oxford. We operate the following car parks in the city:
Oxford City Council operated Car Parks
Please note - the postcodes used above are locations that are close to the car parks but not the actual car parks themselves.
Car Park Charges
For charges in Council operated car parks, please visit our Car Park Charges page.
Westgate Season Ticket
Help cut the cost of regular parking with a 13-week Westgate multi-storey season ticket, available to use Mondays to Fridays.
Only one car can use the ticket at a time but the season ticket can be shared with other car owners.
The cost of a 13-week ticket is £650. This works out at £10 a day, compared to the regular all-day charge of £21.90
To find out more call into the office at Westgate car park, telephone 01865 252489 during office hours or email carparks@oxford.gov.uk.
Car Park Enforcement
Enforcement in our car parks is carried out by our own staff. No bonuses are paid to staff for issuing parking tickets, and no performance targets or quotas are given to staff.
To pay your parking fine online, please visit our Pay It page.
Blue Badge Parking in our Car Parks
The blue badge scheme is currently not in operation in any of our city centre car parks. However we do offer free parking in the Westgate car park if you are a member of the Shopmobility scheme.
We do offer blue badge holders concessions in St Clement's, Union Street, Headington, St Leonard's, and Summertown car parks.
On-street Parking
On-street pay-and-display parking in Oxford is operated by Oxfordshire County Council. Visit the On-street Parking in Oxford page of their website for full details.
Other Operators
- Railway Station (400 spaces) - Daily rates for rail users
Visit the Templars Square Shopping Centre website for more details on the following car parks:
- Castle Car Park, Crowell Road - operated by Templars Square
- Knights Car Park, Hockmore Street - operated by Templars Square
Car Park Maps
You can see the locations of car parks in the city using the downloadable map or interactive map below:
Map of Car Parks in Oxford (617kB PDF)
Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Network
With the increasing
popularity of electric vehicles and a widening number of options
available to buyers there is an opportunity for improving and promoting
the EV sharing infrastructure across Oxford; installing renewable
energy powered fast-charging points (e.g. charging points powered by
solar PV) which would make fuelling EVs carbon neutral.
Currently in Oxford EV
charging points are available at several Oxford City Council car parks
and Oxfordshire County Council Park and Ride sites, which are listed below:
- Westgate car park
- Worcester Street car park
- St Clements car park
- Headington car park
- Union Street car park
- Summertown car park
- Thornhill park & ride
- Seacourt park & ride
- Redbridge park & ride
- Peartree park & ride
There
is a charge of £50 for a tag which gives you access to all the charging
points in Oxford, Cambridge, Milton Keynes and Hillingdon for 12 months.
Full details can be found on the
Chargemaster website.
Page last reviewed 7 Feb 2011
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