Bank holiday and public holiday parking
Some parking restrictions are different on bank holidays and public holidays.
You can park for free on bank and public holidays in:
- on-street permit holder only bays
- on-street paid parking spaces
- shared use bays (where a permit and/or paid parking are both valid)
- free stay bays (until the maximum stay time)
Note: Charges still apply in council owned car parks.
Parking and traffic rules STILL APPLY on bank and public holidays for:
- event days
- Disabled bays & Disabled Resident bays
- Car club bays
- Doctors bays
- Loading/unloading restrictions
- Bus lanes, no entries, banned turns
- Yellow box junctions and pedestrian zone restrictions
- Double yellow lines: Parking is prohibited 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Single yellow lines: Parking is allowed at certain times, the hours during which parking is restricted is displayed on nearby signs and/or at the entrance to a Residential Parking Zone (RPZ).
- Bank Holiday yellow line restrictions vary across London Boroughs
You MUST NOT:
- Park partially or wholly on the pavement, unless signs or road markings indicate that you are allowed to do so
- Park across dropped kerbs (residential and pedestrian)
Find more information on parking rules in Newham.
If your vehicle breaches any of these restrictions, you can be issued with a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) and your vehicle may also be removed to the Newham vehicle car pound.
Healthy School Streets
Healthy School Street restrictions are not currently enforced on any bank or public holiday which falls within the school term.
Bank and public holiday dates:
The dates of some bank holidays change each year.
Check the list of the upcoming bank holidays in England.
Alternative transport
You may wish to consider using public transport to get to your destination.
Check the best route options on the TFL Journey Planner.
