Disc Parking
Harrogate Borough Council operates a disc parking system in the majority of controlled parking zones throughout Harrogate, Knaresborough, Ripon and Boroughbridge. Any motorist may park in a disc zone for a limited period without charge, provided that a valid clock disc set to the time of arrival is prominently displayed in the vehicle. Clock discs are available free of charge from all Council offices, the Tourist Information Centre and from various business outlets throughout the district.
The disc parking controls vary considerably between different parking zones. The amount of time you may park with a valid clock disc in a disc zone may vary from 5 minutes in some streets to 3 hours in others. Details of the disc controls within any parking zone are indicated on a sign located adjacent to each parking bay (kerbside).
If no times or days are indicated on the signs, the restrictions are in place at all times including Sundays and Bank Holidays.
In most disc zones, it is not permitted to return to the same or nearby street on the same day. When you leave a zone at the end of the first visit, it is deemed that you have used up the total time allowed in that zone on that day and may therefore not return until the following day. Return to the same zone is strictly prohibited.
Please ensure that you check the sign adjacent to the bay for precise verification on the parking restrictions.
Instructions for parking disc usage
- On parking set the disc at the time of arrival.
- Display the disc inside either the front windscreen or side window which is nearest the kerb.
- For permitted parking and re-parking times refer to the sign at the parking place.
- You have committed a contravention if:-
- You park and fail to display a disc.
- You indicate a false time of arrival or subsequently change it.
- You fail to remove the vehicle on the expiry of the permitted stay time.
The map below shows the North, South, East and West Zones in Harrogate. 
The central zone is shown below on the Harrogate map.
On Street Pay and Display
Short Stay Free Parking
Disabled Badge Holders
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