Car Parking & Car Parks

Newquay and Cornwall have a mixture of Cornwall Council run car parks and privately run car parks – both are normally ‘pay and display’.

Cornwall Council run car parks are now FREE after 4.00pm! Click here to find out more! 

Specific rules may apply to individual Cornwall Council car parks so please read any notices.

Privately run car parks will always have rules specific to each car park, even if it is the same operator.

Detailed information such as location maps, postcodes, charges and conditions are available for Cornwall Council run car parks is on their website below or scroll down to see a full list of Cornwall Council car parks in Newquay.

Cornwall Council Car Park Information

Cornwall Council offers the Countywide Rover ticket which can be used for one week in any Cornwall Council long stay car park in Newquay and elsewhere in the county. The Rover ticket is not valid in any other reserved or permit places and does not guarantee a parking place. Rover tickets are available to buy in advance by calling 0300 1234 222 or emailing Cornwall Council Here.

Our current Newquay map has the Council car parks in Newquay marked and is available in the Visit Newquay Tourist Information Centre, in the Newquay Guide or as a digital download on our maps page.

Alternatively, Newquay has a number of ‘Pay and Display’ car parks run by private operators. Many have automated number plate recognition systems, which have little flexibility or timing tolerance, so please adhere to the rules of those car parks.

Disabled Parking

Parking on the Road

On street parking restrictions are relaxed for blue badge holders. If you display your blue badge correctly and your vehicle isn’t causing an obstruction, you can park in or on: Limited parking areas - for an unlimited time, yellow lines (for 3 hours or less), resident parking zones - for an unlimited time and disabled bays (or an unlimited time unless roadside signs show time limits). Blue badge holders cannot park in an area where there is a loading restriction or an area specifically reserved for other vehicles or purposes (such as taxi ranks, reserved spaces in car parks, bus stops or loading bays)

Parking in a Cornwall Council Car Park

When parking in Cornwall Council car parks you must display a valid blue badge with the clock showing when you arrived, whether you have to pay for parking or not. If you do not correctly display your badge and clock, you may receive a penalty charge notice. Blue badge holders must pay the normal parking fee unless the vehicle is specially adapted or the vehicle is car tax exempt (nil tax). However, the rules for those who are car tax exempt has changed. Because car tax disks are no longer displayed so there is now no obvious way to see if you pay nil road tax, therefore, if your car is car tax exempt to continue parking for free in Cornwall Council Car Parks you must register your vehicle’s details with Cornwall Council. If you are visiting Cornwall this will need to be done before you arrive to ensure you do not get charged or incur any fines.

Blue badge holders paying a parking fee automatically get one extra hour of free parking. For example, if you correctly display a blue badge and pay for 2 hours, you can park for 3 hours. You can park up to the maximum stay shown on the signs in the car park. If no disabled spaces are available, you can park in a normal space as long as it’s not marked for other uses, such as reserved parking or loading areas. 

Cornwall Council Car Parks in Newquay

For a full listing of  Newquay Car Parks CLICK HERE

Last updated 27 Feb 2021