Off-street car parks
Our off-street car parks are all pay-and-display and open 24 hours a day. You must buy a ticket for the amount of time you need.
All pay-and-display parking machines only accept payment by debit card or credit card – following a series of break-ins, the machines no longer accept or contain cash.
Charges and instructions are displayed with all pay-and-display machines. A phone number will be displayed if there's a problem with the machine. You can apply for an annual pass below.
Grays town centre is a controlled parking zone that has both off-street car parks and on-street pay-and-display parking.
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Council-owned off-street car parks in Grays
| Car park | Spaces | Charges From 1 April 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Argent Street, Grays, Google Maps: Argent Street |
42 |
£1.40 – up to 1 hour. |
| Cromwell Road, Grays, Google Maps: Cromwell Road |
60 | |
| Crown Road, Grays, Google Maps: Crown Road |
96 | |
| Darnley Road, Grays, Google Maps: Darnley Road |
30 | |
| Grays Beach, Thames Road, Grays, Google Maps: Thames Road |
182 | |
| Station House, opposite Grays rail station main entrance, Google Maps: Station House |
10 |
Council-owned off-street car parks outside Grays
| Car park | Spaces | Charges From 1 April 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon Road (Grover Walk), Corringham, Google Maps: Gordon Road (Grover Walk) |
112 | Free |
| Gordon Road (Police station), Corringham, Google Maps: Gordon Road (Police station) |
53 | Free |
| Giffords Cross, Corringham, Google Maps: Giffords Cross |
78 | Free |
| Defoe Parade, Chadwell St Mary, Google Maps: Defoe Parade |
56 | Free |
| Lodge Lane, Grays (Socketts Heath), Google Maps: Lodge Lane |
56 | Free |
| Canterbury Parade, South Ockendon, Google Maps: Canterbury Parade |
100 |
free – up to 1 hour. |
| Tamarisk Road, South Ockendon, Google Maps: Tamarisk Road |
27 |
£1.40 – up to 1 hour. |
Annual pass for council-owned off-street car parks
If you regularly pay to use any of council-owned off-street car parks listed above, you may benefit from buying an annual pay and display car park pass.
The pass allows unlimited parking in any council-owned off-street car park for 1 year. It costs £900.
Use our online My Account service to apply for an annual pass below. You can register to create a new account if you don't already have one.
When you login, you will be shown:
- Permits – a list of your electronic permits and their current status (older paper permits are not listed)
- Permit Applications Available – a list of the types of parking permit for which you can apply.
For an annual off-street pay-and-display car park pass, go to the 'Permit Applications Available' table and use the 'Apply' button for the type of permit you need.
When applying for a new permit, you will be asked to upload images that show proof of vehicle ownership. This could be either:
- your V5 registration document, if it's a UK vehicle that you own
- your vehicle hire agreement, if it's a hired vehicle
- a letter on company letter-headed paper showing the vehicle registration number and your name and address as an employee, if it's a vehicle owned by your employer
You can upload images direct from your own computer or smartphone.
Private off-street car parks
The following car parks are privately-owned – check their websites or contact the owner for details of current opening times, charges and numbers of spaces: