Car parks

Coronavirus (COVID-19) – parking

Crown Road car park in Grays is temporarily unavailable for public parking as it is in use as a coronavirus testing site.

We have suspended all parking charges for NHS workers and other visiting staff carrying out vital work in relation to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Penalties will not be issued – nor enforced, if issued inadvertently – to anyone who parked safely without causing obstruction on crossings and zig-zags or restricted areas, if they can show they work for the NHS.

Off-street car parks

Our off-street car parks are all pay-and-display. 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.

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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Off-street short stay parking in Grays

Car parks are in the following locations are open 24 hours a day.

Car park Spaces Charges
Darnley Road, Grays,
Google Map – Darnley Road		 30 up to 1 hour = 70p,
up to 2 hours = £1.30,
up to 4 hours = £2.10

Off-street long stay parking in Grays

Car parks are in the following locations are open 24 hours a day.

Car park Spaces Charges
Argent Street, Grays,
Google Map – Argent Street		 42 up to 1 hour = 70p,
up to 2 hours = £1.30,
up to 4 hours = £2.10,
up to 6 hours = £3.70,
over 6 hours = £5.80
Cromwell Road, Grays,
Google Map – Cromwell Road		 60
Crown Road, Grays,
Google Map – Crown Road		 96
Station House, opposite Grays rail station main entrance,
Google Map – Station House		 10
Grays Beach, Thames Road,
Google Map – Thames Road		 182 up to 2 hours = 70p,
over 2 hours = £3.20

Other car parks in Grays

The following car parks are privately owned – check their websites for opening times and charges.

Car park Spaces Charges
Multi storey car park, Grays,
Google Map – Multi storey car park		 700 go to car park website: Grays Shopping Centre
Morrisons supermarket, Grays,
Google Map – Morrisons supermarket		 540 up to 3 hours = £1 – refunded depending on the amount spent in store
Grays rail station,
Google Map – Grays rail station		 168 go to car park website: NCP Grays station

Off-street car parks outside Grays

Car parks in the following locations are open 24 hours a day.

Car park Spaces Charges
Gordon Road (Grover Walk), Corringham,
Google Map – Gordon Road (Grover Walk)		 112 Free
Gordon Road (Police station), Corringham,
Google Map – Gordon Road (Police station)		 53 Free
Giffords Cross, Corringham,
Google Map – Giffords Cross		 78 Free
Defoe Parade, Chadwell St Mary,
Google Map – Defoe Parade		 56 Free
Lodge Lane, Grays (Socketts Heath),
Google Map – Lodge Lane		 56 Free
Canterbury Parade, South Ockendon,
Google Map – Canterbury Parade		 100 Free up to 1 hour,
1 to 2 hours 60p,
over 2 hours £2.10