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. 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 parks are in the following locations are open 24 hours a day.
| Car park | Spaces | Charges |
|---|---|---|
| Argent Street, Grays, Google Map – Argent Street |
42 | £1.00 – up to 1 hour, £1.50 – up to 2 hours, £2.50 – up to 4 hours, £4.00 – up to 6 hours, £6.50 – over 6 hours |
| Cromwell Road, Grays, Google Map – Cromwell Road |
60 | |
| Crown Road, Grays, Google Map – Crown Road |
96 | |
| Darnley Road, Grays, Google Map – Darnley Road |
30 | |
| Grays Beach, Thames Road, Grays, Google Map – Thames Road |
182 | |
| Station House, opposite Grays rail station main entrance, Google Map – Station House |
10 |
Private off-street 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 | £1.00 – up to 3 hours, 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 |
Council-owned 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, £1.50 – up to 2 hours, £2.50 – up to 4 hours, £4.00 – up to 6 hours, £6.50 – over 6 hours |
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 costs £750 and allows unlimited parking in any council-owned off-street car park for 1 year.
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.