On bank holidays, permits are not required when parking in resident or business parking bays. You don’t need to use a visitor’s scratch card parking permit for your guests on any bank holiday.

Bank holidays

2025

Thursday 25 December - Christmas Day
Friday 26 December - Boxing Day

2026

Thursday 1 January - New Years Day
Friday 3 April - Good Friday
Monday 6 April - Easter Monday
Monday 4 May - Early May bank holiday
Monday 25 May - Spring bank holiday
Monday 31 August - Summer bank holiday
Friday 25 December - Christmas Day
Monday 28 December Boxing Day (substitute day)

Check upcoming bank holiday dates.

Bus lanes

Bus lane restrictions are enforced as normal on bank holidays, except on Easter Sunday and Christmas Day.

Moving traffic restrictions

These are enforced as normal on bank holidays, for example:

• banned turns
• no entry
• box junctions
• double yellow line restrictions and footways - any vehicle parked in contravention will be served a penalty charge notice (PCN).

Parking places

Normal restrictions and enforcement will apply on these parking places:

• disabled bays
• bus stops
• taxi ranks
• pedestrian crossings
• car club bays
• doctors bays

Our car parks and on-street locations with pay by phone or pay and display machines

Parking is free (no payment required) on bank holidays in council-operated car parks, and on-street locations with pay by phone or pay and display machines.