Parking and travel updates
Medway free bus weekend 2023
All bus operators in Medway are taking part in the free bus weekend on Saturday 9 December and Sunday 10 December 2023.
Find out more about the free bus weekend.
Free Christmas parking
We'll once again be providing free parking in all council-owned car parks on Saturday 16 December and Sunday 17 December 2023 (inclusive), to help residents with their festive shopping.
Free parking will allow visitors to shop local, supporting small businesses, and visit the best of Medway’s bespoke stores to tick things off the Christmas list.
Important changes to Blue Boar Lane and Corporation Street car parks in Rochester
The following car parks now use automatic number plate recognition (ANPR):
More about the ANPR system.
Blue Badge and taxi permits
If you're registering for either a Blue Badge or taxi permit (Corporation Street only) to access free parking at the above ANPR car parks or Rochester multi-storey car park, these permits are currently taking longer to process.
This is due to an unusually high number of applications being received.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience.
Travel and roads in Medway


Travel around on buses for £2
Until 31 December 2024, single bus fares will be capped at £2 following an initiative from the Department
Within Medway, Arriva and Chalkwell are participating in the scheme.
Find out more about the £2 bus fare cap.
Apply for daily visitor parking vouchers online and choose collection or free postage. Run, dance, swim or even moonwalk for a mile and join thousands of people helping Medway travel around the world. Log your miles, discover ideas and find out more.Daily visitor parking vouchers
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