Free parking for Remembrance Sunday
You can park for free between 7am and 3pm on Sunday 8 November in the following car parks:
- Chatham – James Street and Riverside car park
- Gillingham – Medway Park
- Rainham – Cricketers car park
- Rochester – Blue Boar Lane (ANPR), Cathedral Car Park, and Corporation Street (ANPR).
A valid pay and display ticket or RingGo session must be bought outside of these hours.
If you arrive at a machine in any of the above car parks and the fluorescent free parking sign is still in place, you can leave your vehicle without paying the parking fee.
Car parks operating automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) will automatically being charging for parking from 3pm.
Rhode Street car park in Chatham will be closed from 7am until 3pm for the parade to form up and disband.
EU Entry/Exit system (EES)
The EU introduced a new digital border check called the EES on 12 October. It will affect you if you're a British national travelling to a country in the Schengen area, which includes France.
Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) text message scam
If you receive a text message asking you to pay a PCN, do not open any links or make a payment with their instructions. This is a scam.
We do not send text messages when we issue PCNs.
Parking permits
Apply for, renew, replace, or change details on your parking permit.
You can also buy visitor vouchers and car park season tickets.
Blue Badges
A Blue Badge allows people with disabilities to park close to their destination, as a driver or passenger.
You can apply, renew, replace, return or update details on your Blue Badge.
Disabled bays
Blue Badge holders can park in disabled parking bays.
Check if you're eligible for a bay and apply to have one installed. You can also update us about an existing bay.
Dropped kerbs
A dropped kerb (or vehicle crossing) allows you to drive over a public pavement to access a driveway or parking area.
You need our permission to install or extend a dropped kerb.
Parking bay suspensions
If your company needs to complete works on the highway or in a public car park, you must apply to suspend any parking bays that cannot be used during this time.
Parking fines
You can pay for or appeal a parking fine, also known as a penalty charge notice (PCN), online.