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ZONE 1A
Zone 1A parking: New Town (George St / Charlotte Sq)
The most expensive zone in the city, covering the heart of the New Town grid. 35 streets, one set of rules — listed below with the exceptions marked.
⏳ 14 days
Got a ticket? It’s £100 — or £50 if you act within 14 days. My pay-or-appeal guide, incl. a free personal verdict on whether yours is worth fighting →
Controlled hours
Mon–Sat 8:30am–6:30pm, Sun 12:30pm–6:30pm
Permit
Zone 1A residents permit
Outside the controlled hours: Sunday afternoons are charged too (12:30pm–6:30pm). Yellow lines, loading bans and disabled bays are enforced whenever their own signs say, regardless of the zone hours. Sunday mornings before 12:30pm are limited enforcement, not no enforcement.
All 35 streets in Zone 1A
Tap any street for its own parking guide: zone, price, hours and permits. To see whether it’s free or paid this minute, use the live checker.
Neighbourhood guides for this zone
Written from the street, not the spreadsheet — where to actually park, the traps, and the free windows.
Know something about a street in Zone 1A? New lines, a changed bay, a trap that catches people out — post it in the
community and the officer will verify it.
Not sure which zone you're in?
The map colours every street by zone, and the checker tells you the rules for any street by name.
Open the zone mapCheck a streetZone data from the Council's traffic regulation orders, cross-checked on the street. Tariffs and hours change — the sign nearest your car always wins. See the plain-English guide to how the zones work and the cheapest zones ranked.