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ZONE 4

Parking on Gillespie Place, Edinburgh

Gillespie Place is in Zone 4 (Tollcross / Lauriston / Grassmarket). Here’s what it costs, when you have to pay and which permit covers it.

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Zone
Zone 4
Pay & display
£6.80/hr
Controlled hours
Mon–Sat 8:30am–6:30pm, Sun 12:30pm–6:30pm
Permit
Zone 4 residents permit
Outside the controlled hours: Sunday afternoons are charged too. Yellow lines, loading bans and disabled bays follow their own signs, whatever the zone hours.

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Gillespie Place parking questions

What parking zone is Gillespie Place in?

Gillespie Place is in Edinburgh's Zone 4 (Tollcross / Lauriston / Grassmarket).

How much does it cost to park on Gillespie Place?

Pay & display on Gillespie Place is £6.80/hr.

When do you have to pay on Gillespie Place?

Controls apply Mon–Sat 8:30am–6:30pm, Sun 12:30pm–6:30pm. Outside those times the pay & display and permit bays are free, but yellow lines, loading bans and disabled bays follow their own signs.

Which permit lets you park on Gillespie Place?

Zone 4 residents permit.

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Written from the street, not the spreadsheet — where to actually park, the traps, and the free windows.

Know something about Gillespie Place? A new line, a changed bay, a trap that catches people out — post it in the community and it’ll be checked.

Street data from the Council’s traffic regulation orders. Page updated 26 October 2026. Tariffs and hours change — the sign nearest your car always wins.

Written first-hand by a former Edinburgh enforcement officer. Independent — not affiliated with the City of Edinburgh Council. The sign on the street always wins.