ZONES 3 & 4

Parking on Melville Drive, Edinburgh

Melville Drive is in Zones 3 & 4. Here’s what it costs, when you have to pay and which permit covers it.

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Zone

Zones 3 & 4

Pay & display

£6.80–£8.00/hr

Controlled hours

Mon–Sat 8:30am–6:30pm, Sun 12:30pm–6:30pm

Permit

Different permits apply along its length

Outside the controlled hours: Sunday afternoons are charged too. Yellow lines, loading bans and disabled bays follow their own signs, whatever the zone hours.

Worth knowing: Melville Drive runs along the Meadows through Zones 3 and 4 — the zone, tariff and permit can change along its length, so always check the sign nearest your car

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Melville Drive parking questions

What parking zone is Melville Drive in?

Melville Drive is in Edinburgh's Zones 3 & 4.

How much does it cost to park on Melville Drive?

Pay & display on Melville Drive is £6.80–£8.00/hr.

When do you have to pay on Melville Drive?

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 Melville Drive?

Different permits apply along its length.

Zones this street runs through

Know something about Melville Drive? 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.