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NO PARKING
Parking on Princes Street, Edinburgh
There is nowhere to park on Princes Street. Use a side street, a car park or park and ride instead.
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Don’t stop here. Princes Street has no parking places for cars. Where yellow lines carry loading bans, stopping can get a Code 02 PCN straight away, with no observation period. The sign plates and kerb marks on the street always win.
Princes Street parking questions
Can you park on Princes Street?
No. There are no parking places for cars on Princes Street.
What happens if you stop on Princes Street?
Where loading is banned you can be issued a Code 02 PCN without an observation period.
Where can you park near Princes Street?
Use a nearby side street in the controlled zone, a multi-storey car park, or park and ride.
Where to park instead
Know something about Princes Street? 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.