Car parks in North Ayrshire

The Seafront car park operates a pay and display system with card only payment. The three pay stations are located at the north, central and south areas of the car park.

Pay for your expected parking duration and display your ticket prominently within your vehicle.

Parking tariff:

• up to 1 hour - £1
• up to 3 hours - £3
• all day ticket (24 hours) - £5
• 2 day ticket (48 hours) - £10
• 3 day ticket (72 hours) - £15
• 4 day ticket (96 hours) - £20

Parking penalty charge of £100 applies to the following:

• no ticket
• expired ticket
• parked outside marked bay
• unauthorised use of disabled bay
• unauthorised vehicle type

The Seafront car park has designated disabled bays. However, payment of the parking tariff is required before you exit.

Income generated from the car park helps to support community projects, events, and services in the Largs area. For more information, please email Seafront car park.

Bellman’s Close car park operates a pay and display system. Pay for your expected parking duration and display your ticket prominently within your vehicle.

Please note: maximum stay is 4 hours

Parking tariff:

• up to 1 hour - £1.50
• up to 2 hours - £2.00
• up to 4 hours - £3.50

Short stay parking, for a maximum of 3 hours, is available in the following council-controlled car parks. The 3 hour limit applies Monday to Saturday, between 9am and 5pm:

• West Road (Bridgegate) in Irvine - car park accessed from West Road
• Kirkgate in Irvine - car park accessed from Kirkgate
• Oxenward in Kilwinning - car park accessed from Lauchlan Way

Car park time limits will be enforced by the Parking Enforcement Team. Vehicles exceeding the time limit may receive a Penalty Charge Notice.

Long stay parking is available at:

• Caledonian and Harbour Road, Irvine
• Union Street, Chapelwell Street, and The Braes, Saltcoats
• Woodwynd, Kilwinning

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport provides 'Park and Ride' at stations across North Ayrshire.

Parking is available at, or near, the following ferry ports:

• Ardrossan Ferry Terminal
• Millport, Cumbrae slipway
• Brodick, Isle of Arran Ferry Terminal

The Blue Badge scheme entitles disabled drivers, and those who drive on their behalf, to parking concessions. These include parking in specially marked bays and on single and double yellow lines without time limit, provided you don't block traffic or cause danger to other road users.

Blue Badge holders with a suitable vehicle registered at a home address, may be eligible for a disabled resident's parking bay.