Can my vehicle be clamped at the park and ride sites?

Last updated 3rd March 2025

Parking enforcement, which may also include vehicle clamping is now in operation in our park-and-ride sites (From October 2022).

Our park and ride sites are for the sole use of tram ticket holders. If you are parking in one of our park-and-ride sites, you must have a valid tram ticket or a travel card which has been scanned for your journey from the point of parking. Leaving your vehicle without using the NET system may result in your vehicle being clamped. For information regarding overnight parking, you may read this article: Can I park my vehicle overnight?

FAQs

• Can I park my vehicle and walk into Nottingham City Centre? No. You will need a valid NET ticket, scanned travel card or in-date season pass and you must use the NET system
• Can I park my vehicle and visit the local area without using the NET tram system? No. You will need a valid NET ticket, scanned travel card or in-date season pass and you must use the NET system*
• Can I make a single tram journey from the park and ride site and walk back to my car? Yes
• Can I walk to my destination, then make a single tram journey back to the park and ride? No. You must purchase your ticket from the park and ride site at the time your vehicle is parked and proceed directly to the NET system
• I live near a park and ride site. Can I leave my vehicle parked at a park-and-ride site? Only if you have a valid in-date season ticket. See also Can I park my vehicle overnight? for further information
• Can I park for a short period in order to pick somebody up? You may park to drop off or pick up from our park and ride site if at least one person in your party is using the NET system
• Can I park and use local bus/train services? No. You will need a valid NET ticket, scanned travel card or in-date season pass. Exceptions apply**
• Can I park and walk to a different short-hop zone, away from the park and ride? No. you must purchase a ticket from the park-and-ride site
• Can I leave my vehicle in the park and ride whilst I go on holiday/leave the city? Only if you have a valid in-date season ticket. See also Can I park my vehicle overnight? for further information
• How will NET know that I have used the NET system once I have parked? Parking patrols monitor our park and ride sites. We also have access to extensive CCTV. Anyone found to be parking and walking away from the NET system will be liable to have their vehicle clamped.
• Who is eligible to use the parent and child bays? The parent and child bays are reserved for parents travelling with children who still require a car seat, booster or pushchair. The additional space benefits parents who need a little more room to help youngsters get in and out of the car who require at least a booster seat. If your child is either over the age of 12 or travels without the aid of a booster or car seat, then you will need to use the normal bays. The misuse of the parent and child bays may result in your vehicle being clamped.

*You must have a ticket valid for a journey and must not purchase a ticket upon returning to the park and ride site to avoid parking enforcement.

**You may park at the Wilkinson Street park and ride to use the Medi-Link bus. You may also park at the Hucknall park and ride to use the train services.

You are not permitted to leave your vehicle in a NET park-and-ride site without using the tram services. Doing so may result in your vehicle being clamped. Once you have parked your car, you must proceed directly to use the NET system.

Your vehicle may also be clamped for the following reasons:

• Vehicles parked outside of the designated parking bays
• Vehicles blocking other vehicles
• Vehicles parked in disabled bays without a visible blue badge
• Vehicles without valid TAX, MOT or insurance
• Vehicles parked on the pedestrian walkways
• Vehicles parked on grass verges or areas away from the designated parking bays
• Non-electric vehicles parked in the 'electric vehicles only' spaces
• Misuse of the parent & child bays - This includes arriving to use the car park without your child present or using the reserved bays with a child that does not require a car seat or booster seat

Vehicle parking enforcement is carried out by CPS Midlands Ltd

If you have been left a parking notice and you wish to speak to somebody about the reasons for this notice being issued, please contact CPS Midlands. If you have parked within a designated parking bay and have used the NET tram services, you will also need to include a copy of your NET tram ticket or a photo of your travel card which was used for a journey on the NET system.

Telephone: 0808 188 9090 / 07999 885702

Email: enquiries@controlledparkingservices.co.uk

For further information about registering your vehicle for our park-and-ride sites, you can read more here: Register your vehicle for NET park-and-ride