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The council offers 15 car parks in Ilkeston, and nine car parks in Long Eaton. All machines accept coins and there are contactless payment machines in some of our car parks. In Ilkeston town centre, contactless payment is now available at two of the three pay machines in the Albion Centre car park; both machines at Pimlico; and the pay machines at Queen Street and South Street car parks. You can use a valid ticket on the same day moving between Erewash Borough Council car parks.  Please note the machines do not accept Apple or Android pay.

Long Eaton Train Station has contactless payment at both machines. There are also electric vehicle charging points in some car parks. 
Map of Ilkeston town centre car parks (png)

Table shows number of car parks in the borough and locations.
Car ParkDisabled SpacesNon disabled spacesTotal spacesWhat Three Words Location
East Street, Ilkeston22224taken.remit.still
Baker Street, Ilkeston11516cools.nail.code
Chapel Street, Ilkeston21012edgy.pops.chop
Pimlico, Ilkeston9125 (plus 2 electric vehicle points)136stands.urban.spirit
Station Road, Ilkeston189rainy.rigid.blues
Wilton Place, Ilkeston2810alien.cheer.stores
Albion Centre, Ilkeston10192202films.game.forms
Club Row, Ilkeston5118123mouse.lots.commented
Queen Street, Ilkeston22628hooks.albums.fats
South Street, Ilkeston35154liability.mixed.lined
Northgate Street, Ilkeston21921stress.soil.sheep
Stanton Road, Ilkeston45460cheat.parks.worth
Town Hall, Ilkeston55560composers.ruler.enjoy
Lower Bath Street, Ilkeston35053ruins.funds.moment
Toll Bar House, Ilkeston56166hurray.next.mass

Map of Long Eaton town centre car parks. Opens as PNG file.

Car ParkDisabled SpacesNon disabled spacesTotal spaces

What Three Words Location

Claye Street, Long Eaton430

34

shall.mops.line
Gibb Street, Long Eaton230 (plus 1 electric vehicle charging point)33burns.loaded.united
Long Eaton Train Station, Long Eaton5167 (plus 4 limited wait spaces and 1 electric vehicle charging point)177daily.pops.studio
Beaconsfield Street, Long Eaton4109113gear.dating.flame
Lawrence Street, Long Eaton8159

167

soak.verge.clay
Town Hall Lower, Long Eaton32326head.chains.panic
New Street, Long Eaton11213design.cost.ever
Waverley Street, Long Eaton43741bath.doll.broken
Town Hall Upper, Long Eaton23133sticks.cook.indeed

Standard Charges:

Cost of parking
Length of timePrice
Up to 3 hours£1
over 3 hours£3

(8am until 6pm Monday to Saturday inclusive – excluding Bank Holidays)

All parking in Erewash Borough Council car parks is free of charge on Sundays. 

Please note our machines do not give change. No parking places permit overnight sleeping.

Long Eaton Train Station prices:

Long Eaton train station prices
Length of timePrice
Per Day £4.00
Over 24 hours and up to 6 days.£15


All parking charges are applicable Monday to Saturday 8am to 6pm. Any other location not mentioned remains the same.

Motorcycle Parking

Motorcycles are permitted to park free of charge in designated bays only. The car parks within Erewash that offer motorcycles bays are:

locations of motorcycle parking
Car parkTown
East StreetIlkeston 
Lower Bath StreetIlkeston
Chapel StreetIlkeston
PimlicoIlkeston
Station RoadIlkeston
Albion CentreIlkeston
Albion Centre extensionIlkeston
Club RowIlkeston (off Gregory Street)
South StreetIlkeston
Northgate StreetIlkeston
Stanton RoadIlkeston
Claye StreetLong Eaton
Gibb StreetLong Eaton
Beaconsfield StreetLong Eaton
Lawrence StreetLong Eaton
Long Eaton StationLong Eaton
Town Hall LowerLong Eaton
New StreetLong Eaton

Disabled Parking

Erewash Borough Council does not charge disabled Blue Badge holders to park, however when parking they must adhere to the regulations relating to the car parks such as short stay - (check signage for more details) - must be parked in a marked bay not necessarily a disabled bay (these are available in all Council car parks).

Parking - Penalty Charge Notice

If you have received a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) and wish to pay or appeal please visit the Park Smarter website.

Erewash Borough Council is a member of the Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London (PATROL) Adjudication Joint Committee. The Joint Committee publishes an Annual Statement of Accounts which is subject to External Audit. More information can be can be found on the Patrol website.

Our car park machines are now fitted with a state of the art back office system which constantly monitors the machines for faults and ticket availability. This ends the information over the internet to our Parking Manager which enables them to respond to any issues a lot quicker.

Traffic Regulation Order

Erewash Borough Council car parks operate under a Traffic Regulation Order. This order shows Charges varied under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. To request a copy of the Order please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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