Parking news

• New electric vehicle charge-up points ready to use

  Published on Wednesday 8 June 2022

  More charge-up points have been installed the Harborough district to meet the massive demand and increase in the use of electric vehicles. 

• More electric car charge-up points on way

  Published on Wednesday 12 January 2022

  There will soon be more places to top up electric vehicles with the installation of more charge-up points in the Harborough district.

• Car park users contribute trees to reforestation project

  Published on Tuesday 11 January 2022

  Car park users in the Harborough district have contributed to a donation of 105 trees - part of 51,770 trees nationally - to mangrove projects in Madagascar.

• Bid to install extra electric vehicle charging points

  Published on Tuesday 11 May 2021

  More electric vehicle charging points could be introduced across the Harborough district if a bid for funding is successful.

• Car parking charges to rise amid budget pressures

  Published on Tuesday 9 February 2021

  Parking charges will be increased in the Harborough district, councillors have agreed.

• Free car parking signage – an apology

  Published on Monday 7 December 2020

  Harborough District Council is once again offering free parking on Saturdays in the run up to Christmas in our car parks to help local businesses and encourage people to shop locally.

• Parking charges reintroduced as town centres open

  Published on Tuesday 7 July 2020

  Parking charges are to be reinstated at all Council-run car parks in the Harborough district on Monday 13 July 2020 after a lengthy period of suspension.

• Car park improvement work set to start

  Published on Thursday 15 August 2019

  Improvements to Council-owned district car parks, approved in June, are set to start in Lutterworth and Market Harborough from Monday 19th August 2019.

• Pay to park by phone option is here

  Published on Monday 5 August 2019

  Residents and visitors can now use their mobile phone to pay for parking in Council-owned car parks – and also top up their parking time remotely if they wish to stay in town longer.

• Electric vehicle charge point installed in Kibworth

  Published on Wednesday 19 June 2019

  A new charge-up point for electric vehicles has been introduced in Kibworth Beauchamp and will be available to use soon.

• Car park improvements across the district

  Published on Tuesday 11 June 2019

  More than £250,000 worth of improvements to Council-owned car parks, to ensure they continue to meet the needs of shoppers, visitors and residents, have been approved.

• Pay and display machines go cashless

  Published on Friday 29 March 2019

  A number of parking machines in Market Harborough will be ‘going cashless’ to improve security.

• Electric car charge-up points installed in Broughton Astley

  Published on Tuesday 19 February 2019

  New charge-up points for electric vehicles have been introduced in Broughton Astley.

• Electronic car park permits welcomed

  Published on Tuesday 29 January 2019

  New ‘e-permits’ are being introduced for car parks across the Harborough district, offering users a faster, paperless and more cost-effective way to obtain a permit.

• Park for free at weekends December

  Published on Tuesday 13 November 2018

  Shoppers will be able to park for free on Saturdays at council-owned car parks throughout December to encourage people to ‘shop local’.

• Electric car charge-up points welcomed – and more on way!

  Published on Wednesday 4 July 2018

  Charging points for electric cars have been welcomed at a business centre in the Harborough district – and more are set to follow.

• Man convicted of assaulting parking officer

  Published on Friday 13 April 2018

  A man who attacked a council-employed parking officer has been prosecuted.

• Improved security measures following thefts

  Published on Tuesday 27 February 2018

  Additional security measures have been taken by the district council following a spate of thefts from parking ticket machines.

• Car park set for resurfacing work

  Published on Friday 26 January 2018

  Improvement works will be taking place at the Kings Head Place car park in Market Harborough.

• Repairs to wall at George Street car park

  Published on Friday 3 November 2017

  Work to rebuild a boundary wall at the George Street car park in Lutterworth has begun.

• Improvements at council-owned car parks

  Published on Tuesday 29 August 2017

  Improvements to car parking across the district, which will ensure parking provision works for generations to come, are set to be introduced.

• Lining work – Commons car park

  Published on Tuesday 9 May 2017

  There will be some lining work carried out on the morning of Sunday 14 May 2017 in the Commons car park in Market Harborough.

• Parking order consultation on hold

  Published on Friday 13 January 2017

  The Council’s new Parking Order consultation has temporarily been put on hold to allow for the inclusion of further information.

• Free parking in Harborough district on December weekends up to Christmas

  Published on Wednesday 16 November 2016

  Shoppers are being encouraged to visit the Harborough district and make use of free parking during the December weekends in the lead up to Christmas.

• Your views needed on car parking proposals

  Published on Thursday 20 October 2016

  Public comments are being invited on the future of car parking facilities in the Harborough district.

• Praise for car park re-design

  Published on Monday 10 August 2015

  Improvements to a car park in the heart of a village have been welcomed.

• Parking patrols to resume at improved car park

  Published on Wednesday 8 April 2015

  Enforcement at a newly improved car park in Market Harborough is set to be resumed.

• Improvements being made to car parks

  Published on Thursday 12 February 2015

  Improvement works are taking place to two car parks in the Harborough district.