A Type A permit is available to residents of pay and display streets within the area of the town centre and allow a vehicle to be parked without limit on the length of stay.
Type A Residents Parking permits are only valid within specified areas of the town centre. The specified areas are known as “Sub-Zones” and are clearly marked on the permit indicating which streets your permit would be valid.
The permit can only be used when parking in a marked parking bay. It does not entitle the holder to park on double yellow lines or any other such waiting or loading restriction.
Ayr Town Centre - Residents Parking Permit - Type A | Annual | Quarterly |
Cost |
£50 |
£16 |
You may apply for one permit for each vehicle you own.
The replacement of permit for a change of vehicle or vehicle registration is subject to a £5.00 administration fee.
Type A Permits are available for:
Sub-zone A1
Academy Street
Boat Vennel
Cathcart Street
Charlotte Street (Numbers 3 to 17 and 2 to 8)
Citadel Place
Fort Street
Mews Lane
New Bridge Street
St John‟s Street
Sandgate
South Harbour Street (Numbers 1 to 13)
Wellington Square
Sub-zone A2
Barns Street
Boswell Park
Carrick Street
Douglas Street
Fullarton Street
George Street (Numbers 2 to 24)
High Street (Numbers 1 to 155 and 2 to176)
Hope Street
Newmarket Street
Old Bridge Street
River Street
River Terrace
Sub-zone A3
Alloway Street
Beresford Terrace (Numbers 1 to 11 and 2 to16)
Burns Statue Square
Dalblair Road
High Street (Numbers 161 to 247 and 178 to 266)
Killoch Place
Kyle Street
Mill Street
Mill Wynd
Parkhouse Street
Smith Street
The permit can only be used when parking in a marked parking bay within the street(s) it is valid for.
It does not entitle the holder to park in areas covered by waiting or loading restrictions or in bays designated for a particular purpose e.g. disabled bay.
If you live close to the boundary between two sub zones and would prefer your permit to be valid in the adjoining sub zone you may be eligible for a change in sub zone (Please note that such requests are only granted in exceptional cases, such as where the closest parking spaces in the adjoining sub zone are nearer the applicant’s home than those in the applicant’s own sub zone)