Free parking is being extended during December in Paisley town centre council car parks.
Parking is already free for up to one hour in Renfrewshire Council car parks and all on street spaces, while it’s free all day on Sundays.
Now, to provide an extra festive boost, it will be free to park for up to two hours in these Renfrewshire Council car parks between Monday 1 December 2025 and Saturday 3 January 2026.
It’s a repeat of the scheme run last year designed to encourage more people to visit the town centre and spend local.
The extra free parking follows on from the hugely successful Paisley Halloween Festival which brought lots of people into the town.
It’s perfectly timed to support the packed OneRen Winter Wonderland programme which includes events in town centre venues like Paisley Town Hall and Paisley Arts Centre.
And Business Improvement District, Paisley First, have lots lined up this December including Paisley’s Small Business Saturday Christmas Market and Big Christmas Weekends.
You need to display a ticket or register parking using RingGo whether you are parking for free or paying.
Take a ticket from the car park parking machine for 2 hours or register a virtual ticket if you’re using the RingGo app.
Cross Street South, Paisley and Saucel Crescent, Paisley car parks are only available using the RingGo app.
If you are parking for any longer than 2 hours then you’ll pay the standard costs.
The 2 hours free parking only applies to Renfrewshire Council car parks and does not include on-street parking.
Full details of the free parking arrangements and qualifying council car parks are being added to the Renfrewshire Council website.
Up to 2 hours free parking using the parking machine or RingGo is available between Monday 1 December 2025 and Saturday 3 January 2026 at:
- Bridge Street, Paisley
- Cross Street North
- Glen Lane
- Hunter Street Upper
- Hunter Street Lower
- Lagoon North car park, Paisley
- Lagoon South car park, Paisley
- Lonend
- Maxwell Street
- Moncrief Street
- New Sneddon Street
- Oakshaw Street
- Orchard Street
- School Wynd
- St James Street
- Stow Street
- Weighhouse Close.
Up to 2 hours free parking only available using RingGo is available from 1 December and 3 January at:
- Cross Street South, Paisley
- Saucel Crescent, Paisley
