Long and Short Stay car parks explained
Fareham's car parks are divided into long and short stay to provide suitable parking facilities for the needs of the town's visitors.
- Key Points
- Long Stay Charges
- Parking in Fareham Town Centre
- Pay & Display
- Penalty Charge Notices
- Season Tickets
- Security
- Short Stay Charges
- Theft from Vehicles
Short Stay
These meet the needs of shoppers and people who wish to make relatively quick visits to the town. This could include a visit to the doctor, dentist or bank.
Market Quay Car Park Fees
- Up to one hour - £1.00
- Up to two hours - £2.00
- Up to three hours - £3.00
- Up to four hours - £4.00
- Up to five hours - £5.00
- Over five hours - £10.00
Short Stay Car Park Fees (excluding Market Quay)
- Up to one hour - £0.80
- Up to two hours - £1.60
- Up to three hours - £2.40
- Up to four hours - £3.20
- Up to five hours - £4.00
- Over five hours - £10.00
Short Stay Locations
- Multi-storey Osborn Road
- Multi-storey Civic Way
- Ferneham Hall
- Ferneham Hall (Clinic)
- Civic Way south
- Civic Way north
- Civic Offices (Saturday only)
- Palmerston Avenue
- Trinity Street
- Malthouse Lane
- Quay Street
- Market Quay
Long Stay
These areas are best suited for those staying for longer than four hours. For example, people working in Fareham and business visitors.
Fees
- Up to one hour - £0.70
- Up to two hours - £1.40
- Up to three hours - £2.10
- Up to four hours - £2.80
- Over four hours - £3.50
Long Stay Locations
14. Bath Lane
15. Osborn Road west
16. Youth Centre
17. The Gillies
18. Lysses
19. Holy Trinity Church
Security
24-hour live closed circuit television surveillance is provided in some of the parking areas and all car parks receive regular patrols by our car park Patrol Officers. Please help to deter crime by not leaving any articles on view in your parked vehicle.
Season Tickets
Annual and quarterly season tickets are available by application to the Director of Finance and Resources, for long stay car parks only. For further details please tel: 01329 236100 ext: 2355 or e-mail engineering.transportation@fareham.gov.uk.
Alternatively you may wish to print this season ticket application form (94 Kb) 
and return with the correct fee to the Director of Finance and Resources, Fareham Borough Council, Civic Offices, Civic Way, Fareham, Hampshire PO16 7AZ.
Fees
Annual - £490
Quarterly - £150
Penalty Charge Notices
All the car parks are regularly patrolled and you will be required to pay a Penalty Charge if you fail to comply with the parking regulations as displayed on the notice boards in the car parks.
Examples of the most common offences:
- failure to display a valid parking ticket
- not parked within a marked bay
- parked in a disabled person's bay without an official badge
The current charge is £60.
- Challenge Form (59 Kb)
- Dispensation Application (48 Kb)
Theft from Vehicles
Please protect your vehicle and its contents by:
- locking all doors and closing all windows
- locking any valuables away in the boot
- fitting a security device to hi-fi and radio
- making sure your steering lock is engaged (if fitted)
- installing an alarm with an ignition immobiliser
Please Note:
- Charges apply between 8.00 am and 6.00 pm Monday to Saturday.
- No charges on Sundays or public holidays.
- Parking bays for disabled persons are reserved for official badge holders only, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- No charge for disabled drivers displaying the official badge (subject to arrangements for Pay on Foot parking explained above)
A range of frequently asked questions and answers have been compiled on 'Cars Parks - General Enquiries' and on the 'Residents' Parking Scheme' which may answer your queries or please return to the main page on Parking in Fareham Town Centre.
For further information please contact the Parking Manager in the Department of Regulatory Services on tel: 01329 236100 or e-mail engineering.transportation@fareham.gov.uk.
For information about Car Parking in Hampshire contact www.hants.gov.uk/carparking (this is an external hyperlink)
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