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Parking space in central London?

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Hello all,

I am looking to come up to London with Mrs W and Baby W on Friday. Can anyone recommend any free parking? We're coming up the A3 from Hampshire.

Oh, and to anyone who has a spare space for Friday, i will gladly stick a fiver through your letterbox!

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  • Premier_2
    Premier_2 Posts: 15,141 Forumite
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    edited 25 March 2012 at 3:07PM
    Hello all,

    I am looking to come up to London with Mrs W and Baby W on Friday. Can anyone recommend any free parking? We're coming up the A3 from Hampshire.

    Oh, and to anyone who has a spare space for Friday, i will gladly stick a fiver through your letterbox!

    You'll need more than a fiver; that'll only buy about an hour in central London.

    I suggest you leave your car at home and take public transport. You won't have to fork out for the congestion charge then either :)
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  • dacouch
    dacouch Posts: 21,636 Forumite
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    There are plenty of free spaces, where abouts are you heading to in London and what time do you need a space from?
  • Probably getting there for 1100. We'll be coming through Kingston, hopefully looking to park somewhere south of the river (Lambeth, Waterloo, etc)
  • dacouch
    dacouch Posts: 21,636 Forumite
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    Lambeth and Waterloo you will need to pay until about 6.30pm at circa £4 an hour. It's feasible to park in that area from 630pm Friday for the rest of the weekend

    There are places in Clapham just 100m from the A3 that you could park for free from noon friday for free. Nearest tube being Clapham Common which is Northern Line
  • mark5
    mark5 Posts: 1,364 Forumite
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    I paid about £50 for 2 days parking back last August in central London.
  • Assuming you'll be travelling around London by tube, I'd recommend avoiding driving into the hell-hole that is Central London and parking at an Underground station.
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