Electric Vehicle Parking Within Dundee

Access to Council managed car parks will be free of charge to pure Electric Vehicle owners.  To take advantage of this offer, you will need to register details of your electric vehicle with the Fleet Team, Email: fleet@dundeecity.gov.uk. The vehicle’s registration number will then be input to the ANPR system, and this will enable the access barrier to rise on arrival / departure without the requirement for tickets.

The following conditions apply:

• EVs will be given free parking in all regular parking bays.  There is no requirement to recharge your vehicle to use the car park.
• If using fast charging bays, you will have a maximum stay in the bay of 3 hours and no return to the bay within 4 hours.
• If using rapid charging bays will have a maximum stay of 30 mins in the bay and no return to the bay within 4 hours.
• When parked in charging bays the vehicle must be plugged in at all times.  Charging bays should only be used when recharging is required.

Please note, Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) are not eligible for free parking.

On the 1st of November 2019 electric vehicle charging tariffs will be introduced in Dundee following committee approval last month. Tariffs of 15p per KW with a 38p connection fee will be introduced through the charge place Scotland back office which will record charging sessions through use of swipe cards and will then invoice electric vehicle users on a monthly basis.

A Dundee residents’ discount scheme will also be introduced for the city’s privately owned plug-in hybrid or fully electric vehicles. Applying for the scheme applicants must provide the following three items of information, proof of identity, Dundee residency and a current charge place scotland swipe card.

All qualifying documentation must be presented in person to

Marchbanks Depot Reception
34 Harefield Road
Dundee DD2 3JW
Monday to Friday, 10am - 2pm

Available from 14 October 2019

In tandem with the introduction of tariffs on the 1st November 2019 the free parking for 100% electric vehicles will only be available for the cities multi-storey car parks. Greenmarket, Bell Street, Gellatly Street and Olympia. This change is required to consolidate funding requirements which require accurate capture through the cities ANPR system which is only available at these sites.