| From Ickenham Residents. |
| PayByPhone-only free half hour and resident discounts, and fewer ticket machines. you may not be aware of this info courtesy of RRA Hillingdon’s parking consultation closes on Wednesday “Which parking consultation?!”, you might well ask: the Council has published 117 pages of legal notices, draft traffic orders and maps of yellow lines, and doesn’t ask a single question – and they haven’t tried very hard at all to let you know that it even exists. In September the Cabinet Member approved a consultation on five changes. https://hillingdondocs.uk/decisions/2026/q3/1805-parking-consultation.html Two of them, asking every driver for their number plate and removing ticket machines, aren’t mentioned anywhere in it. Council officers told us machine removal will be consulted on later. Two of Ruislip’s councillors told us it’s part of this consultation, and to mention the Lido in our responses. Even the people running it don’t agree on what it covers. v RRA response https://www.ruislipresidents.org.uk/parking-consultation-answers/ The Council says it publicised the consultation with notices in two newspapers, notices at what it calls “relevant locations”, and one webpage. We can’t find it on the Council’s “Consultations and Surveys” page, on its news pages or on its social media. We haven’t seen a single councillor mention it publicly. The decision that started it all is dated 30 September. It appeared on the Council’s website on 22 October, three weeks later and only after we asked where it was. By then the deadline for councillors to call it in had passed. The documents themselves weren’t the latest versions. The Council told us on Friday afternoon that the corrected versions had only just been sent to its web team. STILL NOT DECIDED OR WRITTEN: • the rules for the new digital version of the Hillingdon First card for parking • how residents would prove they’re eligible, and what happens if you don’t have a smartphone • which ticket machines would be removed • what counts as a “nearby” shop • whether paying cash in a shop would get you the resident rate • what happens at Ruislip Lido • what would be done with your number plate details, and how any cameras would be used WHAT HAS BEEN DECIDED: Paying at a ticket machine, even by card, would no longer get you the discounted resident rate or the free half hour. So we’re being consulted on a scheme whose rules haven’t been written, through a consultation that asks no questions and that most people don’t know exists. You can still have your say, and it takes a few minutes. The Ruislip Residents’ Association’s webpage explains it in plain English, lets you pick the points that matter to you, and sends your response to the Council in your own words: https://www.ruislipresidents.org.uk/parking-consultation-respond/ The deadline is Wednesday 11 November. Please share this with anyone who uses a Hillingdon First card, especially anyone who doesn’t do apps. Article: PayByPhone-only free half hour and resident discounts, and fewer ticket machines: Hillingdon parking consultation closes on Wednesday https://www.ruislipresidents.org.uk/parking-consultation-answers/ Form: Have your say on Hillingdon’s parking plans: respond to the consultation by Wednesday 11 November https://www.ruislipresidents.org.uk/parking-consultation-respond/ https://www.ruislipresidents.org.uk/parking-consultation-respond/ |
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Parking charge changes
| Our grateful thanks to Ruislip residents for flagging this Hillingdon First free parking to go phone-only, fewer ticket machines, and Sunday parking charges In July, Hillingdon’s Director of Community Safety & Enforcement, Richard Webb, told the Residents’ Services Select Committee that Pay & Display machines were under review and that proposals would need to be developed. Those proposals have now been published. A report dated 22 September 2026 to the Cabinet Member for Residents’ Services, Cllr Wayne Bridges, asks him to approve a public consultation on five changes to parking across the borough – and ticket machines are only one of them. Cllr Eddie Lavery, Cabinet Member for Finance, is also consulted. Cllr Bridges can sign off the decision from Wednesday 30th September, and Cabinet will make the final decision in December once the consultation has finished. The five proposals are: the resident discount, including the free half hour for Hillingdon First Card holders, to be available through Pay by Phone only, and no longer at ticket machines every driver to give their registration number when paying for parking, at machines as well as by phone a digital replacement for the Hillingdon First Card for resident parking rates fewer Pay & Display machines, with a principle for deciding which ones go Sunday charges at council car parks in Hayes town centre that are currently free on Sundays further info can be found on their website https://www.ruislipresidents.org.uk/parking-charge-changes/ |
New Hillingdon First card parking rules
| Yellow labels are appearing on car park ticket machines saying that Hillingdon First cards can only be used once per day. this applies to individual machines / car parks as per the rule below 30 minutes free tickets with a HillingdonFirst card Most of our pay and display machines offer 30 minutes free tickets with a HillingdonFirst card. You must purchase your ticket or get your 30 minutes free ticket with your HillingdonFirst card at the initial time of parking. You’re not allowed to get another free ticket or buy an additional ticket to extend your period of parking beyond the initial time. you can still use it in a different car park |
New parking charges from April 1
| Published in today’s Gazette A short selection of those which will affect us most: Increased car parking charges from 6th April for Hillingdon First card holders On street parking first 30 mins still free Up to 60 mins is £1.10 will be £1.50 Up to 90 mins is £1.50 will be £2.40 Up to 2 hrs is £2.00 will be £3.30 Thereafter 80p per 20 mins to maximum stay Car parks Grainges and Cedars current fee of £1.40 for 2 hours will be £2.00 Long lane behind medical centre up to 1 hr increases from 0.80p to £1.30 Community Close up to 90 mins increases from £1.10 to £2.10 |
Free parking in December
If you live in the borough, you can use your HillingdonFirst card to enjoy free parking during December.
Free parking offer
Use your HillingdonFirst card to enjoy free parking in council-owned car parks and on-street parking bays on the following dates:
- Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 December
- Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 December
Please note: This offer does not include leisure centre car parks and Ruislip Lido car parks.
PayByPhone users
Those using PayByPhone must register their HillingdonFirst card on the app to enjoy this offer.
Ticket machine users
Residents who prefer to use payment machines, must have their HillingdonFirst card with them and follow the instructions below (and on the machines) when getting a ticket to ensure no charge is applied.
- Press the yellow button.
- Press and hold your HillingdonFirst card on the contactless symbol for up to 4 seconds (until authorised).
- Press the green button to receive your free parking ticket.
Display your ticket on your windscreen.
