Christmas and New Year information
Find out all the information you need about our services over the Christmas and New Year period. This includes our opening times, waste collection days, and how to contact us out of hours.
The different ways you can pay for parking
The easiest way to pay for parking is by using the MiPermit app.
Using the MiPermit app
The MiPermit app - a digital, cashless, solution allows you to:
- register once and you can use the service to pay for future parking sessions
- choose to receive text messages when your parking is about to expire.
- extend your parking without returning to your car.
The MiPermit app, can be downloaded from:
Find out on the MiPermit website
The MiPermit system is in operation at the vast majority of Cumberland Council car parks.
At our Cecil Street car park, Carlisle, the digital payment method in operation is flowbird. This app can also be downloaded from the Google or Apple stores.
Other ways to pay for parking in our car parks
There are a number of other ways you can pay at our car parks.
Multi-storey car parks
You will need to pay when you leave the car park. To do this, take a ticket from the barrier when entering the car park and pay by card at the machines before you return to your car when you are leaving the car park.
Paying by cash and card
Our machines take card payments and cash.
Pay by text or by calling MiPermit
You can call or text MiPermit.
MiPermit
Telephone: 0345 520 7007
Text: 61600 with the word PARK and your vehicle registration number
Parking permits
If you use our car parks regularly you can buy a parking permit to save you money.
Find about about our different parking permits
Parking for Blue Badge holders
You can park for three hours for free on our long stay car parks providing you display:
- a valid Blue Badge
- your time of arrival on your front windscreen
If you want to park for longer you can either:
- return to the car park and purchase a ticket to cover your stay
- use MiPermit to purchase a pay and stay to start once your three hours has ended
If you're using a short stay car park
You can only park for the maximum time allowed. Check the maximum time at the car park you are at as this may be different for each one. There are boards in each car park outlining this clearly.