2026 Tariff Changes
The following Notice informed the public that Charges and Fees at the listed locations will be as published from 21 April 2026
View the Notice of Variation of Parking Charges 2026
This Notice was 'Published' on 31 March 2026
The Highland Council (Prohibition and Restriction of Waiting and Loading and Parking Places) (Decriminalised Parking Enforcement and Consolidation) Variation for Princes Street, Thurso Experimental Order 2025
Notice is hereby given that on 27 November 2025 The Highland Council made the above Experimental Order in exercise of the powers conferred on them under Sections 9 and 10 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended and of all other enabling powers and after consultation with the Chief Officer of Police in accordance with Part III of Schedule 9 to said Act.
The Experimental Order will come into force on 6 December 2025 and will remain in operation for a period not exceeding 18 months.
The general effect of the Order will be to introduce parking restrictions on Princes Street, Thurso as follows :
- Limited Waiting - Vehicles will be permitted to wait for a maximum period of one hour, with no return within one hour, during the times the restriction applies as identified on the maps accompanying the Experimental Order.
- Loading Only - Introduce a designated loading area operational between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., for use solely by vehicles engaged in the loading or unloading of goods in connection with nearby trade or business premises as identified on the maps accompanying the Experimental Order.
A copy of the Experimental Order can be inspected at the Thurso, Strathy and Mey Service Point and Registration Office, Rotterdam Street, Thurso, KW14 8AB during normal opening hours. The Order can also be viewed below
View Princes Street Thurso Experimental Order 2025
No prohibition or restriction imposed by the Experimental Order will apply to a vehicle being used in an emergency for ambulance, coastguard, fire brigade or police purposes.
The Council will in due course be considering whether the provisions of the Experimental Order should be made permanent.
Any person may object to the making of a future permanent order within a period of 6 months from the date the Experimental Order comes into force or, if the Experimental Order is varied by a subsequent experimental order or modified pursuant to section 10(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, from the date of that variation or modification comes into force. Objections must be made in writing to Parking Services Office, Farraline Park, Inverness IV1 1NH or emailed to parking@highland.gov.uk and must state the grounds on which they are made. Support for the measures can also be sent to the same postal or email address.
Any person wishing to question the validity of the Experimental Order or any of its provisions on the grounds that it is not within the powers of the relevant enabling Act or that a requirement of any such enabling Act or any relevant regulations made thereunder have not been complied with may, within 6 weeks from the date on which the Experimental Order was made, make application for the purpose to the Court of Session.
28 November 2025
The Highland Council (Prohibition and Restriction of Waiting and Loading and Parking Places) (Decriminalised Parking Enforcement and Consolidation) Variation Twelve Order 2025 (DRAFT)
Notice is hereby given that The Highland Council in exercise of its powers under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended, the Road Traffic Act 1991 and of all other enabling powers propose to make an Order entitled as above the general effect of which is as described in the Schedule.
Schedule
The effect of the Order will introduce restrictions on waiting and loading on certain sections of road in the vicinity of Tain Campus, Tain:
- No Waiting At Any Time/No Loading At Any Time on parts of Craighill Terrace, St Vincent Road and Innes Mhor Road
- No Waiting At Any Time/No Loading Monday to Thursday 8:30am to 9:30am and 2:30pm to 4:00pm, Friday 8:30am to 9:30am and 1:00pm to 3:30pm on parts of Craighill Terrace and Craig Avenue
You can request copies of the documents by emailing parking@highland.gov.uk.
View on-street variation twelve 2025 draft TRO pack
All observations or objections to the proposals were to be made in writing before 10 November 2025.
20 October 2025
The Highland Council (Off Street Parking Places) (Decriminalised Parking Enforcement and Consolidation) Variation Three Order 2025
Notice is hereby given that The Highland Council on 22 August 2025 made, in terms of Sections 1(1), 2(1) to (3), 4, 19, 32, 35, 45, 46, 47 and 124 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and the Road Traffic Act 1991, the above Order which will come into operation on 28 August 2025
The effect of the Order will be as previously advertised by Notice in the Press and Journal Newspaper dated 23 June 2025.
View off-street variation three 2025 TRO Made Order
Any person wishing to question the validity of the Order or of any of its provisions on the grounds that it is not within the powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or that a requirement of that Act or of any relevant regulations made thereunder has not been complied with may, within six weeks from the date on which the Order was made, make application for the purpose to the Court of Session.
Parking Services, The Highland Council, Multi Storey Car Park, Farraline Park, Inverness, IV1 1NH
26 August 2025
The Highland Council (Off Street Parking Places) (Decriminalised Parking Enforcement and Consolidation) Variation Two Order 2025
Notice is hereby given that The Highland Council on 22 August 2025 made, in terms of Sections 1(1), 2(1) to (3), 4, 19, 32, 35, 45, 46, 47 and 124 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and the Road Traffic Act 1991, the above Order which will come into operation on 28 August 2025
The effect of the Order will be as previously advertised by Notice in the Press and Journal Newspaper dated 13 June 2025
View off-street variation two 2025 TRO Made Order
Any person wishing to question the validity of the Order or of any of its provisions on the grounds that it is not within the powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or that a requirement of that Act or of any relevant regulations made thereunder has not been complied with may, within six weeks from the date on which the Order was made, make application for the purpose to the Court of Session.
Parking Services, The Highland Council, Multi Storey Car Park, Farraline Park, Inverness, IV1 1NH
26 August 2025
The Highland Council (Prohibition and Restriction of Waiting and Loading and Parking Places) (Decriminalised Parking Enforcement and Consolidation) Variation Eight Order 2024
Notice is hereby given that The Highland Council (“the Council”) on 18 July 2025 made, in terms of Sections 1(1), 2(1) to (3), 4, 19, 32, 35, 45, 46,47 and 124 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the above Order which will come into operation on 23 July 2025.
Approval of the amended proposals was received at the City of Inverness Area Committee on 19 May 2025.
The effect of the Order is as described in the notice of proposals issued on 24 February 2025, save for such modifications as are described in the statement.
Statement
Modifications to original proposals were agreed as follows:
- The Council has withdrawn the proposals on both Greig Street and Balnain Street and the existing permit bays will be retained
- The Council has withdrawn the proposals on Old Mill Road to allow for updated engagement with residents and proposals to be brought forward at a future date.
- The Council has withdrawn the proposals to time limit disabled parking bays in Inverness to allow for updated engagement with appropriate groups and proposals to be brought forward at a future date
- The Council has withdrawn the proposals on Station Lane to allow for further discussions with railway operators.
- Permit Tariffs have been amended to reflect new financial year prices
Copies of the made Order, together with a copy of the relevant maps can be inspected at the address provided.
View On-street variation eight 2024 TRO Made Order
Any person wishing to question the validity of the Order or any of its provisions on the grounds that it is not within the powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or that a requirement of that Act or of any relevant regulations made thereunder has not been complied with may, within six weeks from the date on which the Order was made, make application for the purpose of the Court of Session.
Parking Services, Highland Council, Multi Storey Car Park, Farraline Park, Inverness, IV1 1NH
22 July 2025
The Highland Council (Prohibition and Restriction of Waiting and Loading and Parking Places) (Decriminalised Parking Enforcement and Consolidation) Variation Seven Glenmore Order 2023
Notice is hereby given that The Highland Council on 10 July 2025 made, in terms of sections 1(1), 2(1) to (3), 4, 19, 32, 35, 45, 46, 47 and 124 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the above Order which will come into operation on 14 July 2025
Approval of the amended proposals was received at the Badenoch & Strathspey Area Committee on the 26 August 2024.
The effect of the order is as described in the notice of proposals issued on the 16 August 2023, save for such modifications as are described in the statement.
Statement
Modifications to original proposal were agreed as follows
- The Highland Council has withdrawn the ban on overnight parking for unoccupied vehicles in pay & display bays.
- Longer parking periods provided in the Pay & Display bays, over 24 hours and multiples thereof.
- We will provide a discounted local permit for Residents of Badenoch & Strathspey to accommodate access – 2 options to be made available Residents Permit and Local Parking Season Ticket – current rates are £46 per year or £11 per month respectively.
- We will limit the Pay & Display restrictions to a period from 1st March to 31st October
A copy of the made Order, together with a copy of the relevant maps can be inspected at the address provided.
View on-street variation seven Glenmore 2023 TRO Made Order
Any person wishing to question the validity of the Order or of any of its provisions on the grounds that it is not within the powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or that a requirement of that Act or of any relevant regulations made thereunder has not been complied with may, within six weeks from the date on which the Order was made, make application for the purpose to the Court of Session.
Parking Services, Highland Council, Multi Storey Car Park, Farraline Park, Inverness, IV1 1NH
11 July 2025
The Highland Council (Off-Street Parking Places) (Decriminalised Parking Enforcement and Consolidation) Variation One Order 2025
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The Highland Council on 1 July 2025 made, in terms of Sections 1(1), 2(1) to (3), 4, 19, 32, 35, 45, 46, 47 and 124 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and the Road Traffic Act 1991, the above Order which will come into operation on 7 July 2025
The effect of the Order will be as previously advertised by Notice in the Press and Journal Newspaper dated 17 March 2025
A copy of the made Order was available to view between 1 July 2025 to 12 August 2025.
View off-street variation one 2025 TRO Made Order
Any person wishing to question the validity of the Order or of any of its provisions on the grounds that it is not within the powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or that a requirement of that Act or of any relevant regulations made thereunder has not been complied with may, within six weeks from the date on which the Order was made, make application for the purpose to the Court of Session.
Parking Services, The Highland Council, Multi Storey Car Park, Farraline Park, Inverness, IV1 1NH
4 July 2025
The Highland Council (Rosemarkie and Fortrose) (Temporary Prohibition of Waiting and Loading) Order 2025
Notice is hereby given that The Highland Council has made in terms of S14 (1) (b) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 the Order entitled as above. The Order has been made by reason that the Council, as Roads authority is satisfied that traffic on the road should be restricted due to the likelihood of danger to the public.
The Order comes into force on 2 July 2025 and will remain in effect for a maximum of 18 months.
View On-street Rosemarkie and Fortrose 2025 TTRO Made Order
Parking Services Team, Highland Council, Multi Storey Car Park, Farraline Park, Inverness, IV1 1NH
1 July 2025
The Highland Council (Whitechapel Road, Wick) (Temporary Prohibition of Waiting and Loading) Order 2025
Notice is hereby given that The Highland Council has made in terms of S14 (1) (b) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 the Order entitled as above. The Order has been made by reason that the Council, as Roads authority is satisfied that traffic on the road should be restricted due to the likelihood of danger to the public.
This Order shall come into effect at 00:01 hrs on 2 July 2025 and remain in effect for a maximum period of 18 months.
View On-street Whitechapel Road Wick 2025 TTRO Made Order
Parking Services Team, The Highland Council, Farraline Park, Inverness, IV1 1NH
1 July 2025
The Highland Council (Prohibition and Restriction of Waiting and Loading and Parking Places) (Decriminalised Parking Enforcement and Consolidation) Variation Eleven Order 2025
Notice is hearby given that The Highland Council on 24 June 2025 made, in terms of Sections 1(1), 2(1) to (3), 4, 19, 32, 35, 45, 46, 47 and 124 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and the Road Traffic Act 1991, the above Order which will come into operation on 30 June 2025
The effect of the Order will be as previously advertised by Notice in the Press and Journal Newspaper dated 28 May 2025
A copy of the made Order was available to view in person at the Charles Kennedy Building, Fort William and the Mallaig and Morar Community Centre between 27 June 2025 and 8 August 2025.
View on-street variation eleven TRO 2025 Made Order
Any person wishing to question the validity of the Order or of any of its provisions on the grounds that it is not within the powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or that a requirement of that Act or of any relevant regulations made thereunder has not been complied with may, within six weeks from the date on which the Order was made, make application for the purpose to the Court of Session.
27 June 2025