There two car parks in Stansted Mountfitchet.
One is located at the bottom of the village near Mountfitchet Castle – the Lower Street Car Park.
The second is at the top of Chapel Hill – the Crafton Green Car Park. Both are administered by the North Essex Parking Partnership.
Lower Street Car Park
Permit Location Number: 737940
This car park has 209 marked bays. Parking charges apply 8am to 6pm Monday to Saturday. Disabled badge holders can park for free all day when displaying a valid disabled badge. Maximum Stay Applies.
Up to 30 minutes £0.80
Up to 1 hour £1.20
Up to 2 hours £1.70
Up to 3 hours £2.20
Up to 4 hours £2.70
Up to 5 hours £3.20
Up to 10 hours (all day) £5.2
On Sundays and Bank Holidays it costs £1 if you stay longer than 5hrs. For details on season tickets consult the North Essex Parking Partnership website.
Crafton Green Car Park
This car park can be exceptionally busy at times when TouchPoint run their highly popular food shares events on Fridays (1-2pm) and Saturdays (10-11am).
Please note there is no long-stay parking at this location.
This car park has a 8x 7kW charging points available via BP Pulse network. EV Charging bays are subject to standard parking tariffs and terms and conditions, in addition to the BP Pulse charging tariffs and terms.
Permit Location Number: 737939
This car park has 52 marked bays. Parking charges apply 8am to 6pm Monday to Saturday. Disabled badge holders can park for free all day when displaying a valid disabled badge. Maximum Stay Applies.
Up to 30 minutes £0.80
Up to 1 hour £1.20
Up to 2 hours £1.70
Up to 3 hours £2.20
Up to 10 hours (all day) £4.50
On Sundays and Bank Holidays it costs £1 if you stay longer than 5hrs. There are no season tickets available for Crafton Green car park.
What to do if a ticket machine will not accept payment?
The ticket machines at both car parks no longer accept cash payments. You will need to pay by card/debit card.
Please DO NO assume because a machine is broken no payment for parking is due.
You could be ticketed if a payment has not been registered by the North Essex Parking Partnership.
In such circumstances, the first option is to download the MiPermit app and use if to pay for the time required for your stay. Alternatively you can call the North Essex Parking Partnership on 0345 5051155 to arrange payment.
Consult the North Essex Parking Partnership website for further information