Cardiff is in top 5 best UK cities to park your car

Cardiff falls in the top 5 best UK cities to park your car in, according to new research. 

Whether you’re heading out for a day of shopping at St David’s Dewi Sant, brunching in the city’s many eateries, exploring its grand sights, or simply commuting to work, finding a good parking space can certainly be a difficult task. 

That’s why the team at Select Car Leasing have created the UK Car Parking Index to determine the best cities for parking. 

https://www.selectcarleasing.co.uk/van-leasing/news/article/uk-parking-index-best-worst-places-to-park-car

With a score of 33.8 out of 70, Cardiff ranks in fourth place for the best UK city to park your car in – coming just behind Birmingham, Nottingham and Bristol. 

St David’s Car Park located in the city’s biggest shopping centre scored 10/10 for its large offering of parking spaces and is in an ideal central location for sampling Cardiff’s range of brunch spots or hitting the shops. 

Visitors wanting to explore the sights of the Welsh city can park at the Q-Park in Cardiff Bay, which scored an impressive 9.3/10 and facilitates 1,239 parking spaces. 

The best cities to park your car in

1. Birmingham – 35.6/70
2. Nottingham – 35.5/70
3. Bristol – 34.6/70
4. Cardiff – 33.8/70
5. Glasgow – 33.6/70
6. Liverpool – 33.3/70
7. Manchester – 32.8/70
8. Leicester – 32.7/70
9. Leeds – 32.4/70
10. London – 31.9/70
11. Sheffield – 30.8/70
12. Edinburgh – 29.6/70

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Methodology: Taking a seedlist of UK cities and their major car parks, the best cities to park in the UK were ranked and revealed using the following criteria; the number of car parks available, the number of car park spaces, the average Price for 1 day of parking, the number of electric charging points, semantic analysis on Google reviews. 

Source: Select Car Leasing: https://www.selectcarleasing.co.uk/van-leasing/news/article/uk-parking-index-best-worst-places-to-park-car