Parking in Edinburgh?

[EVLXGE]

Im heading up there this week and looking for some parking suggestions form locals....somewhere safe.

Its not an overnight job, probably 4 hours max.

The only time ive parked in Edinburgh was a couple of years ago, satying at the Hilton IIRC I was told on the phone they had secure parking...arrived asked where to park at which point I was directed to some watse land over the road....

Cheers in advance.

Edited by EVLXGE on Sunday 28th December 10:58

[Famous Graham]

Whereabouts are you working? Geographically, I mean.

[Mr Trophy]

Give me your Lotus. I'll look after it

[Famous Graham]

Mr Trophy said:

Give me your Lotus. I'll look after it

Damn, I should have thought of that

I'll happily sit in it for 4 hours for whatever the current NCP parking rate is

[EVLXGE]

Famous Graham said:

Whereabouts are you working? Geographically, I mean.

Right in the centre, happy to walk a bit if theres better options though. Is the on-street parking ok in the centre?

[EVLXGE]

Famous Graham said:

Mr Trophy said:

Give me your Lotus. I'll look after it

Damn, I should have thought of that

I'll happily sit in it for 4 hours for whatever the current NCP parking rate is

Thanks for the offer chaps, thats a potential business idea there

[Mr Trophy]

EVLXGE said:

Famous Graham said:

Whereabouts are you working? Geographically, I mean.

Right in the centre, happy to walk a bit if theres better options though. Is the on-street parking ok in the centre?

When are you coming up? There is St James Centre which is in the middle of town. However, that's just your bog standard parking centre, but it is safe.

[Famous Graham]

EVLXGE said:

Famous Graham said:

Mr Trophy said:

Give me your Lotus. I'll look after it

Damn, I should have thought of that

I'll happily sit in it for 4 hours for whatever the current NCP parking rate is

Thanks for the offer chaps, thats a potential business idea there

Actually, you're not wrong...hmmm

Anyway, as well as St James, there's also an NCP jobbie (think it's NCP anyway, certainly a multi-level thing with machines) below the Castle.

Or there's the Omni.

I wouldn't try too hard to find on-street. Most of the place is covered by permits now and trying to explain how to get to the few little streets that aren't, and then you trying to find them, would be a massive pain in the bum

Or there's always the airport and a 15 quid taxi or 5 quid return/20 min journey bus.

Edited by Famous Graham on Sunday 28th December 11:21

[Mr Trophy]

Famous Graham said:

STUFF

Damn you're good. You should be a tour man!

[Famous Graham]

Mr Trophy said:

Famous Graham said:

STUFF

Damn you're good. You should be a tour man!

Just little snippets garnered from stumbling around the city in a vaguely alcoholic haze

[jke11y]

A guy kept his 2-11 in the NCP below the castle, so it must be fairly secure - you have the benefit of windows and a roof over him :-)

NCP do weekly tickets as well as the season tickets so worth phoning them.

[EVLXGE]

Thanks guys ill probably go for the NCP near the Castle...if its good enough for a 2-11 it should do for me...

Gis a wave if I pass...orange Exige S with EVL on the plate..

[Muze ST]

park it at the ncp at the edinburgh airport, get the park and ride in, then back out bing bang bosh