Drivers warned of new parking rules near popular football club as thousands of fans clog up roads
Drivers have been warned of new restrictions in place near a major football club in a bid to reduce the number of cars clogging up the streets.
Liverpool City Council revealed that it will introduce a new Football Match Parking Zone around Everton FC’s £500million stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock.
The parking measures will mirror existing arrangements around Goodison Park and Anfield, with Bramley-Moore Dock serving the club’s new 52,888-seater venue.
As part of the scheme, more than 4,000 residents and 3,000 businesses have been invited to apply for parking permits ahead of the zone’s implementation, which will also coincide with the stadium’s first test game later this month.
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New parking rules hope to crack down on the huge number of vehicles parking on match days
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The measures hope to manage traffic flow around the waterfront stadium, which has already been selected as a venue for the UEFA European Championships in 2028.
Residents will be able to apply for free permits for each vehicle registered at their address, plus one visitor permit. Business permits will be charged at £50 annually per vehicle, with a maximum allowance of 10 vehicles per business.
The parking zone covers areas within a 30-minute walk of Everton Stadium, extending into the Ten Streets district, city centre and up to Great Homer Street in Everton.
The zone is serviced by the city’s historic “Dock Road” and aims to reduce congestion while improving air quality and safety around the stadium.
The new parking measures include several key elements to manage match-day traffic such as dedicated resident parking areas, new taxi ranks, and match-day bus stands across the zone.
The council will also implement new parking restrictions and revised hours of operation for existing parking zones in the Great Homer Street area.
Similar changes will affect the Ten Streets and Love Lane areas with new industrial parking zones being established, one north and one south of Boundary Street.
The new parking measures will be implemented under an Experimental Traffic Road Order, set to run for up to 18 months. During this period, the Council’s Transport and Highways team will continue to review the effectiveness of the parking zone.
The review process will evaluate how effectively the zone manages the movement of tens of thousands of people during match days and events.
Councillor Dan Barrington said: “Everton Stadium is going to be transformational especially for the surrounding Ten Streets district and the wider Kirkdale community.
“The North Docks area has never had to cope with such large numbers of people in such concentrated time periods, but fortunately the city has the experience and knowledge thanks to Goodison Park and Anfield.
“By creating this new match day parking zone, we’ll be looking to adopt and incorporate those controls which so effectively move tens of thousands on a weekly basis.”
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Under the new rules residents will have to apply for new parking permits
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Barrington added that many residents, businesses and Everton fans will be affected by this new zone with them all urged to share feedback with the council.
He added: “Bramley-Moore Dock is also a unique location given its very close proximity to the city centre and the fact the surrounding transport infrastructure is well developed. There’s more to be done but all the partners are talking to make those improvements.”
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