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Parking in Sunderland

Every car park we hold in Sunderland and the garages that do MOTs, in one place. Tap through to see them on the map.

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64car parks

16marked free

2,540spaces where known

2MOT garages

Car parks in Sunderland

5 are multi-storey or underground, 14 charge, and 16 are marked free.

Car park	Price	Type	Spaces
ALDI	Check signs	Surface
Barmston Pond Nature Reserve Car Park	Free	Surface
Blue House	Check signs
Board Inn	Free	Surface	16
Boughton Street Car Park	Check signs		56
Car park	Paid	Surface
Car park	Paid	Surface
Car park	Paid	Surface
Car park	Check signs	· covered
Charles Street Car Park	Paid	Surface
Commercial Vehicle Park	Check signs	Surface	100
Disabled Car Parking	Free	Surface
Durham Wildlife Trust, Rainton Meadows	Check signs	Surface	40
Dykelands Road	Check signs	Surface
Gorse Road Car Park	Paid	Surface	54
Harbour View Car Park	Check signs	Surface
Herrington Country Park parking	Free	Surface
Hetton Centre Car Park	Check signs	Surface	50
Hetton Community Pool Car Park	Free	Surface	30
Hylton Retail Park	Free	Surface
Kayll Road Car Park	Check signs	Multi-storey · covered
KFC	Check signs	Surface
Marine Walk Car Park	Check signs	Surface
Marriott	Check signs	Surface
McDonald's	Free	Surface
National Glass Centre Parking	Paid	Surface
Nexus	Free	Surface
Nile Street	Check signs
Nissan	Free	Surface	546
North Sands Business Centre	Check signs	Surface
Overflow Car Park	Check signs	Surface	150
Overspill car park	Paid	Surface
Pallion Retail Park	Free	Surface
Philadpehia Cricket and Community Club	Free	Surface	40
Princess Anne Park, Virewpoint Car Park	Check signs
Rear Car Park	Check signs	Surface	55
Riverside Multi-Storey Car Park	Check signs	Multi-storey · covered
Sainsbury's	Check signs	Surface
Sheepfolds Car Park	Check signs		60
St Peter's Car Park	Check signs		16
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College	Check signs	Surface
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College	Check signs	Surface
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College	Check signs	Surface
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College	Check signs	Surface
St. Mary's Car Park	Check signs	Multi-storey · covered	480
Stadium of Light	Check signs	Surface
Staff Car Park	Check signs	Surface
Sunderland Station Car Park	Paid	Surface	194
Sunderland University (St Peter's)	Paid	Surface
Sunniside Car Park	Paid	Multi-storey · covered	653
Tatham Street Car Park	Paid
The Bridges	Check signs	Multi-storey · covered
The Colonel Prior	Free	Surface
The Copt Hill	Check signs	Surface
The Galleries Retail Park	Free	Surface
The Three Tuns Pub	Free	Surface
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Car Park	Check signs
University of Sunderland (St Peter's; East Car Park)	Paid	Surface
Venerable Bede Church of England Academy	Check signs	Surface
Washington Cricket Club	Free	Surface
Washington Wetland Centre	Free	Surface
West Car Park	Paid	Surface
West Wear Street Car Park	Paid	Surface
Wickes	Check signs	Surface

Fuel prices in Sunderland

On 7 October 2026, 7 forecourts in Sunderland had unleaded (e10) from 169.7p and diesel from 196.7p. See every forecourt and price.

Garages and MOT centres in Sunderland

Garage	Address	Opening hours
Halfords Autocentre	Vermont, Washington	Mo 08:00 - 18:00; Tu 08:00 - 18:00; We 08:00 - 18:00; Th 08:00 - 18:00; Fr 08:00 - 18:00; Sa 08:00 - 17:00; Su 10:00 - 16:00	MOT
Penshaw Car Centre	Station Road, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 7PW	Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00	MOT

Questions about parking in Sunderland

Is there free parking in Sunderland?

16 of the 64 car parks we list in Sunderland are marked free. Free status comes from OpenStreetMap and councils, so check the signs before you leave the car.

Where can I get an MOT in Sunderland?

2 garages in Sunderland are on DVSA's list of approved MOT test centres for cars, including Halfords Autocentre, Penshaw Car Centre. Opening hours are on this page and on the map.

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