St Michael's Mount & Long Stay Marazion Car Park parking fine: rules, free time and how to appeal

St Michael's Mount & Long Stay Marazion Car Park is a beach car park serving St Michael's Mount in Marazion, on Follyfield, opposite the St Michael's Mount causeway (TR17 0EG). Parking here is managed by Initial Parking, a private operator and member of the British Parking Association (BPA), so a ticket from this car park is a private Parking Charge Notice, not a council fine.

Initial Parking enforces the rules at St Michael's Mount & Long Stay Marazion Car Park using number-plate recognition (ANPR) cameras that log the time you drive in and out. If you got a charge here it will usually have arrived by post, addressed to the registered keeper, and the times on it are camera times, not the time you parked.

The rules at St Michael's Mount & Long Stay Marazion Car Park

There is no free period at St Michael's Mount & Long Stay Marazion Car Park: you pay from the moment you arrive.

The tariff we recorded is: £2.50 for the first hour, £15 for 12 to 24 hours, £65 for 7 days; charged 24 hours a day, every day. You can pay by machines (cash or card), paying at the end of your stay, an app and phone payment. Because the cameras match payments to your registration, the registration you enter has to match your vehicle exactly.

This is the main long stay car park for walking or taking the boat to St Michael's Mount. The Mount's own website gives the tariff and says you pay at the end of your stay. After paying you have a short grace period, about 15 minutes, to drive out. An overflow car park opposite uses the same rates. The short stay East and West car parks beside the slipway have a 3-hour maximum, so they suit day trips to the island badly when tides delay your return. A September 2025 ftla.uk thread shows Initial Parking issuing a £100 charge, cut to £60 for early payment, for unpaid parking just after 6pm. Initial Parking is a BPA member, so after the operator rejects you, appeal to POPLA. Keep your payment receipt or the app record.

How to appeal a charge at St Michael's Mount & Long Stay Marazion Car Park

1. Don't ignore it. Note the date on the notice: you normally have 28 days to appeal to Initial Parking, and 14 days to pay at the reduced rate if you decide to pay.
2. Gather evidence: photos of the signs and where you parked at St Michael's Mount & Long Stay Marazion Car Park, receipts, payment records, and anything that explains why you stayed longer.
3. Appeal to Initial Parking in writing. Keep to the facts and keep a copy. If you were not driving, you don't have to say who was.
4. If Initial Parking rejects your appeal, it must give you a code to appeal to POPLA, the independent appeals service for BPA members. POPLA appeals are free, and you have 28 days from the rejection to use the code.

If you were at the beach

Mobile signal near the coast can be poor, which causes app and card payment failures. If you tried to pay and it failed, a screenshot or phone record showing the attempt is useful evidence. Payment at St Michael's Mount & Long Stay Marazion Car Park is by machines (cash or card), paying at the end of your stay, an app and phone payment.

Busy summer days mean long queues to leave. Time spent stuck in traffic inside the car park counts in your favour under the codes.

Common reasons charges here get cancelled

• You paid, but something went wrongPaying with a typo in your registration, or when machines (cash or card), paying at the end of your stay, an app and phone payment failed, is covered by the codes. Send your payment record; a minor keying error should lead to cancellation.
• Reported at this car parkVisitors assume charges stop in the early evening, but this car park charges around the clock
• Reported at this car parkTime spent paying at the machine and walking back to the car pushes the ANPR exit time past the paid period
• Reported at this car parkDrivers mix up this long stay car park, its overflow and the short stay car parks either side of the slipway, which have different rates and a 3-hour limit
• Signs you couldn't reasonably seeThe terms are a contract formed by the signs at St Michael's Mount & Long Stay Marazion Car Park. If the entrance sign was missing, hidden or unreadable, photograph it from the driver's position; the codes set rules for size, placement and wording.

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Questions about parking at St Michael's Mount & Long Stay Marazion Car Park

How long can you park at St Michael's Mount & Long Stay Marazion Car Park?

We didn't find a published maximum stay. The terms we recorded: £2.50 for the first hour, £15 for 12 to 24 hours, £65 for 7 days; charged 24 hours a day, every day.

Who runs St Michael's Mount & Long Stay Marazion Car Park car park?

Initial Parking manages the parking for St Michael's Mount. It's a member of the BPA, so appeals go to Initial Parking first and then to POPLA.

Is St Michael's Mount & Long Stay Marazion Car Park car park free?

No. The tariff is: £2.50 for the first hour, £15 for 12 to 24 hours, £65 for 7 days; charged 24 hours a day, every day.

Can I appeal a Initial Parking charge at St Michael's Mount & Long Stay Marazion Car Park?

Yes. Appeal to Initial Parking within 28 days, with evidence. If it's rejected you can go to POPLA for free. Paying doesn't stop you appealing first, but the reduced rate usually only applies in the first 14 days.

Does St Michael's Mount & Long Stay Marazion Car Park have parking cameras?

Yes, Initial Parking uses ANPR cameras here. They record your registration and the time you enter and leave, and charges are posted to the registered keeper.

Last checked on 31 October 2026, from recent driver reports, cross-checked (ftla.uk thread Sep 2025 (Initial Parking PCN at this car park); MSE thread 2021 (Initial Parking runs the Marazion long stay and overflow); St Michael's Mount site (tariff, postcode)). Signs and rules change, so the signs on the day are what count. Spotted something different? Report a change.