An onlooker gets a close-up view of a car that had run through the wall of the Greek Street multi-storey car park in March 1988.An onlooker gets a close-up view of a car that had run through the wall of the Greek Street multi-storey car park in March 1988.
An onlooker gets a close-up view of a car that had run through the wall of the Greek Street multi-storey car park in March 1988. | YPN

Memories of the highs and lows of Leeds city centre parking

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson

Specialist Reporter

Published 10th Jan 2025, 04:45 GMT

It's the one issue guaranteed to drive motorists to distraction.

City centre parking has always been a bug bear of drivers across Leeds for many reasons over the years - from finding a space through to the cost involved. These photos turn back the clock to focus on the car parks loved and hated in equal measure. READ MORE: 16 Leeds garages you (probably) bought a car from in the 1970s and 1980s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

It was pricey to park here - the site opposite the Hilton Hotel - back in the day.

19. July 1994

It was pricey to park here - the site opposite the Hilton Hotel - back in the day. | jpimedia

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Prices at the NCP Albion Street car park in 1992.

20. Leeds city centre

Prices at the NCP Albion Street car park in 1992. | YPN Photo: YPN

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Does anyone know which city centre car park this photo was taken at in the mid 1950s?

21. Leeds city centre

Does anyone know which city centre car park this photo was taken at in the mid 1950s? | YPN Photo: YPN

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Share your city centre parking stories - good and bad - through the years with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: andrew.hutchinson@jpress.co.uk or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN

22. Leeds city centre

Share your city centre parking stories - good and bad - through the years with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN | YPN Photo: YPN

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