Car parks and roads · Lanarkshire

Car park surfacing in Motherwell

Car park surfacing around Motherwell starts with what the surface carries: cars only, vans, bin lorries or HGVs. That sets the depth, and the depth sets the price.

MOTHERWELL GUIDE£49–£83 per m² ex VAT
Small car park with new asphalt and white bay lines beside a community building, typical of car park surfacing work

How much should I budget in Motherwell?

For Motherwell, we apply the Scottish rate, about 2% below our UK midpoint. Your survey turns these ranges into a fixed price.

ItemGuide price (ex VAT)
New car park or yard: dig-out, 200–300 mm sub-base, binder and surface course£49–£83 per m² (£59–£100 inc VAT)
Example: 200 m² car park£9,800–£16,650 (£11,750–£20,000 inc VAT)
Example: 400 m² car park£19,600–£33,300 (£23,500–£39,950 inc VAT)
Example: 800 m² car park£36,050–£61,300 (£43,250–£73,550 inc VAT)

As a 2026 guide in Motherwell, car park surfacing work runs at about £49–£83 per m² excluding VAT, so a 200 m² car park is roughly £9,800–£16,650. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

What the price covers

Car park surfacing for a new site means building a pavement for repeated vehicle traffic: excavation, a deeper compacted sub-base, a dense asphalt binder course and a surface course, with kerbs, drainage and lining.

  • Site survey: ground, levels, drainage outfall, access for plant
  • Layout drawn: bays, aisles, accessible bays and pedestrian routes
  • Excavation and disposal
  • Kerbs, gullies, channels and connections
  • Bay lines, hatching and arrows

The build-up we price

Surface course30–40 mm AC 10 or AC 6 denseBinder courseabout 60 mm AC 20Sub-base200–300 mm Type 1, design to suit groundDrainagegullies, channels or permeable designINDICATIVE CROSS-SECTION · NOT TO SCALE

Where we work in and around Motherwell

Motherwell at a glance. We reach Motherwell on our Lanarkshire survey days; East Kilbride is 7 miles away.

Postcodes
ML1
Area
Lanarkshire
Nearest towns
Bellshill (2 miles), Hamilton (2 miles), Wishaw (3 miles), Larkhall (4 miles)
Pricing
Scotland, about 2% below our UK midpoint

Close to Motherwell: Bellshill, Hamilton, Wishaw, Larkhall, Blantyre.

Your questions answered

How long will the work take at my Motherwell property?

Often 1–2 weeks for a small car park, depending on drainage. We book Motherwell surveys alongside other jobs in Lanarkshire, and give you dates once the specification is agreed.

Can I get a free survey in Motherwell?

Yes for new surfacing such as drives, paths, private roads and car parks. Small repairs are often priced from photos; if a visit is needed for a repair-only job, we tell you any charge first.

Car park surfacing cost in Motherwell: what should I budget?

As a 2026 guide in Motherwell, car park surfacing work runs at about £49–£83 per m² excluding VAT, so a 200 m² car park is roughly £9,800–£16,650. Drainage, kerbs and lining are itemised separately.

Do you work in my part of Motherwell?

We cover Motherwell including ML1, and nearby Bellshill, Hamilton, Wishaw.

Other work in Motherwell

Questions about car park surfacing jobs in Motherwell? Call, WhatsApp or use the form, and we'll talk it through.

Free survey for new surfacing

Car park surfacing in Motherwell: get a written quote

Send a postcode and a rough size and we'll arrange a survey. Every quote lists the layers, edging, drainage and VAT.

  • Surface courseDEPTH + MIX
  • Binder courseDEPTH + MIX
  • Sub-baseDEPTH + MATERIAL
  • Edges, drainage, VATITEMISED
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