 Trade Permits
What is a Trade Permit
Trade Permits are available to those who are working as trades people, e.g. plumbers, builders etc, at a property within a controlled parking zone which is not their permanent place of employment. The permits are intended to facilitate long stay, daily or weekly (5 or 6 day) parking for trades people, for whom the pay and display machines, which provide short term parking, are not suitable. Trade Permits are valid for the whole day during which parking controls operate.
It is intended that trades people should purchase permits in advance of any works being carried out. Each permit must then be validated by scratching off the date and writing in the registration number of the vehicle on which it is to be displayed.
Full instructions for use are shown on the permits.
The permits are only for use within the zone for which they are issued and are not valid for any other zone within the borough. The permits are not valid in pay and display only bays or in business bays or in off-street car parks.
Entitlement
In order to purchase the permits, you must provide proof that you are working at the property. Each trades person may purchase up to a maximum of 15 daily or three weekly trade permits per application. Requests for larger quantities of trade permits will only be considered if the contract of work runs for more than 3 months and must be made in writing together with evidence of the duration of the works.
Permit cost
The cost of daily Trade Permits in an all-day zone is £5 each, or £1.50 each in a one-hour zone. The cost of weekly (5 or 6 consecutive day) Trade Permits is £25 each in all-day zones operating Monday to Friday and £30 each in all-day zones operating Monday to Saturday. In one-hour zones, the cost of weekly permits is to £7.50 each.
Application
Permits can be applied for by post or in person.
If applying by post, please include your payment (cheques, postal orders or credit card details) and supporting documentation and send to:
Wandsworth Borough Council
PO Box 8887
London
SW18 2ZB
Alternatively, you may take your application to:
Putney Parking shop
38- 40 Lower Richmond Road (between Ruvigny Gardens and Glendarvon Street)
Battersea Parking shop
145 Lavender Hill (between Sugden Road and Thirsk Road)
Tooting Bec Parking shop
297- 299 Balham High Road (between Louisville Road and Tooting Bec Road)
The Parking Shops are open 8am to 6.30pm Monday to Saturday. The staff there will be able to check your application and issue the permits straight away.
If applying in person at the Town Hall, please bring the completed application form and documents to the Technical Services 'One-Stop' counter, 5th Floor, New Town Hall between 9am and 5.00pm Monday to Friday and 9.30am to 12.30pm Saturday.
Download application forms in pdf format
Documents
Proof of work
A photocopy of one the following will be acceptable:
- an estimate or invoice showing the address of the property at which you are working
- an acknowledgement letter from our Building Control office confirming receipt of building notice/full plans application
- a current highway licence (i.e. skip/materials licence)
If you have any problems completing your application form or are unable to supply any of the documents detailed, please telephone the Parking Helpline on 020 8871 8871, Monday to Friday 8am-5pm or Saturday 9.30am -12.30pm for assistance. Alternatively, use our Freephone service 0800 587 2605 which is available Monday to Friday 5pm-6pm. |
