Visitor permits
What is a resident visitor permit?
There are two types of visitor permit available.
Daily resident visitor permit
This is a permit that enables a resident's visitor to park for a whole day, in an all-day controlled parking zone (CPZ), or for the hour of control in a one-hour CPZ.
Weekly resident visitor permit
This is a permit that allows a resident's visitor to park for 5 or 6 consecutive zone days depending on whether the CPZ operates from Monday to Friday or Monday to Saturday. These permits can be purchased for all-day or one-hour CPZs.
Issuing of permits
Permits will be issued to bona fide residents only. They are intended for use by long stay visitors in all-day zones, for whom the pay and display machines, which provide short term parking, are not suitable. They are also for use by visitors to residents in one-hour zones, where pay and display facilities are not available, and parking during the hour of control is designated for permit holders only. Resident visitor permits can also be purchased by tradesmen working on properties within a controlled parking zone.
It is intended that residents should purchase visitor permits in advance, and hand them to their visitors when required. Each permit must then be validated by scratching off the date (if a daily permit) or dates (if a weekly permit) 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. Permits are not valid for off-street car parks.
Resident permit holders are also entitled to 10 free one-hour resident visitor permits per year, for use within CPZs that have one hour of control.
Please note: parking permit prices changed as of 1 January 2011.
