Residents Parking Scheme guidance notes

Call the Customer Services Centre - 01642 528499. You will be required to supply the following evidence.

The need to supply your national insurance number is a requirement by the Audit Commission. It will help reduce improper use of permits and in turn help to ensure availability of parking spaces for use by residents.

Resident Permit

If the vehicle is registered to you at a property address in the zone then you will need to supply the Vehicle Registration Document (DVLA V5) and a utility bill dated in the last 3 months.

The number of Resident Parking Permits is restricted to two per property and an additional visitor permit may be purchased.

Hire and Lease Vehicles 

If you hire, lease or rent a vehicle, you must produce the agreement, from the company, which shows your name and address and a utility bill dated in the last 3 months.

Company Vehicles

If you have a company vehicle then you must supply a letter from the company Secretary or Director on headed paper stating that the vehicle on the V5 is used solely by you. You must supply the V5 and a utility bill dated within the last 3 months.

Visitor Permit

Each property is entitled to a Visitor Permit, if you do not have any Resident Permits then you are entitled to two Visitor Permits.

You must supply two of the following showing your name and address, one of which must be dated within the last 3 months:

• current driving licence
• current council or housing trust rents statement
• flat or house contents insurance
• current bank or building society statement
• utility Bill
• the property address will be printed on the issued visitor permit

Business Permits

Will be issued to a business with an address in the zone, the vehicle must be moved frequently throughout the day in the course of business. Business users who use their vehicle infrequently or solely as a means of travel to and from the work place will not qualify for a permit. The following evidence must be supplied:

• Vehicle Registration Document (DVLA V5)
• current Business Rates Statement
• utility Bill dated within the last 3 months
• a letter from the Company Secretary or Director stating that the vehicle on the V5 is used in conjunction with the above conditions.

All Zone Permit

Will be issued to people whose duties require multiple visits to properties located within a Residents Parking Zone on a regular basis.

The following evidence must be supplied:

• Vehicle Registration Document (DVLA V5)
• a letter from the company Secretary or Director on headed paper stating that the vehicle on the V5 is used in conjunction with the above conditions.

Parking by vehicles displaying All Zone Permits will be monitored by Civil Enforcement Officers to ensure they are being used in accordance with the criteria detailed above. The permit is not an entitlement to park any vehicle permanently adjacent to or outside any place of work that is situated within/nearby a Residents Parking Zone. Alternative arrangements should be sought when there is a need to park a vehicle at a place of work.

The annual permits last until the expiry date shown on the permit. You should call the Customer Service Centre on 01642 528499 for a new permit at least 14 days prior to the expiry date, enclosing all documentation and the prevailing annual fee.