Parking permit price changes
Our parking permit prices increased on 15 April 2024. See the relevant permit page for the new price details.
Visitor parking permits are online permits allowing your visitors to park in the controlled parking zone (CPZ) where you live.
If you live on an estate, visitor permits are free. Find out how to apply for estate visitor permits.
You can buy visitor permits if you’re over 18 and live in a CPZ.
You can buy daily or hourly visitor permits . Daily permits cover 1 calendar day.
You can buy discounted concessionary visitor permits if you're one of the following:
You can only use 2 daily visitor permits at the same time. If you need more visitor parking, you can use hourly visitor permits .
Within your CPZ, visitor permits can only be used in a:
The permit is not valid in pay by phone only bays.
See what the parking bay signs look like.
Standard daily visitor permits are £5 and hourly are £1.20.
Concessionary visitor permits are £2.50 and hourly are £0.60.
We do not refund or exchange visitor permits . But you can cancel a visitor permit before it starts if you no longer need it.
There are 4 separate steps to buying and booking online visitor permits. There is a different process to buy paper visitor permits.