Wandsworth Council

Technical Services Department

Parking Service
Resident Parking Permit – Guidance Notes
Please read these guidance notes carefully C How to apply for a permit
before you complete the application form.
Proof of residence and vehicle ownership must be
They are intended to provide additional provided before your application can be approved
information, minimise queries and reduce (see Part D overleaf).
possible delays in processing applications.
Please return your completed application form,
proofs and payment, if required, in the pre-paid
A Your entitlement to a permit envelope provided.
You are entitled to one resident permit if: Alternatively, you may take your application to:
Your principal place of residence is within a One Stop Counter
Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) AND you are the Technical Services Department
registered keeper or have sole use of a vehicle. th
5 Floor New Town Hall
This vehicle can be either a passenger vehicle (car) Wandsworth High Street
OR a goods vehicle, the overall height of which does SW18 2PU
not exceed 3.2 metres (10ft 6ins). Length should not
exceed 6.5 metres (21ft, 4ins) or maximum gross Monday – Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm
weight exceed 5 tonnes. Saturday 9.30am – 12.30pm

If you do not meet the above criteria you do not Refunds

qualify for a permit, irrespective of your interest in Only complete months remaining on a permit will be
the property or the vehicle. refunded. The refund will be calculated on a pro-rata
basis, from the date the request and permit are received
Vehicles displaying a valid disabled badge and in our offices. An administration fee of £10 will be
motorcycles, may park free of charge and without deducted. Amounts of less than £1 will not be refunded.
time limit in any permit holder, shared use or pay and If the permit has been lost, stolen or destroyed and
display only bay, provided the bay is not suspended. cannot be returned an additional amount will be
Housing Estates deducted. Please contact the Parking Helpline for further
The Housing Department operate their own Parking details.
Regulation Scheme on some of their housing estates
and issue free permits to their residents. The permit
you are applying for with this application form is not Temporary cover
valid on housing estate roads, in off-street car parks Only available to valid permit holders on change of vehicle,
or on private roads. change of zone and when vehicle is garaged for
repairs/service and a loan car is being used. One
If you wish to apply for a housing estate permit
temporary cover is granted free of charge per calendar
please contact the switch board on 020 8871 6000.
year, and each cover is issued for a maximum of 2 weeks.
Please call the Parking Helpline for further information.
B Permit periods and cost
Details of the permit costs and available periods are
shown on the application form.
Replacement/Duplicate permit applications - £10
administration charge will be made. The original
permit must be surrendered. If the permit has been
lost/stolen/destroyed an additional charge will apply.

Guidance Notes continued overleaf

 Resident Parking Permit – Guidance Notes
D Proof of Residence and Vehicle If you are a sole trader and the vehicle is registered
to the business address you will be required to
Ownership submit a letter of verification from your accountant
Proof of Residence – one of the following AND your vehicle registration document or lease
must be provided agreement.
• Driving licence • Vehicles purchased within the last 3 months – valid
• Current council tax bill – must be addressed to and insurance certificate and schedule* showing your
refer to the CPZ address name, the CPZ address and the vehicles’s
• Pension or benefit book – if your are unable to registration number AND garage bill of sale or new
supply a book, the following letters, if dated within keeper’s supplement or vehicle registration
the last 3 months, can be accepted: child benefit, document (you must complete Section 6 new
housing or council tax benefit, income support, keeper/address details and sign the declaration).
unemployment benefit On renewal you must provide the vehicle registration
• Land line telephone bill – must be dated within the document registered to your CPZ address.
last 3 months, show your telephone number, name *Insurance certificates/cover notes valid for less than
and CPZ address 30 days will not be accepted.
• Current television licence
• Current housing association/council rent book NEW RESIDENT IN A CONTROLLED PARKING
• Valid 12 months home contents insurance schedule ZONE - 3 MONTH PERMIT
Proof of vehicle ownership – one of the Applicants who have just moved into a Controlled Parking
following must be provided Zone and are unable to meet the criteria as set out on the
application form, may apply for one 3 month permit by
• Vehicle registration document – this applies to a supplying one proof of residence and one proof of vehicle
vehicle owned by the applicant and must be ownership from the lists shown below. On renewal the
registered to the CPZ address standard proofs must be provided:
• Hire/lease agreement – this applies only if you are Proof of residence (should be dated within the last 3
the hirer of the vehicle and not to company cars (see months)
company letter). The agreement must be valid and • Tenancy agreement (Estate/Letting Agency only -
show your name, zone address and the vehicle’s private agreements are not acceptable). The
registration number. agreement must be signed and dated and valid for
• Company letter – this applies if you drive a company the period of the permit.
vehicle. You must submit a typed letter on headed • Recent bank statement or letter
paper signed by your employer dated within the last • Recent utility bill
month. The letter should show your CPZ address, • Recent credit card statement
confirm that you are the sole user and keeper of the • Recent mobile phone bill
vehicle and state whether the company own or lease • Proof of purchase of property - completion letter from
the car. If the company own the car you must also solicitor.
enclose a copy of the vehicle registration document. Proof of vehicle ownership
However, if the vehicle is leased a copy of your • Vehicle registration document if you are the current
company’s lease agreement, showing the vehicle registered keeper. You must complete Part B ‘New
registration number, is required. address details’ and sign the declaration.
• If you borrow a vehicle and are not the registered • Insurance certificate and schedule* detailing your
keeper you must provide the following three items: name, the CPZ address and the vehicle’s
registration number.
– Letter dated within the last month from the If you hire, lease, borrow or have just purchased a
registered keeper confirming that you are the sole vehicle or if you drive a company car, please see
user and keeper of the vehicle part D - Proof of vehicle ownership.
– Vehicle registration document
– Valid insurance certificate and schedule* detailing
Important Note:
your name, address/postcode in the zone and the If you are unable to supply any of the documents specified
vehicles's registration number or a recent letter from above or if you are unsure of your entitlement to a resident
the insurance company verifying that the vehicle is permit, please telephone the Parking Helpline on
mainly kept by you at the CPZ address. (020) 8871 8871 Monday - Friday 8.00am - 5.00pm
or Saturday 9.30am - 12.30pm. Alternatively, use our
Freephone service 0800 587 2605 available
Monday - Friday 5.00pm - 6.00pm
Wandsworth Council has to protect the public money it deals with and may use the information you have given to prevent
and detect fraud. For this reason it may also share this information with other organisations dealing with public money.

Before submitting your application, please check that you have enclosed the following:
• Completed application form • Proof of vehicle ownership
• Proof of residence • Correct payment
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Resident Parking Permit – Application Form
Please read the guidance notes before completing this form and complete all sections IN BLOCK LETTERS and in black ink where
possible.
YOUR APPLICATION MAY BE RETURNED TO YOU AND THE ISSUE OF YOUR PERMIT WILL BE DELAYED IF THE FORM IS
INCORRECTLY OR PARTIALLY COMPLETED, OR IF THE CORRECT DOCUMENTATION IS NOT ATTACHED.

Part 1 – Your particulars Address

Surname

Mr/Mrs/Miss or other title Postal Code

Forenames in full Telephone No. (Home)

Telephone No. (Business)

Do you live on a Housing Estate? Yes No E-mail

If yes, please refer to the note in Part 5 of this application form.

Part 2 – Particulars of your vehicle

Registration No If no, who is the registered keeper? (name and address)

Make and type

Colour

If the vehicle is a goods vehicle, does the overall height exceed

3.2 metres (10ft 6ins), length exceed 6.5 metres (21ft 4ins) or
maximum gross weight exceed 5 tonnes? Postal Code

Yes No Is the vehicle kept and used by you?

Are you the registered keeper? Yes No

Yes No

Part 3 – Permit details credit/debit card

I am applying for (please tick appropriate box) Please debit my Mastercard/Visa/Switch/Delta Card (Delete as
appropriate)
a 12 months resident permit – £95.00
For Switch transaction please enter the main Switch number
a 6 months resident permit – £61.00 (normally 19 digits) and the card issue number.

a 3 months resident permit – £39.00 Amount £

a 12 months “green” resident permit – £23.75 Card Number:

(A “greener” vehicle is one powered by electricity, liquefied

petroleum gas or compressed natural gas) Not refundable
Card Issue Date Expiry Date
I require the permit to start on Card Issue Number (Switch)
Name of Cardholder
A receipt will be issued on request.
I am making payment by: Signature
cheque - amount £ (N.B. Cardholder must provide signature above if payment is
made by credit card.)
postal order - amount £

(N.B. Cheques and postal orders should be made payable to

‘Wandsworth Borough Council’ and crossed)

Application form continued overleaf

 Resident Parking Permit – Application Form
Part 4 – Enclosures
Please send photocopies of documents, wherever possible, as the Council is unable to accept responsibility for any documents
sent through the post. If you are making your application in person original documentation must be provided.
Please note that both proof of residence and vehicle ownership are required.
All documents must show your name and the address in the Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) for which you are applying for a permit .
I am enclosing with this application (please tick the appropriate boxes)
1. Proof of residence - one of the following: If you borrow a vehicle and are not the registered keeper you must
Driving licence provide the following three items:
Current council tax bill – Letter from the registered keeper confirming that you are the
Pension or benefit book main user and keeper of the vehicle
Landline telephone bill (dated within the last three months) – Vehicle registration document
Current television licence – Insurance certificate and schedule detailing your name,
Current housing association/council rent book address/postcode in the zone and the vehicle’s registration
Valid 12 month home contents insurance schedule number or a recent letter from the insurance company verifying
2. Proof of vehicle ownership - one of the following: that the vehicle is usually kept by you at the CPZ address.
3. Payment
Vehicle registration document
Hire/lease agreement (only if you are the hirer of the vehicle) Cheque/Postal Order £
Company letter – this applies if you drive a company vehicle. You must
Mastercard/Visa/Switch/Delta Card details
submit a typed letter on headed paper signed by your employer dated
within the last month. The letter should show your CPZ address, N.B. Cash accepted by personal callers only
confirm that you are the sole user and keeper of the vehicle and state Important Note:
whether the company own or lease the car. If the company own the If you are unable to supply any of the documents specified above, or
car you must also enclose a copy of the vehicle registration document. if you are unsure of your entitlement to a resident permit, please
However, if the vehicle is leased a copy of your company’s lease telephone the Parking Helpline (020) 8871 8871 Monday - Friday
8.00am-5.00pm or Saturday 9.30am-12.30pm. Alternatively, use
agreement, showing the vehicle registration number, is required. our Freephone service 0800 587 2605 available Monday-Friday
Vehicles purchased within the last 3 months – valid insurance 5.00pm-6.00pm.
certificate and schedule showing your name, the CPZ address and Please use the envelope provided or send the application, with your
the vehicles’s registration number AND garage bill of sale or new payment, to the following address:
keeper’s supplement or vehicle registration document with Section 6
Wandsworth Council
completed and signed. On renewal you are required to supply a copy P.O. Box 8887
of your vehicle registration document registered to your current London SW18 2ZB
address.

Part 5 – Declaration Refunds - continued

On renewal I will provide the correct proofs as outlined on the If the permit has been lost, stolen or destroyed and cannot be
application form or no further permits will be issued. returned an additional amount will be deducted. Please contact
I hereby certify that * the Parking Helpline for further details.
• The address shown in Part 1 is my usual place of residence
• I am the main user and keeper of the vehicle shown in Part 2 Signature
• I do not already hold a current resident permit
for a different vehicle
Date
OR
at another address in Wandsworth (this declaration may only be signed by the person named in
• all the information I have given on this application is correct Part 1 – if you fail to sign this declaration, your application will
I shall immediately surrender the permit to the Council in the be returned.)
event of any of the following circumstances occurring:
• I cease to reside in the controlled zone for which the permit * It is an offence for a person knowingly to make a false
has been issued statement for the purpose of obtaining a parking permit. The
• I sell or dispose of the vehicle shown on the permit Council will not hesitate to prosecute and conviction will result
• the Council withdraws the permit or it ceases to be valid for in substantial penalties.
any other reason
Refunds PLEASE NOTE:
Only complete months remaining on a permit will be refunded. Your permit will be valid for use only in the CPZ in which you are
The refund will be calculated on a pro-rata basis, from the date a resident and does not guarantee the use or availability of any
the request and permit are received in our offices. An space. The permit is not valid in off street car parks, private
administration fee of £10 will be deducted. Amounts of less roads or on housing estate roads which may operate their own
than £1 will not be refunded. Parking Regulation Scheme.

Before submitting your application, please check that you have enclosed the following:
•Completed application form •Proof of vehicle ownership •Proof of residence •Correct payment

Wandsworth Council has to protect the public money it deals with and may use the information you have given to prevent
and detect fraud. For this reason it may also share this information with other organisations dealing with public money.
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