Carer's parking permits

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About carer's parking permits

If you live in Barnet within a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) and need essential home visits by a doctor, district nurse, similar healthcare professional or voluntary carers, you can apply for a carer's parking permit.

Carer permits can only be issued to individuals living in their own home to provide parking for healthcare visits. 

We issue permits for a 6 month, 12 month, 18 month, 24 month, 30 month and 36 month duration.

Residents can give their carer's permit to such visitors to enable them to park in a Resident Permit Holders Only or Permit Holders Only parking place within the controlled hours only during their visit.

The permit must be returned by the carer to the resident after each visit.

Signs on the street will give more information about the zone and its operating hours.

The Carer's permits issued are printed, which means that the permit needs to be displayed as per the terms and conditions of use.

You should allow at least 5 working days for your printed permit to arrive once you have completed your order. The permit is posted via the Royal Mail recorded delivery service, which means that someone must be at home to sign for the permit.

We will not replace permits which are lost in the post but can assist customers to locate orders by providing the Royal Mail tracking information.  

You will receive email renewal reminders in advance of the permit expiry date.

Apply for a carer's parking permit

To apply for a carer's parking permit you will need:

  • proof of address
  • valid email address 
  • your GP must complete and sign Section B of the application form

Proof of address

One copy of the following is accepted as proof:

  • your council tax demand for the last 12 month period
  • your rent agreement for the last 12 month period
  • a solicitor’s letter showing the house purchase completion date
  • 2 utility bills from different suppliers dated and showing your name and address. These must be from within the last 12 months. They must not be mobile phone bills
  • driver’s licence clearly showing your name and address within the Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ)

Alternatively, you can consent to an address validation check which will be carried out by Experian during the application process. This check will not affect your credit score but will appear as a search by NSL Ltd on your credit file.

We may contact you to provide further evidence at a later date for fraud or audit purposes.

Accepted document formats are PDF, JPG, JPEG and BMP.

Carer's Permit Application Form

Apply for a Carer's Parking Permit

If you do not have access to a computer, you can send your completed Carer's permit application form and a copy of one proof of address to us by post:

Parking Permit Team

Level 7, 2 Bristol Avenue,

London, NW9 4EW

Changes to your parking permit or account details

If you need to:

  • Update your contact details
  • Update your address details

Then please visit the following page Changes to your parking permit or account details | Barnet CouncilExternal link for more information.

Renew a carer's parking permit

We will send you email reminders 4 weeks, 2 weeks and the day before your current permit is due to expire. Follow the link in the email to renew your permit.

Emails from NSL Apply should appear in your inbox and are sent from Barnet.Permits@nsl.co.uk

Please check your spam and junk folders before contacting us.

We may request current proof if you have renewed your parking permit for 3 or more subsequent years since it was first provided. If this is the case it will show 'expired' next to the document type or proof being requested.

Cancel your permit

If you no longer require your Carer's permit, you can cancel the permit in your account.

Prices

Carer's permits are issued free of charge.

Terms and conditions of use

  1. The permit only allows you to park in a 'Resident Permit Holders Only' or 'Permit Holders Only' parking place during the controlled hours, making sure that the same zone identifier letters displayed on the permit appear on the sign
  2. The permit does not allow you to park in 'Business Permit Holders Only' parking places, Pay and Display bays, yellow lines or any other parking restriction
  3. The permit may only be used in a shared use parking place where the signs indicate the zone identifier wording in condition 1
  4. The issue of a carer's permit does not guarantee the availability of a parking space nor does in render the council subject to any liability in respect of loss or damage to the vehicle in a parking place or the contents or fittings of the vehicle
  5. The permit must be displayed on the front windscreen of the vehicle so that the details are clearly visible from outside the vehicle
  6. Parking places may be suspended by any person duly authorised by the council or police. A carer's permit is not valid in a parking place where signs indicate it is suspended
  7. It is prohibited to use a vehicle in a parking place in connection with the sale or offering or exposing for sale of goods
  8. The permit must be returned by the carer to the resident after use
  9. Only professional or voluntary carer's can use the permit
  10. The Council may revoke a permit if it is believed that the permit is being misused
  11. A goods vehicle with an overall height greater than 2.3 metres may not make use of a parking place during controlled hours.