Business parking permits

About business parking permits

If your business premises is in a Controlled Parking Zone you can apply for a business parking permit to be able to park your vehicle in a Business Permit Holders Only or Permit Holders Only parking place within the controlled hours.

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

We offer a specific vehicle business parking permit and an any registration business parking permit.

The specific vehicle business parking permits are virtual, which means you do not need to display anything in your vehicle. Your permit is electronic and is associated with your vehicle registration number.

Patrolling Civil Enforcement Officers will be able to view your permit on their handheld computers.

The any registration business parking permit is a printed permit, which means that you would need to display the permit as per the terms and conditions of use.

You can apply for a 12 month or 1 month virtual permit and a 12 month any registration permit.

Businesses can hold up to a maximum of 3 business parking permits at any 1 time.

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

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

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

Apply for a business parking permit

To apply for a business parking permit you will need:

• proof of your business address
• proof of vehicle ownership
• a valid email address
• your credit or debit card details, we do not accept AMEX

Proof of address

One copy of the following accepted proof:

• your business rates demand within the last 12-month period
• a letter on business paper stating your full name and briefly detailing the nature of your business

Proof of vehicle ownership

Cars registered at the permit holder’s address

• vehicle logbook (V5C) or insurance policy schedule for the respective vehicle in the same name as the business applicant

Cars not registered at the permit holder’s address

If you have a company car, we need a signed and recently dated letter from your employer on headed company paper. The letter must state:

• your full name
• that you are an employee of the company
• your vehicle registration mark.

If you have a long-term lease or hire vehicle, we need a recently dated copy of the agreement on headed paper. The agreement must state:

• your full name
• your vehicle registration mark
• the length and terms of the agreement

Apply for a business parking permit

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

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

Changes to your parking permit or account details

If you need to:

• Update your contact details
• Update your address details
• Change your vehicle or vehicle registration number

Or if your main vehicle is being serviced or repaired and you need to apply for a temporary change of vehicle.

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

Renew a business 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 permit, you can cancel the permit in your account.

Once cancelled, a pro-rata refund for the full remaining months will be calculated from the date the permit has been cancelled on the system.

The refund should automatically be credited back to the payment card within 14 working days.

If, for any reason, the refund has not been credited back to the payment card within this time frame, then please contact us by email at parking.clientteam@barnet.gov.uk to arrange an alternative refund method.

Prices

Business permit prices are charged by band. Bands are calculated by the engine size and CO2 emissions of the vehicle.

Band	CO2 Emissions	Engine size (CC)	Annual Price	Monthly price
1	g/CO2/km: 0	Electric	£243.00	£20.25
2	g/CO2/km: 1-50		£319.50	£26.63
3	g/CO2/km: 51-75		£574.50	£47.88
4	g/CO2/km: 76-90		£638.50	£53.21
5	g/CO2/km: 91-100	up to 1000cc	£638.50	£53.21
6	g/CO2/km: 101-110	1000cc to 1099cc	£638.50	£53.21
7	g/CO2/km: 111-130	1100cc to 1200cc	£703.00	£58.58
8	g/CO2/km: 131-150	1201cc to 1300cc	£703.00	£58.58
9	g/CO2/km: 151-170	1301cc to 1549cc	£798.50	£66.54
10	g/CO2/km: 171-190	1550cc to 1800cc	£798.50	£66.54
11	g/CO2/km: 191-200	1801cc to 1900cc	£798.50	£66.54
12	g/CO2/km: 201-225	1901cc to 2449cc	£958.00	£79.83
13	g/CO2/km: 226-255	Over 2450cc	£958.00	£79.83
14	g/CO2/km: 256+		£958.00	£79.83

An any vehicle business permit is also available priced at £1,547.50 annually.

Discounts for Charities

Businesses that receive charitable business rates relief (sometimes referred to as 'discretionary relief') are eligible for a 50% discount on business permits. 

Business permit prices are charged by band. Bands are calculated by the engine size and CO2 emissions of the vehicle.

Band	CO2 Emissions	Engine size (CC)	Annual price	Monthly price
1	g/CO2/km: 0	Electric	£121.50	£10.13
2	g/CO2/km: 1-50		£159.75	£13.31
3	g/CO2/km: 51-75		£287.25	£23.94
4	g/CO2/km: 76-90		£319.25	£26.60
5	g/CO2/km: 91-100	up to 1000cc	£319.25	£26.60
6	g/CO2/km: 101-110	1000cc to 1099cc	£319.25	£26.60
7	g/CO2/km: 111-130	1100cc to 1200cc	£351.50	£29.29
8	g/CO2/km: 131-150	1201cc to 1300cc	£351.50	£29.29
9	g/CO2/km: 151-170	1301cc to 1549cc	£399.00	£33.27
10	g/CO2/km: 171-190	1550cc to 1800cc	£399.00	£33.27
11	g/CO2/km: 191-200	1801cc to 1900cc	£399.00	£33.27
12	g/CO2/km: 201-225	1901cc to 2449cc	£479.00	£39.92
13	g/CO2/km: 226-255	Over 2450cc	£479.00	£39.92
14	g/CO2/km: 256+		£479.00	£39.92

An any-vehicle business permit is also available priced at £773.75 annually.

Surcharge Fees

There is an additional surcharge for diesel vehicles of £12.20 for the 12-month permits and £1.02 for the 1 month permits.

Terms and conditions of use

1. The permit only allows you to park in a "Business Permit Holders Only" or "Permit Holders Only" parking place during the controlled hours, within the (CPZ) with the same zone identified letter (s) associated with the permit and shown on the time plate.
2. The permit does not allow you to park in a "Resident Permit Holders Only" parking place, paid for parking 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 business permit does not guarantee the availability of a parking space nor does it 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. Business permits are issued as a virtual, electronic permit which are valid for a specific vehicle. 
6. It is the responsibility of the permit holder to ensure that they supply the correct vehicle registration mark when applying for their permit.
7. Any vehicle business permits are issued as a printed, paper permit which may be transferred between vehicles.
8. Where issued as a paper permit, the permit must be displayed on the front windscreen of the vehicle so that the details are clearly visible from outside the vehicle.
9. Parking places may be suspended by any person duly authorised by the council or police. A business permit is not valid in a parking place where signs indicate it is suspended.
10. It is prohibited to use a vehicle in a parking place in connection with the sale or offering or exposing for sale of goods.
11. The maximum number of business permits which shall be issued to a business address within a street or part of a street at any one time shall be three.
12. If any vehicle business permit is lost or destroyed the council may replace the permit once an administration charge has been paid. The replacement permit will display the same expiry date as the previous permit.
13. If any vehicle business permit is no longer required, the Council may arrange a refund for the remaining number of full calendar months once the original permit is returned to our office. The refund will be calculated from the date the permit is received and will be for any full unused months. It is recommended that you send the original permit by recorded delivery post as without the permit we cannot arrange a refund.
14. If a vehicle specific Business permit is no longer required, and the permit holder cancels the permit within their permit account, a refund for the remaining number of full calendar months will be processed.
15. Refunds will be processed according to the original payment method.
16. The council may revoke a permit if it is believed that the permit is being misused. Where a vehicle has three or more outstanding penalty charge notices issued that have progressed to 'charge certificate' stage (by this stage there is no longer a right of appeal) then a new or renewed permit will not be issued for that vehicle until the outstanding       penalty has been paid or the matter otherwise resolved.
17. Failure to comply with these conditions may result in a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) being issued to your vehicle.
18. A goods vehicle with an overall height greater than 2.3 metres may not make use of a parking place during controlled hours.