Contractor Parking Permit

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About contractor parking permits

If you are a contractor or your current workplace’s business address is within the borough and you frequently carry out work borough wide, and you have a legitimate business need to park in (CPZs) for the performance of your services, you can apply for a contractor parking permit to be able to park your vehicle in Permit Holders Only, Resident Permit Holders Only, or Business Permit Holders Only parking places in the controlled hours.

Contractor permits are valid to park within all Controlled Parking Zone (CPZs)

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

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

The specific vehicle registration number contractor 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 vehicle registration contractor parking permit is a paper 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 permit.

Only a maximum of 3 contractor parking permits can be issued at any one time.

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

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

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

Apply for a contractor permit

Proof of address

one copy of the following accepted proof:

  • your current business rates demand within the last 12 month period clearly showing the business/organisations name and address within the London Borough of Barnet that your current workplace’s business is trading from.
  • if your current workplace’s business address is within the borough, we require a letter on current printed business stationery showing the full trading address within the London Borough of Barnet and VAT registration number or company registration number.
  • If you are a contractor, we require a letter on current printed business stationery showing the full trading address and VAT registration number or company registration number.

We will also require:

  • a business case on current printed business stationery detailing why you have a legitimate business need to park borough wide in (CPZs) for the performance of your services - this letter helps us decide whether to issue you a permit.

Proof of vehicle ownership

one copy of the following accepted proof:

  • vehicle logbook (V5C) registered in the same name as the person whose current workplace’s business address is within the Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ). We do not accept the new keeper supplement (V5C/2).
  • insurance policy schedule clearly showing the vehicle registration number and the same name as the person whose current workplace’s business address is within the Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ). We do not accept the certificate of motor insurance.
  • if you have a private vehicle registration, we will need you to provide a copy of the certificate of entitlement (V750). Your certificate of entitlement is provided by the DVLA (Driver and Licensing Agency). We will also require you to provide an insurance policy schedule or vehicle logbook (V5C) once this is received for audit purposes.
  • if you have a foreign vehicle, we will need you to provide the vehicle registration document (equivalent of the UK vehicle logbook (V5C) document). We will also require you to provide an insurance policy schedule or vehicle logbook (V5C) once the vehicle is registered in the UK for audit purposes (you can only legally drive a foreign registered vehicle up to six months in a 12 month period without registering it, as long as the car is taxed and insured in its home country).
  • if you are a contractor, you can provide your vehicle logbook (V5C) or insurance policy schedule for the respective vehicle in the same name as the applicant.

If you have a company car, we need a signed and recently dated letter from your employer on current printed business stationery showing the full trading address and VAT registration number or company registration number. The letter must state:

  • your full name
  • that you are permanent employee of the company (registered on the company’s payroll)
  • your vehicle registration number              

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
  • the length and terms of the agreement on headed paper from the lease or hire company
  • your vehicle registration number

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

Formats allowed are for uploads are jpg, png and pdf.

Apply for a contractor parking permit

Please be advised that if you opt for the any vehicle registration contractor parking permit that the paper permit will be issued and posted out to the billing address.

Renew your parking permit

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

Emails should appear in your inbox and are sent from no-reply@mipermit.com

Please check your spam and junk folders before contacting us.

Cancel your parking permit

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

If a permit with a duration of more than one month is no longer required, a refund for all full remaining months will be processed only from the date that the permit has been cancelled in the permit account. If a permit is cancelled mid-month, you will not receive a refund for the remaining days of that month.

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

If a permit issued as an any vehicle registration paper 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.

London Borough Of Barnet
Parking Permit Team
Level 3
2, Bristol Avenue
London
NW9 4EW

Prices

Permit prices are based on the engine size and emissions of your vehicle.

For vehicles registered before 1 March 2001, or where the CO2 emissions is not documented, the permit price is based on the vehicle engine size.   

Contractor Parking Permit Costs

Band

CO2 Emission

Engine size (CC)

Annual price

1

g/CO2/km: 0

Electric

£635.88

2

g/CO2/km: 1-50

  

£834.43

3

g/CO2/km: 51-75

  

£1,501.67

4

g/CO2/km: 76-90

  

£1,668.34

5

g/CO2/km: 91-100

up to 1000cc

£1,668.34

6

g/CO2/km: 101-110

1000cc to 1099cc

£1,668.34

7

g/CO2/km: 111-130

1100cc to 1200cc

£1,835.54

8

g/CO2/km: 131-150

1201cc to 1300cc

£1,835.54

9

g/CO2/km: 151-170

1301cc to 1549cc

£2,085.82

10

g/CO2/km: 171-190

1550cc to 1800cc

£2,085.82

11

g/CO2/km: 191-200

1801cc to 1900cc

£2,085.82

12

g/CO2/km: 201-225

1901cc to 2449cc

£2,502.78

13

g/CO2/km: 226-255

Over 2450cc

£2,502.78

14

g/CO2/km: 256+

  

£2,502.78

A any vehicle registration contractor parking permit is also available priced at £4007.58 annually.

Please be advised that the MiPermit parking permit system may send a request to authenticate your payment, for example via your banking app. Therefore, it is important that this authentication is completed to ensure that you successfully complete the purchase of your parking permit.

Surcharge fees

There is also an additional £12.75 annual surcharge for diesel vehicles.

Contact us

If you have any queries, please contact our customer services department on 0345 520 7007 (Monday to Friday 8am – 6pm, Saturdays 8am - 4pm and on Sundays and Bank Holidays 10am - 4pm) or via email at help@mipermit.com

Terms and conditions of use

  1. Only a contractor or a person whose current workplace’s business address falls the London Borough of Barnet, of whom frequently carry out work borough wide, and have a legitimate business need to park in Controlled Parking Zones (CPZs) for the performance of your services can apply and purchase a Contractor parking permit.
  2. The Contractor permit only allows you to park in a Permit Holders Only, Resident Permit Holders Only, or Business Permit Holders Only parking place during the controlled hours. Contractor permits are valid to park within any Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ).
  3. The permit does not allow you to park in paid for parking bays, yellow lines or any other parking restriction.
  4. The permit may only be used in a shared use parking place where the signs indicate the zone identifier wording in condition 2.
  5. Contractor parking permits that are for a specific vehicle are issued as a virtual, electronic permits.
  6. Contractor parking permits that are for any vehicle registrations are issued as paper permits, which may be transferred between vehicles.
  7. Where issued as a paper permit, the permit should be clearly displayed on the front dashboard of the vehicle. All the information must be visible from outside of the vehicle for the patrolling Civil Enforcement Officer (CEO).
  8. Failure to correctly display a Contactor parking permit as per condition 4 may result in a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) being issued to the vehicle.
  9. It is the responsibility of the permit holder to ensure that they supply the correct vehicle registration number when applying for a specific vehicle Contractor parking permit.
  10. The maximum number of Contractor permits which shall be issued to a business address within a street or part of a street at any one time shall be three.
  11. The issue of a Contractor parking 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 any vehicle in a parking place or the contents or fittings of any such vehicle.
  12. Failure to have a valid Contractor parking permit during the controlled hours of the given (CPZ) may result in a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) being issued to the vehicle.
  13. Parking places may be suspended by any person duly authorised by the Council or the police. Do not park in a parking place where signs indicate it is suspended.
  14. If a permit with a duration of more than one month is no longer required, and the permit holder cancels the permit within their permit account, a refund for all full remaining months will be processed only from the date that the permit has been cancelled in the permit account. If a permit is cancelled mid-month, you will not receive a refund for the remaining days of that month.
  15. If a permit issued as an any vehicle registration 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.
  16. The council may revoke a permit if it is believed that the permit is being misused. Where a vehicle has 3 or more unpaid and outstanding Penalty Charge Notices (PCN) 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 all of the outstanding Penalty Charge Notices have been paid or the matter otherwise resolved.
  17. A permit may be cancelled if it is not used in accordance with these terms and conditions of use (under these circumstances you will not be entitled to any refund).
  18. Failure to comply with these conditions may result in a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) being issued to your vehicle.
  19. A goods vehicle with an overall height greater than 2.3 metres may not make use of a parking place during controlled hours.
  20. It is prohibited to use a vehicle in a parking place in connection with the sale or offering or exposing for sale of goods.
  21. If a Contractor permit has been damaged, lost or destroyed, the parking permit holder may apply to the Council for the issue of a replacement permit and the Council, upon being satisfied as to such loss or destruction, shall issue a replacement parking permit, so marked, and upon such issue the original permit shall become invalid. The replacement permit will display the same expiry date as the previous permit.