Parking permits

One way of ensuring that borough residents and local businesses have access to street parking is through the introduction of controlled parking areas (CPAs).

The main aim of CPAs is to discourage commuter and long stay parking by people from outside the area. To make sure that this works fairly, uniformed civil enforcement officers enforce the zones.

Residents and local business people can use CPA parking bays as long as their vehicle is displaying a valid parking permit.

• Resident permit.
• Business permit.
• Market trader permit.
• Public service employee parking.
• Visitor parking using Scratchcards.
• Blue Badges for disabled parking 

If your home is subject to a car free development agreement  you will not qualify for a resident parking permit or scratch cards.

When you are using a parking bay during controlled parking hours please ensure:

• Your vehicle displays as valid parking permit
• The permit is valid for the bay you are using and it is displayed clearly on your windscreen
• Your vehicle is parked fully within the bay markings - your vehicle may be liable for a parking ticket if any of the wheels are parked outside of these markings
• The bay you are using has not been suspended.

Surplus money collected from council run parking schemes is used to help fund concessionary fares, road safety schemes, parking facilities and improvements to the local environment.