Parking charges 2025 to 2026
How we calculate the permit price
Most permit prices are based on the vehicle’s CO2 emissions as recorded by the DVLA.
If the DVLA does not show any CO2 emissions for your vehicle (for example, it says “Not recorded”, “Not available” or “0 g/km”), then the following rules apply:
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Vehicles registered before 1 March 2001: If the vehicle has no recorded CO2 emissions, we use the engine size (cc) to calculate the permit price.
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Petrol, diesel, or hybrid vehicles registered on or after 1 March 2001: If the DVLA has no CO2 information or records it as 0 g/km, the permit will automatically fall under Band 4.
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Electric vehicles: If the DVLA confirms that the vehicle is fully electric, the permit falls under the electric vehicle band, not Band 4.
Additional surcharges
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For resident permits, a second and third permit at the same address will include an extra surcharge.
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A diesel surcharge applies to all diesel vehicles.
You can check your vehicle’s details on your logbook (V5C) or the DVLA website.
A table below shows examples of how permit prices are calculated. The table is for resident permits.
| Fuel type | Petrol (CO2 160 g/km) | Diesel (CO2 160 g/km) | Electric (battery 72 kwh) |
|---|
|
Price band
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
|
12 months
|
£184
|
£184
|
£76
|
|
Second permit surcharge (if applicable)
|
£86
|
£86
|
£86
|
|
Diesel surcharge (if applicable)
|
N/A
|
£74
|
N/A
|
|
Total price
|
£270
|
£343
|
£162
|
The notice of variation for parking charges were advertised in the east London advertiser on 13 March 2025.
Resident Permit Charges
Emission Based Charges
| Band/vehicle type | CO2 emission (g/Km) | 6 months | 12 months |
|---|
|
Band 1
|
M/C AND <=100
|
£34.00
|
£54.00
|
|
Band 2
|
101-150
|
£64.00
|
£106.00
|
|
Band 3
|
151-185
|
£115.00
|
£191.00
|
|
Band 4
|
186 >
|
£299.00
|
£497.00
|
|
Multi Vehicle Permit
|
N/A
|
£338.00
|
£631.00
|
|
Blue Badge Holder
|
|
N/A
|
£10.00
|
Electrical Vehicle Charges
| Battery size (kwh) | Band | 6 months | 12 months |
|---|
|
1-59
|
1
|
£23.00
|
£38.00
|
|
60-79
|
2
|
£36.00
|
£58.00
|
|
80 and above
|
3
|
£48.00
|
79.00
|
|
N/A
|
Electric motorcycles
|
£23.00
|
£38.00
|
Find out your electric vehicle battery size from EV database.
Resident Permit Surcharges
| Surcharge type | 6 months | 12 months |
|---|
|
Second resident permit
|
£54.00
|
£89.00
|
|
Third resident permit
|
£151.00
|
£252.00
|
|
Diesel Vehicle Surcharge
|
£39.00
|
£77.00
|
Daily Permits
| Band/ vehicle type | 2025 to 2026 |
|---|
|
All
|
£19.00
|
Exemption Permit Charges
Exemption permit charges – Bus gateway
12 months
| Type | Charge |
|---|
|
Resident / Unregistered Carers / Local GP
|
£35.00
|
|
Blue Badge Holder / Registered Carers
|
£25.00
|
Business and Doctors Surgery Permit Charges
Emission Based Charges
| Band/vehicle type | CO2 emission (g/km) | 3 months | 6 months | 12 months |
|---|
|
Band 1
|
<=100
|
£323.00
|
£478.00
|
£770.00
|
|
Band 2
|
101-150
|
£370.00
|
£545.00
|
£870.00
|
|
Band 3
|
151-185
|
£422.00
|
£623.00
|
£1,007.00
|
|
Band 4
|
186 >
|
£494.00
|
£734.00
|
£1,213.00
|
|
Multi vehicle permit
|
N/A
|
£539.00
|
£794.00
|
£1,313.00
|
Electric Vehicle Charges
| Battery size (kwh) | Band | 3 months | 6 months | 12 months |
|---|
|
1-59
|
1
|
£50.00
|
£75.00
|
£123.00
|
|
60-79
|
2
|
£71.00
|
£96.00
|
£144.00
|
|
80 and above
|
3
|
£91.00
|
£106.00
|
£165.00
|
Find out your electric vehicle battery size from EV database.
Surcharges
| Surcharges | 3 months | 6 months | 12 months |
|---|
|
Diesel
|
£45.00
|
£60.00
|
£100.00
|
Contractors and Public Service Permit Charges
Emission Based Charging
| Band/vehicle type | CO2 emsission (g/km) | 3 months | 6 months | 12 months |
|---|
|
Band 1
|
<=100
|
£395.00
|
£612.00
|
£1,033.00
|
|
Band 2
|
101-150
|
£432.00
|
£679.00
|
£1,134.00
|
|
Band 3
|
151-185
|
£494.00
|
£758.00
|
£1,270.00
|
|
Band 4
|
186 >
|
£567.00
|
£868.00
|
£1,477.00
|
|
Multi vehicle permit
|
N/A
|
£612.00
|
£928.00
|
£1,577.00
|
Electric Vehicle Charges
| Battery size (kwh) | Band | 3 months | 6 months | 12 months |
|---|
|
1-59
|
1
|
£122.00
|
£209.00
|
£387.00
|
|
60-79
|
2
|
£143.00
|
£230.00
|
£408.00
|
|
80 and above
|
3
|
£164.00
|
£250.00
|
£428.00
|
Find out your electric vehicle battery size from EV database.
Surcharges
| Surcharges | 3 months | 6 months | 12 months |
|---|
|
Diesel
|
£45.00
|
£60.00
|
£100.00
|
Market Trader Permit Charges
Fixed Price Charges
| 3 months | 6 months | 12 months |
|---|
|
£252.00
|
£427.00
|
£695.00
|
Market Trader Diesel Surcharges
| 3 months | 6 months | 12 months |
|---|
|
£20.00
|
£39.00
|
£77.00
|
Car Club Permit Charges
|
Car Club Permits (single bay model)
|
£300.00
|
|
Car Club Permits (point-to-point model)
|
£1,155.00
|
Visitor Vouchers Charges
Visitor voucher/ scratchcard charges
| Type | Duration of voucher | charge |
|---|
|
Market Trader
|
1 day
|
£7.90
|
|
Public Service
|
1 day
|
£15.00
|
|
Resident visitor
|
1 day
|
£3.30
|
|
60+ vouchers
|
1 day
|
|
|
Carers Voucher
|
1 day
|
|
Suspensions, Dispensations and Skip Licence Charges
Suspensions
| Service | Charge |
|---|
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Bay Suspension Administration (non-refundable)
|
£125.00
|
|
Supplementary emergency surcharge
|
£125.00
|
|
Charge per bay per day
|
£60.00
|
Dispensations charges
| Service | Charge |
|---|
|
Administration Charge for residents, the NHS, police, fire brigade and registered charities
|
£30.00
|
|
Administration Charge for Businesses and Companies
|
£100.00
|
|
Charge per space per day
|
£60.00
|
Skip licences charges
| Highways Maintenance Fee for residents and contractors (All Zones) | Charge |
|---|
|
Administration Charge – 1 to 7 days
|
£31.00
|
|
Administration Charge – 8 to 14 days
|
£67.00
|
|
Administration Charge – 15 to 28 days
|
£75.00
|
|
Charge per space per day
|
£60.00
|
Other charges
|
Processing refunds for cancelled permits
|
£25.00
|
|
Swap vehicle
|
£21.00
|
|
Traffic Management Order (TMO)
|
£5,000.00
|
|
Blue Badge lost/damaged
|
£10.00
|
|
Personalised Disabled Bay (PDB) Permit
|
£30.00
|
|
PDB permit temporary cover and change of vehicle
|
£10.00
|
Estate parking charges
| Permit type | Cost |
|---|
|
Car space for Blue Badge holder
|
No charge
|
|
Car space for non-blue badge holder
|
£100 per year
|
|
Car space for businesses
|
£468.52 per year
|
Cashless parking charges
On Street Charges
| Zones | 2025 to 2026 Non-diesel | 2025 to 2026 Diesel |
|---|
|
A1, A2, A5, A6, C1, C2
|
£6.80 per hour
|
£10.20 per hour
|
|
A3, A4, C3, C4
|
£6.00 per hour
|
£9.00 per hour
|
|
B1, B2, B3, B4, D1, D2
|
£5.50 per hour
|
£8.30 per hour
|
Market days only
During market days 1 hour free parking session will be available once per day at specific locations (identified by signs) around markets. After the 1 hour free parking the above charges will apply.
Off street car park charges
John Orwell, Haverfield, Victoria Park, St Marks Gate and Mercury Walk
| Financial year | Monday to Sunday –1 hour | Monday to Friday –4 hours | Monday to Friday –All day | Saturday and Sunday –4 hours | Saturday and Sunday –All day |
|---|
| 2025 to 2026 |
£4.50
|
£9.50
|
£13.10
|
£6.00
|
£9.50
|
| 2025 to 2026 (Diesel) |
£6.80
|
£14.30
|
£19.70
|
£9.00
|
£14.30
|
Lawton Road
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Monday to Saturday - 1 hour: £4.50
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Monday to Friday - 4 hours £9.50
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Monday to Friday - All day: £13.10
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Saturday up to 4 hours: £6.00
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Saturday - All day: £9.50
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Sunday
- 1 hour: £1
- 2 hours: £2
- 5 hours: £3.80
- 6 hours: £5.40
- 11 hours: £7.30
- All day: £8.80
Diesel
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Monday to Saturday - 1 hour: £6.80
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Monday to Friday - 4 hours £14.30
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Monday to Friday - All day: £19.70
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Saturday up to 4 hours: £9.00
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Saturday - All day: £14.50
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Sunday
- 1 hour: £1.50
- 2 hours: £3
- 5 hours: £5.70
- 6 hours: £8.10
- 11 hours: £11.00
- All day: £13.20
Off-street car park charges - Roman Road
| Financial year | Non-market days - Mon, Weds and Fri (1 hour) | Non-market days - Mon, Weds and Fri (2 hours) | Market days - Tues, Thurs and Sat (First 1 hour) | Market days - Tues, Thurs and Sat (1hr+) |
|---|
| 2025 to 2026 |
£5.50 |
£11.00 |
£0 |
£5.50 |
| 2025 to 2026 (Diesel) |
£8.30 |
£16.50 |
£0 |
£8.30 |
Market days - 1 hour free parking session will be available once per day at specific locations (identified by signs). After the 1 hour free parking the above charges (market days) will apply.
Cashless parking in Tower Hamlets
We have joined the National Parking Platform (NPP), giving you more choice and flexibility when paying for parking across the borough.
Using the NPP means you can now pay for parking through a range of trusted providers, making it quicker and more convenient to manage your parking session.
Ways to pay for parking:
You can use any of the following NPP-enabled payment apps when parking in Tower Hamlets:
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RingGo
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PayByPhone
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JustPark
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Apcoa Connect
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Caura
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AppyParking
These apps allow you to start, extend, or end parking sessions directly from your phone, without returning to your vehicle.
You can opt to get a text reminder to let you know when a parking session is due to expire at an additional cost.
Parking zone and controlled parking times
Find out where you can park and the controlled parking times throughout the borough.
Date published: 25 March 2025