Contractor parking permits
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About contractor parking permits
If your business premises is in a Controlled Parking Zone, or you frequently carry out work in Controlled Parking Zones (CPZs) in Barnet you can apply for a contractor parking permit.
You can use the permit to park in Permit Holders Only, Resident Permit Holders Only, or Business Permit Holders Only parking places during the controlled hours.
Contractor permits are valid to park within any (CPZ).
We offer a specific vehicle contractor parking permit and an any registration contractor parking permit.
The specific vehicle 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 registration contractor 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 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 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 to locate orders by providing the Royal Mail tracking information.
Apply for a contractor permit
To apply for a contractor 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 American Express)
Proof of address
One copy of the following is accepted as proof:
- your business rates demand within the last 12 month period
- a letter on business headed paper stating your full name and briefly detailing the nature of your business, demonstrating your business need to park across the borough.
Proof of vehicle ownership
One copy of the following accepted proof:
- 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 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 contractor 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.
- please see Changes to your parking permit or account details | Barnet CouncilExternal link for more information.
Renew a contractor 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.
Please note that the price shown under the Permit Details tab in your NSL Apply parking permit account is reflective of the previous charging period and the price shown under the Renew tab is reflective of the current charging period. Therefore, please view the current charge listed under the Prices section of this webpage prior to renewing your parking permit.
Cancel your permit
If you no longer require your permit, you can cancel the permit in your account.
Once cancelled, a pro rata refund 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
Vehicle specific contractor permit prices are charged annually by band. Bands are calculated by the engine size and CO2 emissions of the vehicle.
| Band | CO2 Emission | Engine size (CC) | Annual price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | g/CO2/km: 0 | Electric | £608.50 |
| 2 | g/CO2/km: 1-50 | £798.50 | |
| 3 | g/CO2/km: 51-75 | £1,437.00 | |
| 4 | g/CO2/km: 76-90 | £1,596.50 | |
| 5 | g/CO2/km: 91-100 | up to 1000cc | £1,596.50 |
| 6 | g/CO2/km: 101-110 | 1000cc to 1099cc | £1,596.50 |
| 7 | g/CO2/km: 111-130 | 1100cc to 1200cc | £1,756.50 |
| 8 | g/CO2/km: 131-150 | 1201cc to 1300cc | £1,756.50 |
| 9 | g/CO2/km: 151-170 | 1301cc to 1549cc | £1,996.00 |
| 10 | g/CO2/km: 171-190 | 1550cc to 1800cc | £1,996.00 |
| 11 | g/CO2/km: 191-200 | 1801cc to 1900cc | £1,996.00 |
| 12 | g/CO2/km: 201-225 | 1901cc to 2449cc | £2,395.00 |
| 13 | g/CO2/km: 226-255 | Over 2450cc | £2,395.00 |
| 14 | g/CO2/km: 256+ | £2,395.00 |
A contractor permit is also available for any vehicle and is charged at £3,835.00 annually.
Please be advised that the NSL Apply 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 £12.20 annual surcharge for diesel vehicles.
Payment Methods
Pay Now
If this payment method is selected at the point of a new parking permit application. A pop up window will appear prompting you to manually enter the card payment details and submit the payment at that point. For any future changes of vehicle on that given parking permit application where a surcharge is automatically generated. This amount will automatically be debited from the card used for the initial payment. You will not receive any pre-notification of this by email.
Online After Approval
If this payment method is selected at the point of a new parking permit application. You will not be prompted to enter any card payment details. Instead, after submitting the parking permit application, you will receive an email to notify you that the application (once approved) is ‘waiting for payment’. You will then be prompted to log into your NSL Apply Parking Permit account to make a payment to activate the permit.
Use Registered Card
You can register a payment card in the ‘manage account’ section of your NSL Apply Parking Permit account. If this payment method is selected at the point of a new permit application, this means that the payment will be taken from the registered card (providing the card has sufficient funds and has not expired). For any future changes of vehicle on that given parking permit application where a surcharge is automatically generated. This amount will automatically be debited from the registered card. You will not receive any pre-notification of this by email.
Terms and conditions of use
- The 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.
- The permit does not allow you to park in paid for parking bays, yellow lines or any other parking restriction.
- The permit may only be used in a shared use parking place where the signs indicate the zone identifier wording in condition 1.
- The issue of a contractor 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.
- Contractor permits are issued as a virtual, electronic permit which are valid for a specific vehicle.
- It is the responsibility of the permit holder to ensure that they supply the correct vehicle registration mark when applying for their permit.
- Any vehicle contractor permits are issued as a printed, paper permit which may be transferred between vehicles.
- 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.
- Parking places may be suspended by any person duly authorised by the council or police. A contractor permit is not valid in a parking place where signs indicate it is suspended.
- It is prohibited to use a vehicle in a parking place in connection with the sale or offering or exposing for sale of goods.
- The maximum number of annual 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.
- If an annual 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.
- If any vehicle contractor 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.
- If a vehicle specific contractor 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.
- Refunds will be processed according to the original payment method.
- 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.
- Failure to comply with these conditions may result in a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) being issued to your vehicle.
- A goods vehicle with an overall height greater than 2.3 metres may not make use of a parking place during controlled hours.