Residential parking permit

Important Information - East Finchley (EF) CPZ

Please note that the implementation of the experimental zone (EF) CPZ has been paused. Residents will be advised of the date that permit sales open in advance of the rescheduled implementation date.

About resident parking permits

If you live within a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) you will need a residents parking permit to be able to park your vehicle in a Permit Holders Only or Residents Permit Holders Only space within the controlled hours.

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

Resident 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.

You can apply for a 12 month or a 3 month permit.

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

Households can hold up to a maximum of 4 resident permits at any 1 time.

Applying for a resident permit

To apply for a resident permit you will need:

proof of 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 is accepted as proof:

your council tax demand for the last 12 month period
your rent agreement for the last 12 month period
a solicitor's letter showing the house purchase completion date
2 utility bills from different suppliers dated and showing your name and address. These must be from within the last 12 months. They must not be mobile phone bills
drivers license clearly showing your name and address within the Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ)

Alternatively, you can consent to an address validation check which will be carried out by Experian during the application process. This check will not affect your credit score but will appear as a search by NSL Ltd on your credit file.

Proof of vehicle ownership

Cars registered at the permit holder’s address

One copy of the following accepted proof:

vehicle logbook (V5C) registered in the same name and address in the (CPZ) as the residential applicant. We do not accept the new keeper supplement (V5C/2)
insurance policy schedule showing your name as the main policy holder with the vehicle insured at the same address in the (CPZ) as the residential applicant. We do not accept the certificate of motor insurance
copy of the Motability agreement schedule clearly showing the vehicle registration number, which is registered in the same name and address in the (CPZ) as the permit holder
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).
if you have a foreign vehicle, we will need you to provide the vehicle registration document (equivalent of the UK vehicle logbook (V5C) document).

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
your full address in the CPZ where the vehicle is kept overnight

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
your full address in the CPZ where the vehicle is kept overnight

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.

Apply for a resident permit

Temporary resident permit

You should apply for a temporary permit if you’ve:

recently moved to an address in Barnet that is in a CPZ
moved to another address in a CPZ and are waiting for your proof documents
changed your vehicle and are waiting for your proof documents

This permit is free of charge and will provide you with 14 days cover for your vehicle whilst you are awaiting your proof documents.

Temporary resident permits are only issued once and cannot be extended.

Apply for a temporary permit

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 for more information.

Foreign vehicles

If you own a vehicle that is registered in another country and you plan on keeping the vehicle for more then 6 months you will need to register your vehicle with the DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency)

We can issue you with a parking permit for a 12 month period but will need you to provide the vehicle registration document (equivalent of the UK vehicle logbook (V5C) document).

If the Co2 emissions are not mentioned in the vehicle registration document then the permit charge would need to be based on the vehicle’s engine size.

Once you have registered the vehicle in the UK you must upload the updated vehicle document to your permit account.

When you add the vehicle registration number to the permit account please ensure that you do not use hyphens at any point. For example, TE51ST instead of TE-51-ST.

Renew a resident 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.

The renewal process allows you to renew your permit on the same payment scheme as your current one (every 12 months or every 3 months).

If you wish to change payment scheme you will need to apply again.

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

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.

**12 Month Resident Permit Costs**
Band	CO2 Emission	Engine size (CC)	Price for first vehicle	Price for any additional vehicle
1	g/CO2/km: 0	Electric	£18.00	£48.50
2	g/CO2/km: 1-50		£30.50	£61.00
3	g/CO2/km: 51-75		£30.50	£61.00
4	g/CO2/km: 76-90		£61.00	£91.50
5	g/CO2/km: 91-100	up to 1000cc	£61.00	£91.50
6	g/CO2/km: 101-110	1000cc to 1099cc	£61.00	£91.50
7	g/CO2/km: 111-130	1100cc to 1200cc	£79.50	£110.00
8	g/CO2/km: 131-150	1201cc to 1300cc	£86.50	£117.00
9	g/CO2/km: 151-170	1301cc to 1549cc	£104.00	£134.50
10	g/CO2/km: 171-190	1550cc to 1800cc	£121.50	£152.00
11	g/CO2/km: 191-200	1801cc to 1900cc	£138.50	£169.00
12	g/CO2/km: 201-225	1901cc to 2449cc	£173.50	£204.00
13	g/CO2/km: 226-255	Over 2450cc	£208.50	£239.00
14	g/CO2/km: 256+		£221.50	£252.00

**3 Month Resident Permit Costs**
Band	CO2 Emissions	Engine size (CC)	Price for first vehicle	Price for any additional vehicle
1	g/CO2/km: 0	Electric	£4.50	£12.13
2	g/CO2/km: 1-50		£7.63	£15.26
3	g/CO2/km: 51-75		£7.63	£15.26
4	g/CO2/km: 76-90		£15.25	£22.88
5	g/CO2/km: 91-100	up to 1000cc	£15.25	£22.88
6	g/CO2/km: 101-110	1000cc to 1099cc	£15.25	£22.88
7	g/CO2/km: 111-130	1100cc to 1200cc	£19.88	£27.51
8	g/CO2/km: 131-150	1201cc to 1300cc	£21.63	£29.26
9	g/CO2/km: 151-170	1301cc to 1549cc	£26.00	£33.63
10	g/CO2/km: 171-190	1550cc to 1800cc	£30.38	£38.01
11	g/CO2/km: 191-200	1801cc to 1900cc	£34.63	£42.26
12	g/CO2/km: 201-225	1901cc to 2449cc	£43.38	£51.01
13	g/CO2/km: 226-255	Over 2450cc	£52.13	£59.76
14	g/CO2/km: 256+		£55.38	£63.01

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

Permit type	Diesel surcharge	Additional vehicle
12 Month Residents Permit	£12.20	£30.50
3 Month Residents Permit	£3.05	£7.63

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.

7+ Seater vehicle reduction

If your vehicle has 7 passenger seats or more, you can apply for a reduction on your permit price.

The discount only applies if your vehicle falls into band 7 to 14. The discount does not include any supplements which apply if your car is a diesel vehicle or any additional vehicles.

The discount only applies to active permits only and not expired periods or permits. We will not back date any refunds for expired periods or permits.

To request the partial refund, you need to first of all apply or renew your parking permit, pay the full price, and then email us to request your partial refund.

You will need to provide proof that the vehicle has 7 or more seats for your partial refund to be processed. The information can be found in your vehicle logbook (V5C) or in your insurance policy schedule. If you cannot find any reference to the number of seats, then please provide us with photos of the front profile (including the vehicle registration mark) along with side profile photos of the vehicle clearly showing that there are 7 or more seats.