Permits
Residents Permits
The chargeable parking hours changed on the 1 April
2012 from 9am - 5pm to 8am - 6pm, Monday
to Saturday.
Every resident within the CPZ is eligible to apply for Residents
Parking Permits for their vehicles, except residents
of new developments of flats/apartments constructed after 1st
April 2008. Permits are valid for 12 months from the beginning of
the month the application is made.
For the Council to issue a Residents Parking Permit, the resident
must provide proof of residency and demonstrate that they are the
owner of the vehicle (although there are a few exceptions, for
example with company cars). Each permit states a zone where parking
is allowed. There can be no guarantee that residents will be
able to park outside their property or in their street.
Residents Parking Permits are valid for one year. Up to three
permits per household can be purchased. The cost for the
first vehicle is £25, the second £73 and the third vehicle is £94.
A charge of £5 is made for changes to permits. Visitors parking
permits may be purchased by residents at £15 per book.
For further details please visit Bedford
Borough Council, Customer Services Centre, Horne Lane, Bedford,
MK40 1RA or telephone the office on 01234 718057.
Alternatively,
please click here and download the application form
directly.
Visitor Parking Permits
As the chargeable hours have changed, when
using a visitor parking permit (VPP please ensure that a validated
voucher is displayed from 8am onwards when parking within the
controlled parking zone (CPZ). We are aware that the VPPs are
currently tailored to the original chargeable hours and therefore
advise that whilst we await the new stock of books, the current
VPPs will be valid for the new hours even though the previous hours
are shown.
Business Parking Permits
Business vehicles can park in any pay-and-display bays in the
CPZ.
Businesses based within the CPZ may apply for
permits if they can demonstrate a need. These permits cost £180 per
year for the first permit and £250 for the second. Each permit
would have the name of the company displayed, but could be used by
any vehicle registered by the business.
For further details please telephone the
office on 01234 718057.
Alternatively,
please click here and download the Business Parking Permit
application form directly.
Healthcare and Voluntary Organisations
Healthcare Parking Permits are available to doctors, nurses,
midwives and other key healthcare workers to enable parking within
the CPZ while attending to patients. These permits are not valid on
yellow lines.
Charges for the permits are £20 for Healthcare / £5 for Voluntary
and they are valid for two years. Should the permit need
to be altered within this period there will be a charge of £5.
For further details please telephone the
office on 01234 718057.
Alternatively,
please click here and download the Healthcare application form
directly
or
Discretionary
(Voluntary Organisations) Permit
Suspensions
We sometimes need to suspend or partly suspend bays and spaces
for specific purposes such as: building work, roadwork and loading
or unloading. We may suspend bays at any time and it is an offence
to park in a suspended bay. When we can, we will warn you about
suspensions by displaying a notice at the bay.
Charges for Suspensions
If you need us to suspend a bay, please download the suspension
of a parking space application form below or contact us on
telephone 01234 718057 or fax 01234 718087.
Please click
here to download Suspension of Parking Space Form
Waivers
A ‘waiver’ is a form that allows a vehicle to wait on a yellow
line while it is being used in an agreed way. It does not give you
permission to park, but is intended to help with temporary work and
short-term needs. If you require a waiver, please visit the
Bedford Borough Council Customer Services Centre, Horne Lane,
Bedford MK40 1RA or telephone 01234 718057.
Please click
here to download Waiver Application Form
Charges for Waivers
A Waiver is charged at £5 per day for up to 4 hours per
vehicle and £10 per day for a period of over 4 hours per
vehicle. Waivers can be issued for up to a week and can
be extended for further periods if necessary.
In most cases we will deal with your
applications there and then. However, we may need to refer you to
our Highways Service first. In some circumstances you do not need a
Waiver. You are permitted to load and unload your vehicle on a
yellow line, without a break, as long as loading restrictions are
not in force. You may do this for as long as necessary for up to 15
minutes.
Vehicles marked as removals vehicles may carry
out removals for as long as necessary, as long as no loading
restrictions are in force.
Waivers are issued for:
- continuously loading and unloading bulky goods
from your vehicle (when this will take longer than 15
minutes);
- continuously using your vehicle as a workshop
(such as for fitting kitchens and using carpentry machinery from a
vehicle); and
- continuously using a tar boiler, welding
cylinder, compressor or generator from your vehicle.
- Waivers are not issued for:
- vehicles being used for storing tools;
- allowing you to park your vehicle while you are
working elsewhere;
- trailers; or
- unloading goods which are not bulky.
We do not issue waivers for stopping within
marked parking places or carry out suspensions outside the
Controlled Parking Zone.
Applications for waivers on the Town Centre
Pedestrianised Area (where there is a prohibition of traffic) must
be supported by:
- a Certificate of Public Liability Insurance for
a minimum
of
£5 million; and
- a Risk Assessment of the task that is to be
undertaken.
Parking is free and without time limit for
holders of Blue Badges when using a marked parking bay.
Please remember, the ‘charges’ for parking
unlawfully are £70 or £50 depending on the nature of the
contravention. If the PCN remains unpaid after all appeals
have been exhausted, additional charges will be incurred.