Unpaid carers' parking permits terms and conditions

Terms and conditions for unpaid carers parking permits

An unpaid carers permit can be applied for if a carer needs to visit a resident or residents who has a physical disability, mental health condition or has antenatal or postnatal needs.

A carer is not eligible to apply for an unpaid carers permit if they reside in the same controlled parking zone (CPZ) as the person needing care.

If you work for an agency or are self-employed, then you cannot apply for an unpaid carers permit.

The doctor of the person needing care needs to sign and stamp a declaration and this must be uploaded when applying. This must be dated within one month of applying.

The carer must attach the permit on their windscreen so that it can be clearly seen from the outside.

An unpaid carers permit can only be used in a resident permit bay and shared use bays in the CPZ the permit has been issued for. They cannot park in paid parking bays only.

You cannot park in any other designated bays otherwise a penalty charge notice will be issued.

If any changes to the permit are required then the permit must be surrendered and a new application must be submitted, for example, change of vehicle, change of address or change of carer.

As part of the council’s policy to prevent fraud and misuse of permits, proof of address and proof of vehicle ownership can be requested at any time after the issue of a permit. Failure to provide the council with the necessary information within 14 days of such a request may result in cancellation of the permit

If a permit is lost, stolen, destroyed, defaced or mutilated, the permit holder must notify the council’s parking service immediately and the permit will cease to be valid

We reserve the right to cancel a permit if you:

• do not pay for contraventions of parking regulations, this is known as being a persistent evader
• do not follow the terms and conditions

You can be classed as a persistent evader if:

• there are 3 or more recorded contraventions linked to the same vehicle within 5 years
• the penalties due for these contraventions have not been paid in full, have not been represented or have not been appealed against by the permit holder within the statutory time limits
• the representations and appeals for the permit holder have been rejected and they have still not paid the penalties due in full

A permit is issued subject to the relevant Traffic Regulation Orders which may be subject to change in the future.

Variation of terms and conditions

By applying for or purchasing any type of permit, the applicant:

• certifies that all the information that the applicant has given in the application process is correct
• accepts the Council’s terms and conditions as varied from time to time together with any terms and conditions stated on the letter to which the permit is attached at the time of issue and
• agrees to be bound by and comply with the relevant Traffic Regulation Orders which may be varied from time to time

The Council reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions, application procedures and the relevant Traffic Regulation Orders and at any time.