Business parking permits
Business parking permits may be provided for vehicles necessary for the day-to-day operation of a business based within a residents’ parking area, for example, a florist or sandwich delivery van.
A maximum of three permits per business are available if the business type is eligible. The first permit will cost £35, the second permit will cost £75 and the third permit will cost £150.
Registered charities can obtain business permits for £35 each. Supported living residential addresses may also qualify for business permits at a cost of £35.
If you have already registered for an account to buy permits for your address, select the home page when MiPermit opens using the link below and buy additional permits via your account. If you have not already registered at your address with MiPermit you can do so, as you buy your 1st permit.
Business permit restrictions
Business permits do not provide further exemptions to a holder for loading or unloading at their work premises or overstay time limits in limited waiting bays. They are not issued to allow owners, managers, or staff to commute to and park near the business address in a residents’ zone whilst at work.
We are unable to add business parking permits for new business premises or to a residential address where a business is being operated from.
We are also unable to provide business permits for a property address that is subject to a change of primary use which would increase the number of vehicles seeking parking in a road, for example, a private house changing its primary use to being let as an Airbnb after a resident parking scheme has been introduced.
If you are self-employed and operating a business from your home address, you cannot have a business permit for a work vehicle as well as your home address’s resident permit allocation.
As the County Council has declared a climate emergency and is working to reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality, as permits are migrated to digital permits, business parking permit holders are being asked to provide supporting evidence of an ‘essential need’ for their permit. Permits that have been previously used mainly to commute to a workplace and park whilst at work are unlikely to be allowed in the future.
Renewing an existing permit
Customers with a permit will be sent an email or text reminder message 30 days before the permit expires to advise the expiry date is approaching. If there are no changes to your details on the account or registration number you can use the renew option in MiPermit to renew your permit without the need to provide further proofs or delays pending approval of the new permit.
To renew your permit, login to your account and click the red circle next to Manage Digital Permits in your options list to the left side of your scree. Next click on the current active permit displayed. You will then be able to select the green Renew Permit button from the permit details displayed and then follow the on screen process as required.
If your details have changed or a new registration is required on your next permit, first change those details or change the registration number on your existing permit before renewing that permit. Use the manage digital permit option and click on the permit details to access edit options. Any price adjustment if required will be calculated during the renewing process.
Guest house permits
Guest house permits are also available to hotels operating in residential areas with no off-street parking. Eligible addresses can be small hotels, bed and breakfast establishments or holiday let cottages trading at the time of a zone’s introduction and identified during the consultation period.
Guest house permits cost £30 for an allocation of 20 one-day permits.
If you have already registered for an account to buy permits for your address, select the home page when MiPermit opens using the link below and buy via your account. If you have not already registered at your address with MiPermit you can do so, as you buy your 1st permit.