Parking permit
Hampshire County Council manages on-street parking permit schemes for these districts:
- Basingstoke & Deane
- Eastleigh
- East Hampshire
- Fareham
- Gosport
- Hart
- Havant
- The New Forest
- Test Valley
- Rushmoor
- Winchester
- Eligibility
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Anyone residing at an eligible property within a residents' parking zone may apply for a residents’ parking permit. Applications are made through MiPermit.
The permit allocation varies depending on the location of your property. Not all properties in a permit area will qualify for a residents’ permit. Each property has a maximum number of permits available and once this is reached no further permits will be issued.
If, when selecting a property, your address is not shown on the drop-down list please contact [email protected].
When applying for a residents’ parking permit, you will need your personal information. name, address, email or mobile phone number and provide a copy of your latest council tax bill.
You must also have at least one of the following:
- Proof of vehicle ownership
- V5C vehicle registration document – this must be in the applicant’s name and show that the vehicle is registered at the permit address
- Motor insurance policy schedule – this must confirm that the vehicle is kept at the permit address. An original copy of the insurance document is not required. Copies such as screenshots or photocopies are also acceptable.
- Hire or lease agreement
- Letter from employer – if your vehicle is a work vehicle that is registered at another address, we require a letter from the business confirming you are authorised to use the vehicle, and stating the address where the vehicle will be kept.
- Valid and current vehicle tax is mandatory for all vehicles.
- Permit prices
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Permit prices are available upon application.
If you make a payment using a credit card please check with your bank or credit card provider as you may be charged a cash payment handling fee.
- Refunds
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Parking permits do not have a face value. No refunds, partial or full, are provided for any permit following cancellation.
- Residents' parking permits
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Parking permits are digital. All information will be stored securely online.
No new paper permits will be issued.
Civil Enforcement Officers (CEOs) carry out regular patrols of each resident zone. CEOs can identify vehicles parked with a permit using their handheld devices. Vehicles without a valid permit may be issued a Penalty Charge Notice.
It is an offence for a vehicle to be parked on the highway with a cover obscuring the vehicle registration plates. The cover may be lifted so that the registration number can be seen. If the Police, see a vehicle parked on the highway that has a cover which obscures the vehicle registration, the keeper of the vehicle could receive a fine, under the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994.
Parking permits are required at all times, including weekends and bank holidays unless signage states otherwise.
Please ensure you check signage for any specific exemptions or variations.
Failure to hold a valid permit when required may result in enforcement action.
Eastleigh Borough Council residents please contact [email protected] to check bank holiday permit requirements.
- Changing vehicles
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If you change your vehicle, you must update your permit with the new vehicle registration number immediately. A vehicle change request can be made using your MiPermit account via their website, mobile app or by contacting MiPermit on 0345 520 7007.
Need help with changing your vehicle on MiPermit?
- Changing address
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Permits are non-transferable. If a permit holder changes their address an application must be made for a new permit.
If you move away from a residents' parking zone you must notify MiPermit so that your permit can be cancelled to enable new residents to purchase a permit.
No refunds, partial or full, are provided for a permit that has been cancelled.
Please contact MiPermit on 0345 520 7007 for further information on changing address.
- Vehicle types
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All eligible vehicle types parked in a residents’ parking zone must have a valid permit, including motorcycles and mopeds. Permits are limited to vehicles weighing under 3.5 tonnes (unladen) and less than 6 meters in length, with a maximum of 12 passenger seats. Vehicles with permits must not be drawing a trailer when parked in a residents permit bay.
- Finding a space
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Having a parking permit does not guarantee that you will be able to find a parking space within your residents parking zone. Similarly having a parking permit does not give you any “right” to park directly outside your property.
If you live within the district of Winchester and are currently eligible to park with your paper permit in an off-street carpark, then you will need to contact Winchester City Council with any questions or to update the vehicle registration on your permit.
- Blue Badge Holders
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Blue badge holders do not need to purchase a permit if a valid disabled blue badge is correctly displayed within the vehicle. Vehicles can also park in any residential parking zone, with no time restriction, if a Blue Badge is correctly displayed.
- Visitors' parking permits
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Visitor permits are activated using your MiPermit account. Visitor permit types may differ depending on property location. The permit entitlement for your address will be shown on your MiPermit account.
- You can activate more than one daily visitor permit at a time.
- Vehicle registrations can be updated on a visitor permit at any time.
- This means that one daily permit can be used for multiple visitors on the same day, provided their visits are not simultaneous.
- The vehicle registration on an annual visitors’ permit can be amended as many times as required.
- Any changes made are applied to the permit immediately.
The daily visitor permits are purchased in bundles of 10 and have an expiry date of 12 months.
Once you have used your yearly allocation of daily visitor permits, you cannot purchase further bundles until 12 months after date of purchase. (For example: 10 permits purchased today, would not be available for re-purchase until this date the following year.)
- How to apply
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The simplest way to apply, renew or cancel a parking permit is online.
If you don’t have access to the internet, facilities are available through your local library.
You can ask a family member, friend, support group or carer to assist you. They can apply on your behalf if you need them to. You can also go to your local Citizens Advice.
If you are unable to apply online, please telephone MiPermit on 0345 5207007.
Once your permit application or change of vehicle request has been received, we will aim to process the request on the same working day if the application is made before 3pm. Any applications made after this time we aim to process on the next working day.
For any other queries about residents parking, contact the Parking Services Team [email protected]
Terms and Conditions
Residents parking schemes Terms and Conditions
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