Parking permits

How to apply for a residents parking permit

Who qualifies for a residents permit?
Residents who keep and use a car, a van with an unladen weight not exceeding 35cwt (1,778kg) or motorcycle on a full-time basis will normally qualify for a permit.

Who qualifies for a visitors permit?
Visitors permits can be issued to each qualifying person within a household in a residents permit scheme in any one year.

Visitors permits are issued in addition to the residents parking permit.

Note for blue badge holders
If you have a blue badge you can park free in on-street bays or pay and display bays for as as long as you wish. In accordance with the blue badge scheme you may park for up to three hours on single or double yellow lines as long as there is no loading ban in force. Some off-street disabled bays have time restrictions

You cannot park in resident permit holders spaces unless you also have a valid permit for the area, where a loading ban applies or areas designated for a specific class of vehicle.

How to use your permit
Visitors permits may only be given to those calling at the permit holders address.  All permits must be displayed clearly in the windscreen of the vehicle.

What the permit allows you to do
The permit will let you park in any parking spaces which exempt resident permit holders from the time limit. These spaces will be signed with this or a similar plate:

How to apply
Application forms are available from:

The Parking Shop
Town Hall
Gordon Street
Luton
LU1 2BQ

Tel: 01582 54 72 72

Or you can download them below.

Your duties as a permit holder
It is your duty to ensure:

• your permit is valid and has not expired
  
• that the registration number is correct
  
• your permit is used in accordance with the conditions of issue

Renewing your permit
You will be responsible for renewing your permit if your permit expires - visitors permits are valid on the day of use only and residents permits valid for one year. If you change your vehicle - send in the old permit with your new vehicle details to the address listed under where to apply.

Withdrawal of a permit
A permit may be withdrawn or invalidated if:

• it is found that a permit is not being used in accordance with these guidelines
  
• it is found that a person is no longer eligible to hold a permit
  
• the permit is altered or defaced in anyway or passed to unauthorised users

Maps of the Parking Zones that require a permit are listed below and can be downloaded.

Please note that not all areas are listed here and you should contact the Parking Shop for details.

Zone AB-Biscot
Zone B-Bury Park
Zone CA-High Town Area
Zone CAB-Hightown Area
Zone CB-Hightown Area
Zone D-Chapel Langley
Zone E-Crawley Green-Windmill Road
Zone F-Dallow Road Area
Zone G-Cardigan Street Area
Zone H-Fredrick Street Area
Zone J-Kimpton Road Area
Zone K-Bramingham Road Area
Zone L-The Avenue
Zone M-Gregories Close
Zone N-Farley Hill
Zone P-Hospital Area
Zone Q-Crawley Road
Zone S-Empress Road-Mostyn Road
Zone T-Marsh Road Area

Appeal against parking ticket 
Parking zones 
Council car parks 
Private car parks 
Yellow lines 
Abandoned vehicles 

Contact Information

The Parking Shop, Town Hall,Gordon Street,Luton, LU1 2BQ
Tel: 01582 54 72 72
Fax: 01582 54 71 29
parking@luton.gov.uk

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