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Suspension of parking bays

 
From time to time, it may be necessary to suspend a parking bay. This could be any type of parking bay such as a meter bay, resident permit bay or business bay.

The reasons for suspending a bay can be wide and varied. For example. bays may be suspended for:

  • a domestic removal where a resident needs the outside of the property to be clear
  • road works or tree pruning.

What to do

Residents or businesses needing to suspend a parking bay should apply in advance:

  • permit or shared use bay – seven days' notice
  • meter or Pay and Display bay – three days' notice
Contact Parking Services on 020 8921 4339 with details of the suspension you require:

  • when you require it
  • for how long it is required
  • reason for suspending the bay.
Parking Services will then check with the Highways section that the suspension can be permitted.

What it costs

With effect from 1 April 2008, charges are:

  • first day - £52 per bay
  • each subsequent day - £18 per bay
If you are a resident suspending a bay for a domestic removal, we will suspend the first two bays for the price of one.

The exception to the two-for-one pricing is the suspension of meter or Pay and Display bays. These will be charged individually.

How to pay

What happens next

If the Highway section agrees to the suspension, we will erect signs, giving advance notice that bays are being suspended. The signs state:

  • the date of the suspension
  • the reason for the suspension.
On the day of the suspension, a parking attendant will issue a parking ticket to any vehicle illegally parked in the suspended area.

What we cannot do

We cannot stop people ignoring the signage and parking illegally. 

We do not undertake clamping or removal on the public highway - so we cannot remove any illegally parked vehicles from the suspended area.

Domestic removal tip

You may not need to suspend a parking bay.

If you own a car or cars, or have friendly neighbours with cars, you can always park these on the road where you want the removal lorry to park. When the removal lorry arrives, you and/or the neighbours can move your vehicles to make way for the removal lorry.

We do not issue parking tickets to marked removal lorries. We understand that they are loading or unloading and need to be close to the premises involved.

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