Residents' and visitors' parking permits cost and allocation

What you have to pay for a residents' or visitors' parking permit in Bristol and how many you can have.

Residents' permit scheme area allocations

Eligible properties in the Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) are entitled to apply for 1permit only.

Eligible properties in all the RPS and PPA areas are entitled to apply for up to 3  permits with the following exceptions:

• In all RPS and PPA areas, properties on Private Roads may apply for 1 permit only
• Properties with Off Street Parking in Bower Ashton may apply for up to 3 permits
• Properties with Off Street Parking in Pitlochry Close may apply for up to 2 permits
• Properties with Off Street Parking in Cheswick Village may apply for up to 2 permits
• Properties with Off Street Parking in Edward Road and  Chatsworth Road may apply for up to 2 permits
• Properties with Off Street Parking in all other RPS and PPA may apply for 1 permit only.

Residents' permit scheme area costs

The table shows residents' permit costs  for all areas except Easton and St Philips and Central Parking Zone  residents'permits

Your first residents' permit cost is based on the vehicle with the highest  CO2 vehicle emissions tax band.

Vehicle CO2 emissions tax band	First permit cost per year
Band A  (up to 100 )	Free
Band B  (101 to 110 )	£24
Band C to K  (111 to 225)	£48
Band L to M  (226 to over 255+)	£72
No band	£48
Vehicles registered before  March 2001	£48

The cost of your other permits will be:

• Second permit £96 for a year
• Third permit  £192 for a year

Easton and St Philips residents' permit costs

Permit type	Permit cost per year
First permit band A  (up to 100  CO2 emissions)	Free
First permit all other tax bands	£30
Second permit	£80
Third permit	£200

Central Parking Zone

Permit type	Permit cost per year
All residents' permits	£50

Residents' Parking Permit payments

Pay for  your residents’ permit in full or pay every three months in quarterly instalments. If you choose to pay in quarterly instalments you will still need to renew your permit every year.

Visitors permits

Check the table to see how many  visitors' permits you can get . The allocation is reset  annually on the date you applied for your first visitors permits. 

Each individual visitor permit is valid for one day and any unused visitor permits will expire 12 months after the date of issue.

Extra visitors' permits above your free allocation cost £1 each.  You need to pay this in full when you order the extra permits.

Residents' parking area	Free permits	Plus paid permits £1 each
Bedminster East	50	50
Bower Ashton	70	70
Cheswick Village	50	50
Clifton East	60	60
Clifton Village	60	60
Cliftonwood and Hotwells	60	60
Cotham	50	50
Cotham North	50	50
Easton and St Phillips	50	50
Edward Road  and Chatsworth Road	70	70
Kingsdown	60	60
Montpelier	50	50
Pitlochry Close	50	50
Redcliffe	60	60
Redland	50	50
Southville	60	60
Spike Island	60	60
St Pauls	50	50