When the Residents' Parking Scheme Areas and Permitted Parking Areas price increase takes effect and how much permits will be.
Charges for parking permits in Bristol's Residents' Parking Scheme areas and Permitted Parking Areas will be changing from Wednesday 8 April 2026.
To view the notice of variation visit Make a comment on Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) and view section 'Notice of Variation: All RPS, PPA and permit charge increases' .
Residents' Permit scheme area cost
Your first residents' permit cost is based on the vehicle with the highest CO2 vehicle emissions tax band.
| Vehicle CO2 emissions tax band or permit type | Old permit cost | Permit cost from 8 April 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| First Permit Bands A to K (up to 225g/km) | 124 | 129 |
| First Permit Bands L to M (226 to over 255g/km) | 186 | 193 |
| First Permit No band (or vehicles registered before March 2001) | 124 | 129 |
| Second permit | 224 | 233 |
| Third permit | 560 | 581 |
| Business permit | 342 | 355 |
| Business permit discounted | 200 | 208 |
| Customer permit | 356 | 370 |
| Customer permit discounted | 214 | 222 |
| Landlord permit | 342 | 355 |
| Vehicle CO2 emissions tax band or permit type | Old permit cost | Permit cost from 8 April 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| First permit Band A (01 to 100g/km) | 62 | 129 |
| First permit Band B (101 to 110g/km ) | 74 | 129 |
| First permit Bands C to K (111 to 225g/km ) | 85 | 129 |
| First permit Bands L to M (226 to over 255g/km) | 127 | 193 |
| No band (or vehicles registered before March 2001) | 85 | 129 |
| First permit any other vehicle | 85 | 129 |
| Second permit | 162 | 233 |
| Third permit | 390 | 581 |
| Business permit | 271 | 355 |
| Business permit (discounted) | 159 | 208 |
| Customer permit | 282 | 370 |
| Customer permit discounted | 170 | 222 |
| Landlord permit | 271 | 355 |
| Permit type | Old permit cost | Permit cost from 8 April 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Traders permit | 274 | 284 |
| Traders day permits (25) | 89 | 92 |
| Medical permit | 274 | 284 |
| Allotment permits (Redland only) | 124 | 129 |
| Residents' parking area | Old permit cost | Permit cost from 8 April 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Clifton Village, Clifton East and Kingsdown | 1.30 | 2.50 |
| All other RPS areas | 1.30 | 2.00 |