What you have to pay for residents' or visitors' parking permits in Bristol and how many you can have.
Residents' permit scheme area allocations
Eligible properties in the Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) can apply for 1 permit only.
Eligible properties in all the residents' parking scheme (RPS) areas and parking permit areas (PPA) can 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 areas and PPA may apply for 1 permit only
Residents' permit scheme area costs
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 |
|---|---|
| Bands A to K (up to 225g/km) | £56 |
| Bands L to M (226 to over 255g/km) | £84 |
| No band (or vehicles registered before March 2001) | £56 |
Other permits:
- Second permit, all vehicles: £224 a year
- Third permit, all vehicles: £560 a year
| Vehicle CO2 emissions tax band | First permit cost per year |
|---|---|
| Band A (01 to 100g/km) | Free of charge |
| Band B (101 to 110g/km ) | £22.50 |
| Bands C to K (111 to 225g/km ) | £45 |
| Bands L to M (226 to over 255g/km) | £67.50 |
| No band (or vehicles registered before March 2001 or any other vehicle acceptable at the discretion of the Council) | £45 |
Other permits:
- Second permit, all vehicles: £100 a year
- Third permit, all vehicles: £220 a year
Central Parking Zone
All residents' permits: £250 a year
Residents' parking permit payments
Pay for your residents' permit in full or pay every 3 months in quarterly instalments. If you choose to pay in quarterly instalments you'll still need to renew your permit every year.
Visitors' permits
Each visitor permit is valid for one day and any unused visitor permits will expire 12 months after the date they're issued.
The table below shows how many visitors' permits you can get: free and chargeable. This allocation resets annually on the date you applied for your first visitors' permits
Chargeable permits cost £1.30 each for all zones. You must pay this in full when you order the extra permits.
| Residents' parking area | Free visitors' permits | Chargeable visitors' permits |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |