Business City Centre Pay and Display Permits - Terms and Conditions of Use

Parking permits issued by Newcastle City Council are issued subject to terms and conditions of use, which permits holders should ensure that they are familiar with.

The list below provides the terms and conditions for the parking permits which we issue.

Should you have any queries in regards to using your parking permit please contact parkingpermits@newcastle.gov.uk

1. Permits may only be used within pay and display bays located on-street within the city centre (within the Controlled Parking Zone – CPZ).
2. Permits showing a registration number may only be used on the vehicle with that number.
3. If a physical permit has been issued, the permit must be displayed prominently on the dashboard/front windscreen of the vehicle so that all of the particulars on it are visible from the outside of the vehicle.
4. Where bay markings are present, vehicles must be parked entirely within the limits of a marked out parking bay.
5. Whilst the vehicle is in the parking place it must not be used in conjunction with selling or offering for hire of any service.
6. Physical permits will only be issued through the post to the address submitted on the application.
7. Physical permits shall be returned to the Council when the holder ceases to be a business located within the city centre or ceases to be the owner of the relevant vehicle.
8. Virtual parking permits shall be cancelled from use when the holder ceases to be a business located within the city centre or ceases to be the owner of the relevant vehicle.
9. Misuse of a permit, forging or possessing a forged permit or making a false statement for the issue of a permit are all offences which may carry a substantial fine.
10. This permit does not guarantee the holder a space or an exclusive right to a space, nor does it render the Council subject to any liability in respect of theft of, or damage to any vehicle in a parking place; or the contents or fittings of any such vehicle.
11. A charge of £10.00 may be applied for amending a parking permit due to a change in vehicle registration.
12. A charge of £10.00 may be applied to replace lost or stolen physical permits and a Lost Permit Application form is required to be submitted to the Council.
13. All vehicles using this permit must be parked in accordance with the City of Newcastle upon Tyne (On Street Parking Places) Order 2009 as from time to time may be amended, extended, re-enacted or replaced.
14. An administration charge of £10.00 will be applied in relation to the cancellation of a parking permit and refunds will be processed on a pro rata basis, this will be calculated based on the number of full weeks remaining unused.
15. Permits paid via invoice; if payment is not made by the invoice due date, the Council reserve the right to revoke the permit and request its immediate return. The Council may take action to recover any outstanding payment.