1 Whos Entitled to a Permit

A maximum of TWO permits are issued to

each household in streets designated as
within residents parking zones. A household
is a house or at in a Permit Parking zone
that is registered for Council Tax, has
appropriate planning permissions, and
does not have a planning condition and/
or informative. Residents may be asked to
demonstrate appropriate planning consents.
Commercial vehicles are not eligible for
resident permits.
2 First or Second YOU decide
The rst permit for a household is issued
free of charge. A charge of 80 is made for
a second permit. It is up to YOU to decide
who will apply for the rst and who will
apply for the second permit. If more than
one application for the rst permit is received
it could delay your application.
3 Renewing Your Permit
Permits are issued for twelve months,
there are no zone renewal months. It will
be up to you to renew your permit, as
reminders may not be sent in the future.
However, we have introduced an online
system and you may be able to renew
online before the permit expires. If you
provide an email address, we may send
you a reminder. However you must note
the expiry date for your permit as it will be
the permit holders responsibility to renew
the permit.
4 Providing Proofs
Along with the application form we need
proof of current residence. That means
a copy of ONE document which must be
a bank statement / credit card / storecard
statement or gas / electricity / telephone
(Mobile phone bills are not accepted) /
council tax bill, in your own name. The
document must show you reside at that
address. The document must be dated
within four months of the application date.
Copies of online versions of the above bills
are acceptable as long as they show your
name, address and date.
We also need proof of vehicle ownership
or entitlement to use the vehicle that will
be identied on the permit. That means
a copy of DVLA Registration document
(V5C) or an insurance certicate / insurance
schedule, which must show the address
where the permit is applied for. If you are
not the owner of the vehicle (e.g. company
vehicle, lease car, rental car etc) a copy
letter stating that you have a right to use the
vehicle including documents that show you
are insured to use the vehicle. Please make
photocopies of your proof documents. We
will accept original documents as proof
but we cant return them.
5 Visitor Permits
All households in residents parking zones
are entitled to visitor permits. Visitor permits
are scratch cards, each for half days. They
are issued in books of 20 permits. The rst
two books are issued free of charge. You
can apply for a further ve books at a cost
of 22 per book. You need to provide proof
of residence when applying for
visitor permits. Further visitors books
above the 5 charged books specied above
are available on request. Please complete
a discretionary application form stating
your reasons for the additional books.
Please note that it is likely that any further
books granted will be charged for and not
provided free.
6 Temporary Resident permits
Temporary permits may be needed if
you change your vehicle, you have a
temporary vehicle while your car is off
the road or when you have just moved
into a residents parking zone. Temporary
permits are issued for 8-weeks, only one
permit is issued. You must remember to
apply for your full residents permit before
your temporary permit expires. You must
leave enough time for your application to be
processed, minimum 28 days.
Required Proofs for Temporary Permits
For new vehicles: acceptable proofs are:
a car sales invoice or temporary insurance
cover note or the V5C/2 section of the
DVLA registration document known as the
New Keeper Supplement.
Please note that if you already hold
residents permits for your household and
purchase a new vehicle before disposing of
one of the existing, permit-holding vehicles,
you cannot have a new permit for the new
vehicle until you have surrendered one of
the existing permits. During this time, you
should make alternative arrangements for
parking your vehicle outside of a permit
parking zone or use your daily visitors
permits.
For temporary vehicles: You will need to
provide proof of the temporary change, i.e.:
hire/courtesy car agreement or letter of
conrmation from the garage.
For moving house: acceptable proofs of
residence are: a mortgage offer letter,
solicitors completion letter or tenancy
agreement. N.B. Tenancy agreements are
not acceptable proofs for a full permit.
Acceptable proofs of vehicle ownership for
moving into a property are: the DVLA reg-
istration document or Insurance schedule/
certicate to show proof of ownership or
entitlement to the use of the vehicle to be
identied on the permit.
7 Payment
Payments can be made by cheque,
credit/debit card or by postal order. We
regret that no refunds are available once
permits have been issued.
8 Submitting Your Application
Post your application to:
Resident Parking Permits
Reading Borough Council
Civic Centre
Reading, RG1 7AE
9 Vehicles from outside the UK
Vehicles from outside the UK may apply
for a permit for a maximum of six months
subject to a charge of 330. After six
months the vehicle must be registered with
the UK DVLA.
10 Business Permits
Businesses with premises located within
the Parking Permit Zone may be entitled
to one business permit. Proof of business
address and business use of the vehicle is
required. Business permits are subject to a
charge of 275. Full details may be found at
the website (address below)
11 Business/Community
Agencies Visitor Permits
Businesses will be able to purchase up
to 100 visitors permits. Visitor permits are
scratch cards, each for half day. They are
issued in books of 20 permits (max 5), the
books are 22 each.
Community Agencies can purchase an
unlimited amount of visitor permits. Visitor
permits are scratch cards, each for half day.
They are issued in books of 20 permits, the
books are 22 each.
12 If You Want More Information.
This leaet contains all the information
you need to apply for a residents parking
permit in Reading, but if you want more
information or wish to view the rules of the
scheme in full you can go to:
Go to: www.reading.gov.uk
Call the helpline on 0118 937 3767
Write to : Resident Parking Permits
Reading Borough Council,
Civic Centre, Reading, RG1 7AE
Reading Borough Council is a Data Controller under
the Data Protection Act 1998. We hold the information
given to us for the residents parking scheme for specic
purpose of processing and managing the residents park-
ing scheme only and we comply with the data protection
principles set out in the Data Protection Act 1998 in
relation to that data. These principles restrict the power
of a Data Controller to disclose to third parties personal
data, which it is processing.
This authority is under a duty to protect public funds it
administers, and to this end may use the information you
have provided on this form for prevention and detection
of fraud. It may also share this information with other
bodies responsible for auditing or administering public
funds for these purposes.
Residents Parking Permit in Reading
Your Guide to applying for a
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Your application form
PLEASE COMPLETE THIS FORM IN CAPITALS FOR YOUR
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Name & address of registered
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(see information on permit types and payments)

RESIDENT 1ST PERMIT - FREE* see note 1
RESIDENT 2ND PERMIT - 80* see note 2
TEMPORARY RESIDENT - 15* see note 6
BUSINESS PERMIT - 275* see note 10
BUSINESS/COMMUNITY AGENCIES
VISITOR PERMITS - 22 per book

(business max 5)

* see note 11
VEHICLE NOT REGISTERED
WITH UK DVLA - 330* see note 9
(TICK ONE BOX ABOVE ONLY)
VISITORS PERMITS -
2 free book of 20 permits

(residents only)* see note 5
VISITORS PERMITS - purchase additional


books (max5)
22 per book
PROOF OF OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLE
(only one proof required showing the address for which the
permit is for, PHOTOCOPIES ONLY)* see note 4
DVLA Registration document (V5C)
Current Insurance certificate/schedule
PROOF OF RESIDENCE
(only one proof required showing the address for which the permit
is for, PHOTOCOPIES ONLY) * see note 4
Bank statement
Credit card bill/Storecard statement
Gas/Electric/Telephone bill
Current Council Tax bill
DECLARATION: I declare that the information given in this application is true and correct.
I understand that the Council may contact me about this application, permit or permit scheme by
post, telephone, text message or e-mail.
SIGNED
METHOD OF PAYMENT (enclosed with application if required, please tick one box)
Cheque Credit Card Debit Card Postal Order

AMOUNT
CREDIT & DEBIT CARD PAYMENTS ONLY
Credit/Debit Card holders name
Credit/Debit Card number
Start date / Expiry date /
CVV CODE Issue No House No Postcode
(3 digit number on
reverse of card signature strip)
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