LONDON BOROUGH OF ENFIELD
CONTROLLED PARKING ZONES – Explanatory leaflet
Applicable to: Arnos Grove
Bush Hill Park
Enfield Town
Enfield College
Gordon Hill
Grange Park
Oakwood
Palmers Green
Southgate
Winchmore Hill
1. OPERATOR’S ADDRESS
The Parking Enforcement Contractor
The Parking Shop
Crown Road Vehicle Park
Crown Road
Enfield
EN11TH
Tel.No. 020 8443 0602
2. PROVISION OF FACILITIES
Residents’ parking places are provided within the controlled parking zones specified. Carers, Community Health staff, Social Services staff, Special Parking Permit holders and Visitors Parking card holders may park in residents’ parking places too. These are identified by special signs bearing the letter ‘P’ in white on a blue background and the legend ‘RESIDENT PERMIT HOLDERS ONLY’.
Business parking places are provided within the controlled parking zones specified. These are identified by special signs bearing the letter ‘P’ in white on a blue background and the legend ‘BUSINESS PERMIT HOLDERS ONLY’
Shared or Dual use parking places are provided within some controlled parking zones. These are able to be used by all permit holders and are identified by special signs bearing the letter ‘P’ in white on a blue background and the legend ‘PERMIT HOLDERS ONLY’.
The limits of the parking place are defined by white lines on the carriageway and every part of the vehicle must be contained within those lines.
The parking places vary in length from road to road and are not divided into individual vehicle spaces. Individual allocation of spaces is not permitted.
As staff at the Parking Shop are obliged to issue a permit to all bona fide applicants there can be no guarantee of space availability.
3. RESTRICTED HOURS
Operational hours are as follows:
Arnos Grove 11am - 12 noon Mon – Fri
Bush Hill Park 1 pm - 2 pm Mon – Fri
Enfield Town 8 am - 6.30 pm Mon – Sat
Enfield College 9 am - 6.30 pm Mon – Fri
Gordon Hill 12 noon - 1 pm Mon – Fri
Grange Park 10 am - 11 am Mon – Fri
Oakwood 2 pm - 3 pm Mon – Fri
Palmers Green 8 am - 6.30 pm Mon – Sat
Southgate 9am - 6.30pm Mon – Sat
Winchmore Hill 10.30am - 11.30am Mon – Fri
All hours are inclusive. The hours are shown on the large traffic signs situated on the boundaries of the zone. Any restrictions that vary from the hours of the controlled parking zone are shown on the time-plate on posts or lamp columns adjacent to the restriction.
N.B All yellow lines contained within a Controlled Parking Zone are enforceable on Bank Holidays.
Permit bays are not enforceable on bank holidays.
HOW THE SCHEME WORKS
a). Residents, Special, Carer and Community Health Permits
The scheme uses permits, which are available for a period of twelve months. The permit must be displayed when parking in a parking place during the restricted hours. Display must be to the front or near side of the vehicle.
Permit holders may park their vehicles in any available space in a resident’s parking place or, where appropriate a shared use parking place, in the controlled parking zone indicated on the permit during the restricted hours, provided that a permit is displayed for the applicable zone.
b). Business Permits
The scheme uses permits, which are available for a period of twelve months (with the exception of Enfield Town where a quarterly permit is available), and which must be displayed when parking in a parking place during restricted hours. Display must be to the front or near side of the vehicle.
Business permit holders may park their vehicles in any available space in a business parking place or, where appropriate a shared use parking place, in the controlled parking zone indicated on the permit during the restricted hours, provided that a permit is displayed for the applicable zone.
RESIDENT’S AND BUSINESS PERMITS ARE ONLY VALID FOR THE CONTROLLED PARKING ZONES FOR WHICH THEY ARE ISSUED AND NOT FOR ANY OTHER ZONE. BUSINESS PERMITS ARE NOT VALID FOR THE RESIDENT’S PARKING PLACES AND RESIDENT’S PERMITS CANNOT BE USED IN BUSINESS PARKING PLACES. PERMIT HOLDERS ARE NOT ENTITLED TO PARK THEIR VEHICLE ON YELLOW LINES DURING THE RESTRICTED HOURS OR ON RED ROUTES i.e. A10/A406 AND SHORT SECTIONS OF ADJACENT SIDE ROADS (PLEASE LOOK FOR SIGNS INDICATING THE RED ROUTES IN THESE ROADS).
c). Visitor’s Parking Cards
Visitor’s parking card holders may park their vehicles in any available spaces in Resident’s
Parking places or, where appropriate a shared use parking place, in the controlled parking zone indicated on the parking card during the restricted hours, provided that a visitor’s parking card is displayed for the applicable zone.
For Enfield Town, Palmers Green, Southgate and Enfield College a parking card is only valid for half a day (i.e. from either 8/a.m. – 2 p.m. or 12 p.m.-6.30 p.m.).
VISITOR’S PARKING CARDS CAN ONLY BE USED ONCE.
VISITOR’S PARKING CARDS ARE ONLY VALID IN THE CONTROLLED PARKING ZONE FOR WHICH THEY ARE ISSUED AND NOT FOR ANY OTHER ZONE. THEY ARE NOT VALID FOR THE BUSINESS PARKING PLACES WITHIN THE APPLICABLE ZONE, NEITHER ARE VISITOR’S PARKING CARD HOLDERS ENTITLED TO PARK THEIR VEHICLES ON YELLOW LINES DURING THE RESTRICTED HOURS OR ON RED ROUTES i.e. A10/A406 AND SHORT SECTIONS OF ADJACENT SIDE ROADS (PLEASE LOOK FOR SIGNS INDICATING THE RED ROUTES ON THESE ROADS).
4. SUSPENSION OF PARKING FACILITIES
The Authorised Officer may suspend parking facilities for various reasons. The actual suspension will normally be initiated before:
Arnos Grove 11.30am
Bush Hill Park 1.30pm
Enfield Town 6pm
Enfield College 6pm
Gordon Hill 12noon
Grange Park 10.30am
Oakwood 2.30pm
Palmers Green 6pm
Southgate 6pm
Winchmore Hill 11am
on the preceding day to take effect at the start of the restricted hours on the following day. Wherever possible longer notice will be given.
5. ENTITLEMENT AND DEFINITIONS
a). Residents
One permit only may be issued to a Resident who keeps and uses a vehicle.
A ‘resident’ is a person whose usual place of abode and principal residence is within the specified controlled parking zone. A person who does not regularly
live and sleep at those premises as a full time resident does not qualify irrespective
of his/her interest in the premises.
b). Business
A maximum of 8 permits may be issued to a business user.
A ‘business user’ occupies premises within one of the controlled parking zones and
uses such premises for non-residential purposes, or an employee of that business.
c). Social Services
A maximum number of permits may be issued to the Social Services Group Parking
Permit Administrator for use by staff who use vehicles during the course of their
duties to visit premises in the controlled parking zones. A person who does not
regularly visit premises in the controlled parking zones does not qualify irrespective
of his/her position in the Social Services Group. This permit does not allow the permit holder to park in the vicinity of his/her regular workplace.
d). Community Health
A maximum number of permits may be issued to the Community Health Group Parking
Permit Administrator for use by staff who use vehicles during the course of their
duties to visit premises in the controlled parking zones. A person who does not
regularly visit premises in the controlled parking zones does not qualify irrespective of his/her position in the Community Health Group. This permit does not allow the permit holder to park in the vicinity of his/her regular workplace.
e). Special
One permit only may be issued to a person who keeps and uses a vehicle to
provide private health or welfare services and during the course of his/her duties,
regularly visits residents of any of the zones.
f). Carer
One permit only may be issued to a carer who keeps and uses a vehicle for the
purpose of making home care visits to a resident, in a controlled parking zone, who
has an infirmity or disability.
An ‘owner’ in relation to a vehicle means the person who keeps and uses the vehicle.
A ‘household’ consists of a principle residence within a controlled parking zone. A person who does not regularly live and sleep at those premises as a full time resident does not qualify irrespective of his/her interest in the premises.
A vehicle used by a member of Social Services Directorate, Community Health Group or a
Business owner or owned by a carer or resident is classed as:
a). A passenger vehicle constructed or adapted solely for the carriage of not more than 12 passengers (exclusive of the driver) and their effects and not drawing a trailer.
b). A goods carrying vehicle not exceeding 2.28 metres in height or 1.83 metres in width.
c). A motorcycle.
6. APPLICATION FOR PERMIT
a). Applications
An application for a permit or book of visitors’ cards should be made on the official London Borough of Enfield application form, a copy of which is enclosed with this leaflet. Community Health and Social Services applications can only be made via the appropriate Group Parking Administrator on the official London Borough of Enfield application form.
Permits may not be issued immediately to first time applicants because of the need to investigate all applications carefully.
Applications will be dealt with as quickly as possible and, if approved, the permit will be posted within ten working days from the date the application is received.
Permits will be issued on the date of application for a full 12 calendar months i.e. permits
Purchased on 27th March 2004 will expire on 26th March 2005.
b). Renewals
The responsibility for renewal lies with the permit holder or with the relevant parking
Permit administrator in the case of Community Health and Social Services permits.
Postal applications will be dealt with as quickly as possible. An application can be made at any time during the month preceding the expiry of the permit, but in all cases applications should be sent at least ten working days in advance in case of delay.
7. EVIDENCE TO BE PRODUCED
The Parking Contractor is empowered to require an applicant for a permit or visitors parking cards to produce such evidence as they may reasonably require to satisfy themselves that the permit holder would be the keeper of the vehicle specified in the application. A permit or books of visitor’s parking cards will not be issued if the Parking Contractor is not so satisfied.
i) Proof of residence for residents permits
It will be necessary to produce proof of residence, for example, council or housing trust rent cards, United Kingdom Driving Licence, Medical Card, Mortgage Agreement (dated within the last 3 months and not a mortgage offer), family allowance or pension book, council tax demands or a recent utilities bill (gas, electric, water).
N.B. This is not required if the applicant holds a current resident’s parking permit and has already produced this evidence once.
ii) Proof of occupancy of premises for business permit applications
The applicant must produce proof of occupancy of the address of the premises specified on the application form. Suitable evidence would be a current business rate demand and a London Borough of Enfield receipt of payment.
iii) Proof of care service provision for Community Health permits
The Parking Contractor is empowered to require the Community Health Group Parking Administrator to produce such evidence as they may reasonably require to satisfy themselves that the permit holder is an employee of the Community Health Group whose duties include regular visits to premises in the controlled parking zones. A permit will not be issued if the Parking Contractor is not so satisfied.
iv) Proof of care service provision for Social Services permits
The Parking Contractor is empowered to require Social Services Group Parking Permit Administrator to produce such evidence as they may reasonably require to satisfy themselves that the permit holder is an employee of the Social Services Group whose duties include regular visits to premises in the controlled parking zones. A permit will not be issued if the Parking Contractor is not so satisfied.
v) Proof of care service provision for carers permits
Details of the care service provided by the applicant for a controlled parking zone resident must be supplied by a medical practitioner, district nurse, health visitor or social worker on Section 2 of the official London Borough of Enfield application form. In some cases additional information may be required regarding the frequency and nature of the home care services provided.
vi) Proof of private health or welfare service provision for Special Permits
Documents containing details of the private health or welfare service, such as promotional literature, letter headed stationery and scales of fees should be provided together with details of the professional qualification(s) held by the applicant. The originals or preferably photocopies of these documents must be produced initially and on every renewal of a permit.
vii) Proof of vehicle ownership
The original or preferably a photocopy of the Vehicle Registration Document (VRD)
must be produced both initially and on every renewal of the permit. If the VRD is not available (only in the case of a recent change of vehicle ownership) a bill of sale/invoice or insurance cover note, specifying the vehicle number and your name or that of the company, may be acceptable.
If the VRD shows the vehicle to be registered in the name your employer an official letter on
headed notepaper showing the name and address of the company as stated on the VRD from your company secretary (not the applicant) or someone of equal authority is required specifying that the vehicle is allocated to you for your ‘EXCLUSIVE USE AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE COMPANY’. It must be understood by the signatory that the letter will be relied upon for the grant of a permit in respect of which the making of a false declaration is a serious criminal offence.
If the vehicle is owned by a leasing or hiring company, the lease/hire agreement is required, together with a letter from your employer, if applicable, as above.
The Parking Contractor will not issue permits for company cars (see description above) unless the applicant is an employee of that company.
8. SURRENDER AND WITHDRAWAL OF PERMITS AND VISITORS PARKING CARDS
Permits and visitors parking cards cease to be valid and must be returned to the Parking Contractor when:
i). The holder ceases to reside within the appropriate controlled parking zone or
ii). The holder ceases to be keeper/owner of the vehicle specified or
iii). When the holder ceases to be an employee of the Community Health or
Social Services Group or ceases to perform duties those include regular visits to
premises in the controlled parking zone or
iv). when the business user who occupies premises within the appropriate controlled
parking zone ceases to occupy those premises.
A permit may be surrendered at any time and a refund claimed for each complete month remaining at the time received by the Parking Contractor. Visitors parking cards may be surrendered at any time and a refund claimed for each complete book of parking cards. Part books cannot be refunded.
9. CHANGE OF ADDRESS
A change of address should be notified in writing to the Parking Contractor as soon as possible.
10. CHANGE OF VEHICLE
A new permit will be issued free of charge by the Parking Contractor when a vehicle is changed. Applications for change must be made in writing, enclosing proof of new vehicle ownership. The existing permit must be returned with the new application.
11. TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT OF VEHICLE (CARERS AND SPECIAL PERMITS ONLY)
These are the only permits which have the registration number specified on them. Permits are not granted for borrowed and/or shared vehicles. The only exception is where a vehicle is off the road because of an accident or major repair, a duplicate permit may be issued for a temporary replacement vehicle not owned by the permit holder. Documentary proof substantiating the temporary nature of the replacement must accompany the application. This will be a letter from the garage or insurance company confirming accident/major repair, the VRD or a photocopy for the replacement vehicle and a letter from the registered owner of the replacement vehicle confirming sole use of his/her vehicle by the applicant. THE ORIGINAL PERMIT MUST BE SURRENDERED.
13. LOCATION OF PARKING PLACES
Detailed information relating to the position/location of parking places and other related matters can be obtained from the London Borough of Enfield, Environment, Street Scene & Parks.
This document was last updated on 2007-07-06 11:21:24 published by the Transportation team. Document Reference:LBE_113087
