Parking

Latest parking news

Graduated parking permit

• Graduated parking permits - valid 1 June 2008

Parking enforcement at Earls Court Exhibition Centre

Particular events at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre will require extended parking enforcement on resident bays in the surrounding area.

• 13 June to 31 August 2008 - There are no events listed during this time that require extended parking enforcement

Traffic Management Act (2004)

The Traffic Management Act (2004) replaces the Road Traffic Act 1991 (RTA) as the legal framework for parking in England and Wales from 31 March 2008.

• Read more about the Act.

Motorcycle parking review

• Parking for motorcycles
• Types of permit and how much they will cost

Parking offices opening times and address

Parking Operations has now moved from Young Street

• Personal visits will continue to be processed at the Customer Service Centre at the Kensington Town Hall with no change to the opening hours or contact numbers.
• All post (excluding permits) should be addressed to Parking Operations, Annexe Building, Council Offices, Pembroke Road W8 6LZ.

Personal callers:

Customer Service Centre
Town Hall
Hornton Street
London
W8 7NX

Postal parking permit application forms:

Residents Parking Customer Service
The Town Hall
Hornton Street
London
W8 7NX

Postal address for other parking services (excluding permits):

Parking Operations
Annexe Building
Council Offices
Pembroke Road
W8 6LZ

Hours of Operation:

Personal visits for permit enquiries:
Monday to Friday: 8:30am – 5pm

Permit phone line

The Permit line telephone service is manned from 8.30am until 5.30pm
Telephone 020 7361 4381

For other parking services:

Monday to Friday: 9am – 5pm
The Parking line telephone service is manned 9am – 5pm
Telephone 020 7361 3004

Contact by Email:

Parking enquiries (excluding permits): parking@rbkc.gov.uk
Resident permit enquiries: residentparking@rbkc.gov.uk

Resident parking

• The Parking Shop - a one-stop shop for all the Council's parking operations
• Parking Frequently Asked Questions
• Resident's parking information
• Resident's parking permit application form

Online Parking Payments and appeals

• Online Parking Payments - secure online payments service

Challenges/Representations:

• Challenge against a penalty charge notice
• Representation against a notice to owner
• Representation against a vehicle clamp or removal

Congestion charging

• For the latest news on the western extension, the Council’s responses and how this will affect you as a resident please go to Congestion Charging western extension at a glance.
• For more information about the current scheme, and how to pay the £8 daily charge for driving in central London please see the Transport for London webpage www.cclondon.com

Parking maps

Park-up

You can also visit www.park-up.com, which contains searchable listings of car parks, street parking and motorcycle bays in Kensington and Chelsea and elsewhere in London".

Electrical vehicle parking and charging

• Electrical vehicle parking and charging

Disabled parking

• The European Blue Badge Scheme
• Suggest a location for a Blue Badge bay
• Transport and mobility within the Social Services web pages
• The Purple Badge Scheme
• The Disability Transport and Parking Team

Motorcycle parking

• Motorcycle parking bays

Parking for visitors

• Pay-and-display machines
• Hornton Street car park

Parking enforcement

Changes to Parking Penalty charges from 1 July 2007

• Changes to Parking Penalty charges from 1 July 2007
• Residents' parking hours of control [PDF file] (File size 944Kb)

Other parking enforcement information

• Enforcement information on parking restrictions, penalty charge notices and how to appeal, what to do if you car is clamped

Parking suspensions, skip permits and highway excavation licences

• Parking suspensions
• Highway permits for skips
• Highway excavation licence (apart from those by public utilities)
• Single yellow-line dispensations
• Temporary structure licence, or licences for storing materials or plant
• Maximum fines

Abandoned cars

• Abandoned cars

Related Information

• Earls Court parking enforcement list
• Earls Court parking enforcement list - March-June 2008
• Graduated resident parking permit prices
• List of motor cycle parking bays
• Motorcycle bays parking map
• Parking restrictions Christmas 2007 and New Year
• pd_map.pdf

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