Trade parking permit vouchers: apply and information

A trade parking permit allows you to park your vehicle in on street parking bays while you work in a parking permit zone.

They do not entitle you to park at a specific address, but they allow you to park in any on street parking space signposted for permit users in any eligible zone.

View parking permit zones

Search our map to find parking zones.

Exceptions

Trade permits are not valid for use in these parking zones:

  • city centre
  • Falding Street
  • Hawley Street Car Park
  • Holme Lane
  • Loxley New Road
  • Vaughton Hill

Number of permits

There is no limit to the number of trade permits you can buy.

Cost

Trade permits costs £96.85 for a batch of 25 daily permits. They cannot be refunded or exchanged.

How long each permit lasts

They are valid until midnight on the day of use.

Where you can use the permit

You can park your vehicle up until midnight in any bay signed for the use of permit holders in the parking zone your permit is valid for. If you want to park it overnight you will need to ensure you also display a permit for the following day.

You must display your permit in the windscreen of your vehicle so that all the details are visible from the outside or you may be fined.

Apply for trade parking permit vouchers

You will need to submit a copy of one of these documents with your application:

  • a letter addressed to you from Planning or Building Control detailing the works that you are carrying out at a property in a parking zone
  • an official estimate, invoice or job sheet (on company headed paper) for the work on a property that is in a parking permit zone
  • a current landlord insurance certificate for a property that you rent out to tenants within an existing permit scheme
  • a registered trader card (for example a Gas Safe engineer card)
  • a letter on company headed paper confirming that your organisation is a registered Housing Association

Make sure you apply for your permit book before you need it. We will respond to your application within 5 working days. If your application requires further investigation we will contact you within 28 working days.

Contact Customer Services

1 Union Street
Howden House
Sheffield
S1 2SH

Want to talk to someone right now?

Is this page helpful?

Is this page helpful?