Parking restrictions

You can apply for either a dispensation or a suspension:

• a parking dispensation is for parking on yellow lines
• a suspension is to temporarily lift limits on the use of a parking bay

Dispensations

You can apply for a dispensation if you need to park your vehicle in an area with parking restrictions while you carry out work or attend an important function at a specific address. This might be needed in cases such as:

• shopfitting
• building works
• funerals

Residents' charges

• Dispensations: Central Zone £41 per day
• Dispensations other areas £31 per day
• Administration charge £44

Commercial charges

• Dispensations: Central Zone £62 per day
• Dispensations other areas £52 per day
• Administration charge £55

Suspensions

If you want to deposit a skip on any road, you will also have to buy a skip licence.

Residents' charges

•  Administration charge: £44
• Suspensions - central controlled parking zone (CPZ) bays: £44 per day
• Suspensions - all other parking bays: £33 per day
   

Commercial charges

• Administration charge: £55
• Suspensions - central controlled parking zone (CPZ) bays: £66 per day
• Suspensions - all other parking bays: £55 per day
   

Event Suspension
 Suspensions for events: £1029 

Notice periods

• parking dispensation, we need a minimum of 5 working days prior to the required date.
• parking suspension, we need a minimum of 5 working days prior to the required date
• Suspensions for events, we need a minimum of 6 weeks notice prior to the event.

Payment must be made before the dispensation or suspension will be actioned. 

How to arrange a dispensation or suspension

You can email us to arrange a suspension or dispensation. Please provide a landline telephone number if possible so we can call you back to take payment.

• Dispensation email: parking.dispensation@croydon.gov.uk
• Suspension email: parkingsuspension@croydon.gov.uk