Carer Permit Information

Resident permits for On-Street parking are now available virtually. This means you no longer need to purchase a physical paper permit from the Council. A parking session will be created virtually through RingGo whilst the parking attendants view your booking on their handheld enforcement computer terminal.

Residents living in one of the streets from the zones listed below who receive regular care will normally qualify for a permit that can be used by the carer that visits them.

• Springfield Road, Linslade (SR)
• Central Linslade (CL)
• Prince Regent, Dunstable (PR)
• Icknield Street, Dunstable (IS)
• Saffron Road, Biggleswade (SR)
• Grasmere Close, Flitwick (MB)
• Wing Road and Mentmore Road, Leighton Buzzard (WM)
• Southcott Village, Leighton Buzzard (SV)
• St Marys Way, Beech Grove, Hawthorn Close, Leighton Buzzard (SM)
• Faulkner's Way, Leighton Buzzard (FW)

To obtain an e-Permit, you need to submit your application online. You must demonstrate that you live at the eligible address and that you receive constant care. You can do this by uploading a utility bill or similar which contains your address and a letter from your GP or doctor./p>

Your application will then be sent to Central Bedfordshire Council to be approved. This can take up to five working days to review. When the application has been approved you will receive an email informing you of the decision. You will then be sent a paper permit in the post which you can give to the carer to display in their car whilst they are at your property. Just remember to collect your permit back before they leave!

When your permit is due to expire you will receive an email (or a letter if you do not have an email address) to remind you to renew. You can then access your previous application, update any details as necessary to be reviewed by the Council for your next annual permit.

The benefits of using an e-Permit are:

• No need to send anything in the post
• No need to wait for a paper permit to be sent in the post
• The permit can start on any day in the month
• Quick and simple, once registered you can park for up to a year without re-applying
• No need to send a cheque in the post and no surcharging on credit card payments

With a Resident Permit you can park on your residential street where you see signs to say the bays are for Resident Permit holders.

Virtual permit sessions are enforced by the parking attendant by viewing the vehicle registration number. Therefore, if you change your vehicle or decide to park a new vehicle your permit session must be updated with RingGo prior to parking.

If you need to change the active vehicle on the virtual session then you can do so online. Click here to access the Help section of the RingGo website which enables you to change the vehicle on your permit session. Just remember to change it back when you return to using your regular vehicle!

If you no longer require your virtual permit you can obtain a pro-rata refund. The refund applies to any whole months that remain unused as at the date of surrender of the permit. To obtain a refund you must contact Central Bedfordshire Council direct by the below methods:

Telephone: 0300 300 8005

Email: parking@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk