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Allerdale Borough Council,
Allerdale House,
Workington,
Cumbria,
CA14 3YJ

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Parking permits

On Street

Residents Permits

In certain areas of the borough, residents are required to display a valid Residents permit in order to park their vehicle time unlimited in the time limited zone their property lies in.

Most of the Resident permit schemes are currently administered by Allerdale Borough Council reception staff, on behalf of Cumbria County Council, in the Council Office situated in the town the permit is required for i.e.

Town Obtainable From
Workington Customer Service Centre, Town Hall, Oxford Street
Maryport Maryport Town Hall
Keswick No Residents Scheme
Cockermouth Allerdale Area Office, Fairfield Car Park
Wigton Allerdale Area Office, Wigton

 

The General rules for obtaining a Residents Permit are:

  • The person applying must be a resident of the property.
  • The vehicle must be registered to the property.
  • The property must not be NNDR rated.

For more information contact the reception staff at the Allerdale office concerned.

Businesses are not entitled to Residents permits.

Dispensations

Dispensations from the time limit in Disc Zones can be obtained for small business's (Builders/Plumbers/Electricians etc) where for a limited time and in a specific location they require to park a vehicle near to where they are working.  There is a cost to these dispensations and application forms for them are available from Allerdale Borough Council area offices.

Once an application has been received it will be considered, and if approved, once payment has been made a permit will be issued.

Off Street

Season tickets

Allerdale Borough Council operates a system whereby a motorist may purchase a yearly season ticket for a specified vehicle.  There are 2 types of season tickets available:

All Towns - This ticket will allow the bearer to park in any Allerdale owned Long stay Car Park within the borough.  The  cost for an All Towns Season ticket for 2007 is £175.00

Single Town - This ticket will allow the owner to park in any Allerdale owned Long Stay Car Park within the specified town.  The  annual cost for a Town Specific Season ticket for 2007  is £120.00

Season tickets can be purchased in any of the Allerdale Borough Council Area Offices and are valid from 1st January to 31st December in the year they are purchased.  People who wish to purchase a season ticket after 30th June would receive a 50% reduction on the fee. 

Season tickets are NOT valid on any Short Stay Car Park (where maximum stay is 3 hours or less), on the Wigton Council Centre Car Park, or on any private car park managed on behalf of the business concerned by Allerdale Borough Council.

If you are unsure  the Pay and display machine information plate will identify the conditions applicable to that Car Park.


Contact Information

For more information please contact Parking Services.

Telephone Number 01900 702850

last updated Wednesday, February 20, 2008