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Chelmsford resident permit scheme

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You need to register on MiPermit before you can buy a resident permit or visitor tickets.

To register on MiPermit, you will need your:

Council Tax account number
house number
postcode

If you have recently moved and don't yet have your Council Tax account number, we can set up your MiPermit account for you. You will need to contact us and provide proof of residency, such as your tenancy agreement or a utility bill from the last three months.

You only need to register an account the first time you buy a resident permit or visitor tickets. However, each person who wants to buy a permit or tickets will need their own account, even if it is for the same address.

Registering an account will verify that you are the resident of the property and determine whether the property is in the scheme.

You can use myhome to check if your property is included in the scheme.

Buy or manage a resident permit

To buy a resident permit, you will need:

to be registered on MiPermit
the vehicle registration number
the date you want the permit to start
your debit or credit card details, including the card number, CSV number, and start and expiry date

We don’t accept American Express but you can pay via PayPal.

Your permit is digital, and will activate on the date you want it to start. You do not need to display anything in your vehicle.

Permit details

Resident permits in Chelmsford:

cost £20 for six months
cost £15 for motorcycles for six months
cost £26 for one year
cost £21 for motorcycles for one year
are valid all day
are connected to a specific vehicle, that must belong to the resident

You can buy a maximum of two resident permits per property.

If you already have a visitor permit registered at your address, you will not be able to buy a resident or motorcycle permit.

If you are 65 or over, you can claim a free resident permit for a vehicle, as long as the vehicle is registered to you.

You need to contact us to claim your permit, as they are not available online. If you are applying for the first time, you will need to provide proof of age. This must be no more than 2MB in size and in .JPG, .PNG or .PDF format.

Temporary permits in Chelmsford:

cost £11 for one month
are valid all day
are for any vehicle that is visiting or living at the address we issue the permit to

You can buy a maximum of four temporary permits per property within a 12-month period.

If you already have a resident, motorcycle or visitor permit registered at your address, you can still buy a temporary permit.

Buy or manage visitor tickets

In the Chelmsford area, you can buy visitor tickets or visitor permits.

To buy visitor tickets and permits, you will need:

to be registered on MiPermit
the date you want the tickets for
your debit or credit card details, including the card number, CSV number, and start and expiry date

We don’t accept American Express but you can pay via PayPal.

If you buy digital tickets, you will have to activate them when you want to use them.

If you buy paper tickets to display in a vehicle, we will post them to you within three working days of your purchase. You will need to contact us to buy paper tickets, as they are not available online.

You will also need to contact us to buy visitor permits, as they are not available online.

Ticket details

Visitor tickets in Chelmsford:

cost £5 for a block of ten tickets, which are valid for one hour each
cost £15 for a block of ten tickets, which are valid for four hours each
cost £20 for a block of ten tickets, which are valid for six hours each
are for people visiting the address we issue the tickets to

The tickets are only valid if you and your visitor adhere to the conditions of use.

If the visitor stays longer than you have activated the ticket for, you will need to activate another ticket to cover their stay. You can activate tickets in advance.

Permit details

Visitor permits in Chelmsford:

are valid for up to four hours at a time
cost £20 for six months
cost £26 for one year
are not connected to a specific vehicle

The tickets are only valid if you and your visitor adhere to the conditions of use.

If the visitor stays longer than four hours, you will need to activate visitor tickets to cover their stay. You can activate tickets in advance.

If you already have a resident or motorcycle permit registered at your address, you can't buy a visitor permit.

If you are 65 or over, you can claim one free visitor permit. You need to contact us to claim your permit, as they are not available online.

You can download a booklet to find out:

what the Chelmsford resident parking scheme is
which vehicles can have a permit
the roads the scheme applies to
the types of resident permit
the types of visitor ticket
about dispensation permits
about any other types of permits
how to use resident permits and visitor tickets
how to contact the South Essex Parking Partnership for queries and comments

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8am to 6pm

Temporarily closed at weekends

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