Read the text of this document (21 pages)
London Borough of Hillingdon – Parking Annual Report 2025/26 Page 1 of 21
PARKING ANNUAL
REPORT
2025/2026
London Borough of Hillingdon
London Borough of Hillingdon – Parking Annual Report 2025/26 Page 2 of 21
Forword
Welcome to Hillingdon Council’s Parking Annual Report.
The Council’s Parking Services team provides a range of services to residents, businesses and
visitors to the borough. These include the provision of parking permits, parking bay suspensions,
cashless parking facilities, pay and display machines and car park management, as well as ensuring
compliance with bus lanes and moving traffic and parking restrictions across the borough and
dealing with Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) correspondence and processing.
The Council aims to provide an effective and efficient service for residents and visitors t o the
borough, whilst working towards the Council’s wider goals in keeping residents safe, helping the
local economy to thrive, taking steps to become a sustainable borough and implementing modern
technology.
This year, the Council has remained committed to putting residents first and ensuring everyone has
access to convenient, accessible public parking that offers value for money. Preferential rates for
HillingdonFirst Card members continued, including free short-stay parking in many areas to support
local businesses.
Revenue collected is reinvested in maintaining and further improving the service, and this year a
range of improvement projects have been completed in our car parks and on-street parking areas
to improve safety and accessibility. An important improvement was the introduction of a new
automatic number plate recognition camera equipped car to modernise the way in which the Council
monitors parking in resident parking management schemes, providing the ability to monitoring areas
covered by those schemes more quickly. This provides greater value for money for residents paying
for parking in those areas by deterring parking without permits in those areas.
The Council is committed to using its parking enforcement powers to maintain safe roads and ensure
residents are not impacted by unlawful or inconsiderate parking. This report sets out details of the
Council’s parking activities through 2025/26.
Cllr Wayne Bridges Cllr Adam Bennett
Cabinet Member for Residents’ Services Cabinet Member for Community, Environment
and Enforcement
London Borough of Hillingdon – Parking Annual Report 2025/26 Page 3 of 21
Contents
FORWORD ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 2
CONTENTS ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 3
OVERVIEW ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 5
WHY REGULATE PARKING? ................................................................................................................................................. 5
OUR COMMITMENT ........................................................................................................................................................... 6
PARKING INITIATIVES 2025/2026 ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 7
TACKLING ANTI-SOCIAL PARKING AND IMPROVING HIGH STREET ACCESS ...................................................................................... 7
PARTNERSHIP TO PRODUCE ON-STREET CHARGING POINTS ....................................................................................................... 7
NEW ANPR TECHNOLOGY ROLLED OUT TO TACKLE NUISANCE PARKING ...................................................................................... 7
ENFORCEMENT ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................... 8
PENALTY CHARGE NOTICE BANDING ..................................................................................................................................... 8
PENALTY CHARGE NOTICES ................................................................................................................................................. 8
CCTV ENFORCEMENT ........................................................................................................................................................ 9
Moving Traffic .......................................................................................................................................................... 9
Bus Lanes .................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Parking CCTV ............................................................................................................................................................ 9
ON-STREET AND OFF-STREET ENFORCEMENT ...................................................................................................................... 10
CHALLENGES, REPRESENTATIONS AND APPEALS ................................ ................................ ................................ . 12
ON AND OFF STREET PARKING PCN – ISSUED BY A CIVIL ENFORCEMENT OFFICER (CEO) ............................................................ 12
CCTV PARKING ............................................................................................................................................................... 12
MOVING TRAFFIC ............................................................................................................................................................ 12
BUS LANE ...................................................................................................................................................................... 12
PAID PARKING ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 13
PAY AND DISPLAY PARKING................................................................................................................................................ 13
PAYBYPHONE PARKING .................................................................................................................................................... 13
HILLINGDONFIRST CARD ................................................................................................................................................... 13
CONTROLLED PARKING ZONES ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 15
PARKING PERMITS ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 15
RESIDENT PERMITS BY ZONE ............................................................................................................................................. 16
CARER PERMITS .............................................................................................................................................................. 17
BUSINESS PERMITS .......................................................................................................................................................... 17
BROWN BADGES ............................................................................................................................................................. 17
CAR PARK PERMITS ......................................................................................................................................................... 17
CAR PARKS – PARK MARK SAFER PARKING ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 18
ABOUT THE SCHEME ........................................................................................................................................................ 18
CAR PARKS AWARDED ..................................................................................................................................................... 18
BLUE BADGES ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................... 19
ON-STREET PARKING ........................................................................................................................................................ 19
OFF-STREET PARKING ....................................................................................................................................................... 19
DISABLED PERSONS PARKING BAYS .................................................................................................................................... 19
DISABLED BAY PERMITS ................................................................................................................................................... 19
London Borough of Hillingdon – Parking Annual Report 2025/26 Page 4 of 21
PARKING DISPENSATIONS ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 20
SUSPENSIONS ................................................................................................................................................................. 20
PARKING WAIVERS .......................................................................................................................................................... 20
TOTAL INCOME AND EXPENDITURE FOR PARKING SERVICES ................................ ................................ ............... 21
London Borough of Hillingdon – Parking Annual Report 2025/26 Page 5 of 21
Overview
This report has been designed to fulfil the council’s reporting
obligations, as well as provide an overview of Hillingdon’s
Parking Enforcement activity from April 2025 to March 2026.
Our aim is to be open and transparent whilst providing
quality service to our residents, customers and stake
holders. Included you will find financial and statistical dat a
relating to parking enforcement , permits and paid for
parking, together with details of our service and the changes
implemented throughout the financial year.
Hillingdon is the second largest borough in London, covering
42 square miles. As the home of Heathrow Airport, it is also
London's foremost gateway to the world. It shares its borders
with Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hounslow, Ealing, and
Harrow. In addition to Heathrow Airport, Hillingdon is also
home to RAF Northolt and Ruislip Lido.
Why Regulate Parking?
It is estimated that in Britan 66% of all journeys are made by
car, and at the start and end of these journeys, motorists
must use some form of parking provision. It is therefore
essential for the public, that effective parking management
is in place. The aim being to:
Improve road safety.
Ensure good access and accessibility.
To reduce congestion.
To support the local economy.
To manage kerbside space.
Balance the needs of all road users.
Reduce emissions and contribute to Improving the environment.
Provide funding for parking and wider transport improvements.
Contribute to the delivery of Mayors transport scheme and general transport strategy and
objectives.
London Borough of Hillingdon – Parking Annual Report 2025/26 Page 6 of 21
Our Commitment
To make it as easy as possible to find and pay for parking in Hillingdon.
To ensure accessibility for disabled and elderly residents as well as those with small
children.
To listen to residents and local business.
To limit fraud and take appropriate action.
To support the local economy.
To consider the needs of users when designing our service.
To ensure officers are visible and respectful, providing advice where to park and carrying
out enforcement where appropriate.
To comply with statutory legislation and policies.
To be as energy efficient as possible.
To be transparent about how much income is generated, where we invest the surplus and
be clear about how much parking services costs.
To be accountable for the service we provide.
London Borough of Hillingdon – Parking Annual Report 2025/26 Page 7 of 21
Parking Initiatives 2025/2026
Tackling anti -social parking and
improving high street access
To help reduce parking pressures and improve
safety on Ruislip High Street, the council has
agreed that motorbikes will no longer be allowed to
use pay and display bays.
This change is expected to limit problems caused
by fast food delivery riders and make more parking
spaces available for shoppers and passing trade,
supporting local businesses.
The council made the decision in November
following a formal consultation which saw 56 per
cent of respondents supporting the idea. Prior to
this, the council and ward councillors had received
numerous complaints from local businesses and
shoppers citing haphazard driving practices, anti -
social behaviour and a lack of available parking
spaces.
Ruislip High Street has a variety of popular
restaurants and fast fo od outlets, many of which
offer delivery services. In recent years, this has led
to a significant increase in drivers using motorbikes
and parking as close as possible to the relevant
business – often in ranks of vehicles occupying
bays intended for cars. This reduces the parking
availability for shoppers, despite the council
already providing free, dedicated parking provision
for motorbikes elsewhere in the high street.
Partnership to produce on -street
charging points
In early June, the council agreed to join a
partnership of London boroughs for the
collaborative procurement of new electric vehicle
(EV) charging points. The council will join with
Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey
and Harrow to apply for gran t funding from the
Department of Transport’s Local Electric Vehicle
Infrastructure (LEVI) programme for the supply
and installation of 1,673 new EV charging points
across the borough. The group will apply for £7.5
million government funding to jointly secure a high-
value contract for the supply, installation, operation
and maintenance of charging points on the public
highway in each borough. The partnership is
expected to appoint an operator in early 2026, with
types of chargers and suitable locations to be
finalised by the council afterwards and, if
applicable, consulted upon through public
consultation.
New ANPR technology rolled out to
tackle nuisance parking
In May, the council’s Cabinet agreed to lease a
vehicle fitted with Automatic Number Plate
Recognition (ANPR) to clamp down on
unauthorised parking.
The technology allows Civil Enforcement Officers
(CEOs) to carry out more checks across a wider
area in less time. The cameras, linked to the
council’s parking permit database, highlight
potential contraventions to the CEOs, who follow
up with a manual verification and check for valid
parking approvals, such as visitor permits and blue
badges. Not all alerts result in a fine.
The vehicle will also sup port CEOs enforce the
council’s Public Spaces Protection Order to stop
taxis and private hire vehicles waiting in residential
streets near Heathrow Airport.
As a result of the effectiveness of the technology,
and to create a more sustainable parking
enforcement service by reducing fixed camera
maintenance costs, Cabinet also agreed for some
fixed School Keep Clear (SKC) cameras to be
decommissioned. Instead, the ANPR car will
monitor adherence and road safety at school sites,
with SKC cameras maintained i n the 10 locations
with the highest offences recorded. Parking on
SKC lines can result in an automatic fine.
London Borough of Hillingdon – Parking Annual Report 2025/26 Page 8 of 21
Enforcement
Enforcement is carried out by our external contractor APCOA Parking UK, who are responsible for managing
our on/off-street enforcement and reviewing our CCTV camera captures.
Legislation governs the issuing and progression of Penalty Charge Notices. The r elevant statutory
instruments are:
On-Street and Off-Street Enforcement - Traffic Management Act 2004 (as amended)
Parking CCTV -Traffic Management Act 2004 (as amended)
Moving Traffic - London Local Authorities and Transport for London Act 2003 (as amended)
Bus Lanes - London Local Authorities Act 1996 (as amended)
Penalty Charge Notice Banding
The level of a Penalty Charge Notice is set by the Mayor of London and the Secretary of State for Transport
and applies to all London Boroughs. For parking contraventions there are two different bands with different
levels of fees depending on the type of offence. In 2025/2026 Hillingdon operated as a Band B borough.
Higher Lower
Band A £160 £110
Band B £140 £90
Higher level penalties apply to contraventions which are considered more serious, such as parking on yellow
lines or where an obstruction is caused. Lower-level penalties apply generally where parking is permitted but
the regulations are contravened, such as overstaying on a pay and display bay.
Bus lane and moving traffic contraventions have one level banding, this is detailed below.
Bus lane contraventions £160
Moving traffic contraventions £160
Penalty Charge Notices
The below table shows the total number PCN’s issued each month during the financial year. This is broken
down by offence type.
Bus
Lane
CCTV
Parking
Moving
Traffic
On Street
Parking
Off Street
Parking
Total
2025/2026
Total
2024/2025
Total
2023/2024
Apr-25 16 28 3,045 3,913 1,123 8,125 9,222 6,965
May-25 27 40 3,464 4,658 1,155 9,344 10,488 6,641
Jun-25 3 51 3,282 5,566 1,356 10,258 10,725 7,567
Jul-25 17 28 3,185 5,377 1,325 9,932 10,833 6,429
Aug-25 43 8 2,572 6,141 1,270 10,034 9,573 6,394
Sep-25 53 44 2,967 5,885 1,250 10,199 9,151 10,293
Oct-25 37 28 2,374 5,921 1,344 9,704 9,572 9,417
Nov-25 39 21 2,226 5,200 1,153 8,639 8,857 8,985
Dec-25 48 11 1,935 6,062 989 9,045 7,681 8,851
Jan-26 47 16 1,588 5,736 930 8,317 7,550 9,086
Feb-26 31 27 1,664 5,451 937 8,110 7,145 9,002
Mar-26 579 43 1,650 5,835 1,009 9,116 9,088 10,047
Total 940 345 29,952 65,745 13,841 110,823 109,885 99,677
London Borough of Hillingdon – Parking Annual Report 2025/26 Page 9 of 21
CCTV Enforcement
CCTV enforcement cameras are installed across the borough, operating where there is a high level of non -
compliance with parking, moving traffic and bus lane restrictions.
In addition, there are CCTV cameras outside some Hillingdon schools to ensure safety of all school children
in the borough. During the restricted hours, vehicles are not permitted to stop or wait on the yellow school
keep clear markings, even for the purpose of dropping off, or picking up passengers, or loading or unloading,
regardless of the length of time involved.
Moving Traffic
Moving traffic contraventions include offences such as yellow box junctions, driving in the wrong direction,
proceeding through a restricted route, prohibited turn, no entry, prohibited vehicle and pedestria n zones.
Included below is a table broken down by the type of contravention and the number of PCNs issued.
Contravention Code and Description PCN's
2025/26
PCN's
2024/25
PCN's
2023/24
31J - Entering and stopping in a box junction 10,531 16,885 5,658
32JD - Wrong Direction 716 409 209
33J - Vehicle restricted route 7,000 5,454 5,252
50J - Prohibited Turn 1,223 984 3,571
50JR - Prohibited Right Turn 5,570 9,517 7,876
51J - No Entry 3,869 4,250 3,450
52J - Prohibited vehicle 1,043 1,267 1,553
53J - Entering Pedestrian Zone 0 246 688
Bus Lanes
A number of bus lanes are enforced by the Council during their restricted days and times. Included below is
a table broken down by the type of contravention and the number of PCNs issued.
Contravention Code and Description PCNs
2025/26
PCNs
2024/25
PCNs
2023/24
34j-Being in a bus lane 940 131 1181
Parking CCTV
With the introduction of the Deregulation Act in 2015, use of CCTV for the enforcement of parking restrictions
was restricted across the UK by Parliament. This means the Council is only permitted to enforce bus stops
or school keep clear markings via the use of CCTV cameras. Other types of parking restrictions can only be
enforced by Civil Enforcement Officers (CEO).
Included below is a table broken down by the type of contravention and the number of PCNs issued.
Contravention Code and Description PCNs
2025/26
PCNs
2024/25
PCNs
2023/24
47j-Restricted Bus Stop 12 331 444
48j-Outside school 333 804 1,069
London Borough of Hillingdon – Parking Annual Report 2025/26 Page 10 of 21
On-Street and Off-Street Enforcement
Enforcement of parking restrictions is carried out by CEOs,
deployed on foot, bicycle, moped and car. They are required to
monitor all parking restrictions across the whole borough and also
attend enforcement requests when they are received by the
enforcement hotline.
CEOs patrol in the borough in all weathers and deal with a high
level of conflict and abuse by drivers and members of the public.
The Council regular works with the Metropolitan Police to ensure
any reported incidents of verbal or physical assaults against CEOs
are investigated appropriately.
The Council will not tolerate verbal or physical abuse towards
Council officers or their contractors from residents, business or
visitors to the Borough.
Included below is a table broken down by the type of contravention
and the number of PCNs issued.
Contravention Code and Description PCN's
2025/26
PCN's
2024/25
PCN's
2023/24 Type
01-Parking in a restricted street during prescribed hours 11,269 9,934 9,656 On Street
02-Parked or loading / unloading in a restricted street where
waiting and loading / unloading restrictions are in force 3,672 3,092 2,962 On Street
05-Parked after the expiry of paid for time 1,423 1,583 2,766 On Street
06-Parked without clearly displaying a valid pay & display ticket
or voucher 7,136 7,662 7,433 On Street
07-Additional Payment 1 0 2 On Street
11u – Parked without payment of the parking charge 0 0 1 On Street
12-Parked in a residents’ or shared use parking place or zone
without a valid virtual permit or clearly displaying a valid
physical permit or voucher or pay and display ticket issued for
that place where required, or without payment of the parking
charge 14,951 13,635 13,048 On Street
14-Parked in an electric vehicles’ charging place during
restricted hours without charging 0 1 1 On Street
16-Parked in a permit space or zone without a valid virtual
permit or clearly displaying a valid physical permit where
required 1018 957 1204 On Street
19-Parked in a residents' or shared use parking place or zone
with an invalid virtual permit or displaying an invalid physical
permit or voucher or pay and display ticket, or after the expiry of
paid for time 88 205 493 On Street
21-Parked wholly or partly in a suspended bay or space 956 588 562 On Street
22-Re-parked in the same parking place or zone within one
hour after leaving 3 0 0 On Street
23 2-Parked in a parking place or area not designated for that
class of vehicle 7 12 6 On Street
23-Parked in a parking place or area not designated for that
class of vehicle 2,022 1,678 1,513 On Street
London Borough of Hillingdon – Parking Annual Report 2025/26 Page 11 of 21
24-Not parked correctly within the markings of the bay or space 215 279 636 On Street
25-Parked in a loading place or bay during restricted hours
without loading 143 97 79 On Street
26-Parked in a special enforcement area more than 50 cm from
the edge of the carriageway and not within a designated
parking place 98 129 157 On Street
27-Parked in a special enforcement area adjacent to a footway,
cycle track or verge lowered to meet the level of the
carriageway 3,157 2,474 2,128 On Street
28-Parked in a special enforcement area on part of the
carriageway raised to meet the level of a footway, cycle track or
verge 7 15 24 On Street
30-Parked for longer than permitted 362 442 464 On Street
40-Parked in a designated disabled person’s parking place
without displaying a valid disabled person’s badge in the
prescribed manner 1,103 1,124 2,111 On Street
45-Stopped on a taxi rank 115 104 134 On Street
46-Stopped where prohibited (on a red route or clearway) 8 2 64 On Street
47-Stopped on a restricted bus stop or stand 401 308 324 On Street
48-Stopped in a restricted area outside a school, a hospital or a
fire, police or ambulance station when prohibited 48 25 17 On Street
49-Parked wholly or partly on a cycle track or lane 158 70 12 On Street
54-Failing to comply with a restriction on vehicles entering and
waiting in a pedestrian zone 0 0 8 On Street
55-A commercial vehicle parked in a restricted street in
contravention of the Overnight Waiting Ban 27 16 45 On Street
61-A heavy commercial vehicle wholly or partly parked on a
footway, verge or land between two carriageways 52 16 34 On Street
62-Parked with one or more wheels on or over a footpath or any
part of a road other than a carriageway 17,016 11,320 11,709 On Street
99-Stopped on a pedestrian crossing or crossing area marked
by zig zags 289 332 286 On Street
71-Parked in an electric vehicles’ charging place during
restricted hours without charging 72 49 23 Off Street
78-Parked wholly or partly in a suspended bay or space 39 30 34 Off Street
80-Parked for longer than permitted 9 0 8 Off Street
81-Parked in a restricted area in an off-street car park or
housing estate 27 18 9 Off Street
82-Parked after the expiry of paid for time 1,019 1,032 1,590 Off Street
83-Parked in a car park without clearly displaying a valid pay &
display ticket or voucher or parking clock 11,243 10,885 7,477 Off Street
85-Parked without a valid virtual permit or clearly displaying a
valid physical permit where required 738 790 935 Off Street
86-Not parked correctly within the markings of a bay or space 294 228 278 Off Street
87-Parked in a designated disabled person’s parking place
without displaying a valid disabled person’s badge in the
prescribed manner 378 463 468 Off Street
91-Parked in a car park or area not designated for that class of
vehicle 22 12 25 Off Street
London Borough of Hillingdon – Parking Annual Report 2025/26 Page 12 of 21
Challenges, Representations and Appeals
If someone receives a PCN which they believe has been incorrectly issued they are entitled by law
to contest it. Depending on the contravention different legislative appeals processes are in place.
Any appeals must be made in writing, either online via our website or by post to the address provided
on the PCN.
Once the Council has received a challenge, representation or appeal against a PCN the case is
placed on hold and remains on hold until it is reviewed by Parking Services. If a challenge or
representation is made during the discount period as stated on the PCN then the case will be held
at the discount amount and if the challenge or representation is rejected the discount amount would
be re-offered.
On and Off Street Parking PCN – Issued by a Civil Enforcement Officer (CEO)
Informal Challenge: can be made after the initial PCN is issued by the CEO either by attaching it
to the vehicle or handing it to the driver.
Formal Representation: can be made by the registered keeper of the vehicle after a N otice to
Owner has been issued by post.
Independent Appeal: can be made once the Council has received a Formal Representation and
issued a formal rejection letter. The rejection letter will give information on how to appeal to an
independent adjudicator.
CCTV Parking
Formal Representation: can be made by the registered keeper of the vehicle after a PCN has been
issued by post.
Independent Appeal: can be made once the Council has received a Formal Representation and
issued a formal rejection letter. The rejection letter will give information on how to appeal to an
independent adjudicator.
Moving Traffic
Formal Representation: can be made by the registered keeper of the vehicle after a PCN has been
issued by post.
Independent Appeal: can be made once the Council has received a Formal Representation and
issued a formal rejection letter. The rejection letter will give information on how to appeal to an
independent adjudicator.
Bus Lane
Informal Challenge: can be made after a Bus Lane PCN has been issued by post to the registered
keeper of the vehicle.
Formal Representation: can be made by the registered keeper of the vehicle after an Enforcement
Notice has been issued by post.
Independent Appeal: can be made once the Council has received a Formal Representation and
issued a formal rejection letter. The rej ection letter will give information on how to appeal to an
independent adjudicator.
London Borough of Hillingdon – Parking Annual Report 2025/26 Page 13 of 21
Total Challenges, Representations and Appeals from April 1st 2025 to 31st March 2026.
2025 - 2026 2024 - 2025
Informal Challenges 16,225 13,699
Formal Representations 12,230 12,933
Formal Appeals 0 380
Paid Parking
Pay and display parking
Operating hours are usually Monday to Saturday, although times and days may vary depending on the
location. It is always advised to check the signs in place at the location of where you have parked. Outside
of operating days and hours and on Bank Holidays you can park for free.
The only exceptions to the above are the Leisure Centre Car Parks (Botwell , Highgrove, Platinum Jubilee
and Hillingdon Sports and Leisure), Grainges and Cedars Multi Storey Car Parks and Ruislip Lido Main Car
Park and Willow Lawn Car Park which are all operational Monday to Sunday including Bank Holidays.
Charges and maximum stay vary depending on the individual location. Prices and terms and conditions will
be displayed on each machine.
PayByPhone Parking
PayByPhone allows you to pay for parking on the go using an app or web browser on your mobile phone or
tablet, eliminating the need to buy a ticket from a pay and display machine.
Simply enter the location code for where you have parked, which can be found using the map function on
the app or by looking at the signs in the car park or near the parking bay.
The PayByPhone app also offers the option to be notified when your parking session is due to expire and to
extend the parking session if necessary.
HillingdonFirst Card
Hillingdon residents (over the age of 18) can apply for a HillingdonFirst
Card that offers preferential parking rates at our on -street parking bays
and in our local car parks. The HillingdonFirst card can also be linked to a
PayByPhone account, offering residents reduced parking rates without the
need to carry their card.
The majority of our parking bays offer 30 minutes free parking with a
HillingdonFirst card, both at our pay and display machines and via PayByPhone.
London Borough of Hillingdon – Parking Annual Report 2025/26 Page 14 of 21
Permit Zones and Car Parks
Parking Management Schemes
Stop & Shop Schemes
Council Operated Car Parks
Borough Boundary
Hillingdon council operates
30 car parks throughout the
borough.
All locations allow residents
to use their HillingdonFirst
card and accept cash and
card.
London Borough of Hillingdon – Parking Annual Report 2025/26 Page 15 of 21
Controlled Parking Zones
The council currently operates 7 5 different Controlled Parking Zones, know n in Hillingdon as Parking
Management Schemes, throughout the borough. In most cases these are located close to Train Stations,
High Streets, or the Airport and are implemented at the request and backing of the residents.
Within each zone, a variety of parking permits are available, all of which are zone specific.
Between April 2025 and March 2026, one new zone was implemented (RM4) and one zone was extended
(NWH).
Parking Permits
For the application and issue of permits we operate an online virtual system, known as ‘My Parking Permit
Account’. Once a vehicle has a valid virtual permit registered against its vehicle registration number the
patrolling CEOs can check if a vehicle holds a valid permit by entering the registration number into their hand-
held device.
The below table summarises the total number of permits issued during the financial year. Depending on the
type of permit, they are either issued for four weeks; three, six, nine or 12 months; or three years.
Permit Type Permits Issued
2025/2026
Permits Issued
2024/2025
Permits Issued
2023/2024
Breakspear Crematorium* 12 22 26
Business 21 23 29
Cabinet Member 2 1 0
Car Park 723 561 489
Carers 67 35 98
Courtesy 195 172 243
Disabled Bay 161 177 188
Extended Waiver 119 154 128
Leisure Centre** 7,990 7,860 9,088
Mobile 2,058 1,859 1,827
Residents 11,710 11,245 10,473
School 268 287 284
Visitor*** 5,913 5,706 5,135
Ward Councillor 9 8 4
Total 29,248 28,110 28,012
*Breakspear Crematorium permits are only issued to those that are permitted to park within Breakspear
Crematorium Cottages Car Park.
**Leisure centres are provided through the virtual permit system, however, they can only be obtained directly
from the leisure centre, as they are offered as part of the leisure centre membership. They cannot be applied
for automatically through the online self-serve system.
***This is the total number of visitor permits issued, not voucher sessions. A visitor permit gives the resident
access to the voucher session booking page. The first visitor permit applied for at a property provides 10 free
all day voucher sessions. Residents can then top up each visitor permit by an addition 40 sessions, totally
50 sessions per visitor permit. If more sessions are required, the resident can apply for another visitor permit
up to 9 at a property per year, this gives a maximum of 450 all day visitor vouchers per property per year.
London Borough of Hillingdon – Parking Annual Report 2025/26 Page 16 of 21
Resident Permits by Zone
The below table lists the number of resident permits issued to each zone, for 2025/2026.
Zone Total Zone Total Zone Total Zone Total
C1 468 HY6 7 RL 18 U9 2
C2 16 HY7 36 RL2 75 UK 8
C3 10 HY8 2 RL3 7 UM 8
DR 29 HY9 76 RL4 431 UR 1
E 428 IC 249 RM 10 VC 2
E1 59 IC2 343 RM2 64 WD1 252
E2 111 IC3 13 RM3 20 WD2 25
E3 15 IC4 1 RM4 4 WD3 4
H1 1,244 IC5 5 SR 1,053 WD4 38
H2 34 MW 12 SR2 11 WD5 162
HE 16 N 526 SR3 5 WD6 51
HH 577 N1 34 TC 28 WD7 18
HN1 111 N2 37 U1 610 WD8 23
HR 45 NH 166 U3 135 WR1 151
HY1 339 NWH 621 U4 151 WR2 12
HY2 249 PG 0 U5 840 Y1 607
HY3 8 R1 10 U6 616 Y2 11
HY4 62 R2 101 U7 34 YL1 9
HY5 10 RG 128 U8 16
Resident permit issued by duration
In April 2023 the Council introduced the option of quarterly resident parking permits. The option of three,
six, nine and 12 month permits not only allows flexibility, but also gives residents the option to spread the
cost over different times across the year.
3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months
2023/2024 1614 893 108 7858
2024/2025 2576 1243 121 7305
2025/2026 3195 1401 122 6992
1614
893
108
7858
2576
1243
121
7305
3195
1401
122
6992
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
Resident Permits Issued 2025 - 2026
London Borough of Hillingdon – Parking Annual Report 2025/26 Page 17 of 21
Carer Permits
Carer permits allow a vehicle to park in a resident permit only bay during the controlled hours, provided that
the zone on the permit matches the zone on the bay sign in which the vehicle is parked. These permits are
only permitted to be used when the driver is required to attend the resident’s property to provide care.
You are entitled to a Carer Permit if: your usual place of residence is within a Parking Management
Scheme, and you require regular and ongoing care provided by an organisation or persons outside your
household.
The permit is issued to the applicant and must be kept at the address to which it has been issued. It should
be displayed in the carer's vehicle during the time that care is being administered and at the end of the care
session must be returned to the applicant.
Business Permits
Commercial properties operating within business zones may be able to apply for a business permit to be able
to park in a designated business parking bay. Business addresses able to apply for a business permit would
be defined as per the Traffic Management Order.
With a valid business permit you can park in bays displaying a 'Business
permit holders only' sign for that applicable business zone.
Business permits will only be granted to those that require the use of the
vehicle for the needs of the business, such as loading and unloading. They
will not be granted for the purpose of commuter parking.
Brown Badges
If you are a Hillingdon resident and over the age of 65, you can apply for a
Brown Ba dge free of charge. The badge allows holders to use dedicated
brown badge bays, on the street, in council owned car parks and in some
privately operated car parks in Hillingdon.
Brown badge bays are located close to car park exit points and where possible
near pay and display machines, as holders must pay the appropriate parking
charge unless displaying a Blue Badge at the same time. A valid Brown Badge
must be displayed clearly when parking in a Brown Badge Bay. Brown badges are issued for a period of 3
years and renewals are posted automatically.
The total number of applications received during 2024/2025 was 715. As of 31st March 2025; 14,411 brown
badges were active
Car Park Permits
Permits can be applied for in a select number of car parks within the borough of Hillingdon. There is a limited
number of permits that can be obtained per car park; therefore, if you apply for a permit but there is no space
available, your application will be placed into a waiting list.
This permit does not guarantee you a space.
For information on the available carparks, please visit Parking permits - Hillingdon Council
London Borough of Hillingdon – Parking Annual Report 2025/26 Page 18 of 21
Car Parks – Park Mark Safer Parking
About The Scheme
The Safer Parking Scheme is a national standard for UK car
parks that have low crime and measures in place to ensure
the safety of people and vehicles. Each car park undergoes
a rigorous assessment by specially trained police assessors
and a Park Mark is awarded to each car park that achieves
the challenging standards.
The Safer Parking Scheme is managed by the BPA on
behalf of Police Crime Prevention Initiatives Ltd, a subsidiary of the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime
(MOPAC)
Car Parks Awarded
The Council has ParkMark awards for 26 of the car parks enforced by Parking Services, these are as
follows:
• Blyth Road Car Park
• Botwell Green Leisure Centre (Central Avenue) Car Park
• Botwell Green Leisure Centre (Main) Car Park
• Brandville Road Car Park
• Community Close Car Park
• Devon Parade Car Park
• Devonshire Lodge Car Park
• Fairfield Road Car Park
• Grainges Yard Car Park
• Green Lane Car Park
• Harefield House Car Park
• Highgrove Pool Car Park
• Hillingdon Sports & Leisure Complex Car Park
• Kingsend North Car Park
• Kingsend South Long Term Car Park
• Linden Avenue Car Park
• Long Lane Car Park
• North View Car Park
• Oaklands Gate Car Park
• Pembroke Gardens Car Park
• Pump Lane Car Park
• Rockingham Recreation Ground Car Park
• Ruislip Lido Main Car Park
• Sidmouth Drive
• St Martins Approach Car Park
• Willow Lawn Car Park
London Borough of Hillingdon – Parking Annual Report 2025/26 Page 19 of 21
Blue Badges
The Blue Badge scheme gives a range of parking concessions for badge holders and operates throughout
the UK. Parking concession can vary between different boroughs.
On-street parking
In Hillingdon Blue Badge holders can park free of charge for an unlimited time in the following on-street bays:
disabled bays, pay and display bays, free time-limited bays (known as stop and shop bays) and resident bays
(except zone RL2).
Maximum stay restrictions do not apply for Blue Badge holders when parking in these bays, except for
Resident Management Scheme RL2, which has a 30-minute time limit for Blue Badge holders in all resident
bays.
Blue Badge holders can also park on single or double yellow lines, where loading restrictions do not apply,
for a maximum stay of three hours. A time clock is required to be displayed alongside the Blue Badge to
indicate the time of arrival.
Off-street parking
Blue Badge holders can park free of charge for an unlimited period in any council -managed car park. Blue
Badge holders can park in any bay except for those specifically reserved for other use, as indicated by signs
and bay markings ( e.g. permit holders only or Brown Badge bays - unless you have a valid Brown Badge,
which you must display alongside the Blue Badge).
Disabled Persons Parking Bays
A disabled person's parking bay is a parking space marked on the public
highway by a white painted box, with a sign indicating it's for Blue Badge
holders only, and operational at all times.
The Council can install parking bays solely for the use of disa bled motorists.
We assist people with disabilities by providing bays close to their home
wherever possible. However, even when a bay is provided in response to a
request from a householder, the bay is available for any Blue Badge holder to
use and is not specifically reserved for the resident.
Disabled Bay Permits
Residents who have a disabled bay outside their property can apply for a disabled bay permit.
The permit is only valid in the disabled bay outside the resident’s property and does not grant the applicant
exclusive use of the disabled bay; however, it does mean they do not need to display the blue badge in the
vehicle when parked in said bay.
London Borough of Hillingdon – Parking Annual Report 2025/26 Page 20 of 21
Parking Dispensations
Suspensions
Parking bays around the borough can be suspended at a cost for a number of reasons. The most common
operating times of parking suspensions are 8am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday; however, under certain
circumstances, the suspen sion can be operational 24 hours a day. When a parking bay is suspended,
notification signs will be erected on the nearest lamppost or street sign 7 to 5 days prior to the start of the
suspension commencing. In emergency instances, such as a gas leak or bu rst water pipe, bays may be
suspended without notice.
If a suspension sign is in place at a location, the driver should check this sign to ensure they do not park
during the suspended period. No vehicles are permitted to wait, park or load/unload in a su spended bay
unless the vehicle has been specifically exempted on the suspension sign.
Between April 2025 and March 2026, 374 suspensions were issued.
Parking Waivers
A parking waiver is a permission granted by parking services, that allows a vehicle to park in contravention
of a traffic management order. Parking waivers are only granted when it is deemed necessary to park near a
location when any alternative arrangemen t would be unsatisfactory, for example, removals, building
maintenance or repair works. The activity for which a parking waiver is issued must be taking place in order
for it to be valid.
Between April 2025 and March 2026, 164 parking waivers were issued.
Building works
1%
Crane operations
2%
Domestic
6%
Filming
10%
Large deliveries
3%
Other
7%
Road works
16%
Skip placement
1%Special events
1%
Statutory
53%
Building works
Crane operations
Domestic
Filming
Large deliveries
Other
Road works
Skip placement
Special events
Statutory
London Borough of Hillingdon – Parking Annual Report 2025/26 Page 21 of 21
Total Income and Expenditure for Parking Services
The following information provides a full Parking Revenue Account statement on income generated and
associated expenditure.
The Parking Revenue Account is maintained in accordance with sectio n 55 of the Road Traffic Regulation
Act 1984 which provides that a London Borough Council must keep an account of the income and expenditure
in respect of parking places on the highway and sets out how any deficit must be treated and limitations on
the use of any surplus.
Parking Revenue Account 2025/26
£000
Penalty Charge Notices (6,186)
On Street Pay & Display/Cashless Parking (2,255)
Parking Permits (1,043)
Other Income (e.g. Suspensions/Waivers) (339)
Contributions (Heathrow) 3,383
Total (9,827)
Expenditure 5,143
Surplus (4,684)
Use of Surplus 2025/26
£000
Concessionary Fares* 4,072
Development of Parking Management Schemes 211
Provision of Off-Street Parking 161
Traffic Management 218
CCTV 20
Total Use of Surplus 4,683
PRA Reserves 2024/25
£000
Opening Balance 52
Closing Balance 52
Included below is income generated from car parks for paying to park and car park permits. Income generated
from car parks is subject to VAT, the totals included are net income. Income generated from car parks does
not fall within Section 55 as car parks are assets owned by the Council. Any surplus generated from off-street
car parks contributes to the Council’s general fund.
Off Street Parking (Car Parks) 2025/26
£000
Income (Net) (to be updated)
*The Council full concessionary fares obligation for 2025/26 was inexcess of this amount
Text extracted automatically from the PDF, so layout, tables and images are not shown. Open the original PDF on LB Hillingdon’s website.