Parking news
Welcome to parking news. This page will provide you with information about new developments in parking as well as changes in the services we provide.
NCP Services are Lambeth's new Parking Enforcement Contractor
The Council has appointed NCP Services to run part of its Parking and Transport Enforcement Operation in the borough in a new five year deal.
NCP Services is the industry leader with a national reputation for the quality of their Civil Enforcement Officers and is renowned for its expertise in staff training.
From 1 August 2008, the Civil Enforcement Officers, wearing smart new green and easily identifiable uniforms, will be out and about helping to keep Lambeth’s streets safe and free from congestion and provide a service for the borough’s residents and users alike.
As well as Civil Enforcement Officers, Lambeth also enforces parking regulations using CCTV and Mobile Smart Cars and is committed to the same high standards across the whole service.
Traffic Management Act 2004
On Monday 31 March 2008, certain sections of the Traffic Managment Act (TMA) 2004 took effect:
- Parking Attendants will no longer be called Parking Atendants; their title will change to Civil Enforcement Officers.
- There will also be changes regarding Penalty Charge Notices and the appeals procedure.
To find out more about these changes please visit our Penalty Charge Notices page.
Old style visitors' permits
If you still have some of the old style visitors' permits which have the year 2007 on them, you may continue to use them but you must not scratch out the year section. Alternatively you can visit one of our customer centres or our parking shop and exchange them for the new style permits.
Cessation of clamping
Clamping of vehicles on Lambeth's roads will cease on 1 April 2008, except in extreme circumstances. In the most serious cases - where vehicles are causing an obstruction or are parked dangerously - the council will still retain the power to remove the vehicles to the car pound.
Clamping will continue on Lambeth housing estate roads to ensure tenants are not affected by carelessly parked vehicles.
Gracefield Gardens Customer Centre
The Lambeth Contact Centre closed on 28 December 2007 and was replaced by the new Gracefield Gardens Customer Centre in Streatham on 3 January 2008. The new Customer Centre is a development between Lambeth Primary Care Trust and Lambeth Council.
You can pay for your parking permits and PCNs, report faulty meters and pay and display machines and book appointments to view CCTV footage of traffic or parking contraventions.
Find out more about the Gracefield Gardens Customer Centre.
Estate parking permits
If you wish to pay for your estate parking permit or estate parking visitor vouchers using cash or cheque, please make your application at the North Lambeth Area Office, 91 Kennington Lane, SE11 4HQ. Once your documentation has been approved you will need to make payment at the Kennington Parking shop, Lambeth Towers, 74-80 Kennington Road, SE11 6NJ. You can then collect your estate parking permit or estate parking visitor vouchers at the North Lambeth Area Office.
Brixton Parking shop closure
The Brixton Parking shop which has served the public for many years closed for good on 17 November 2007. All of Brixton Parking shop's services except for bay suspensions are now handled by the new Brixton Customer Centre on Brixton Hill.
If you need to get a bay suspended you can still visit our Kennington Parking shop in order to do this. Find out more about the new Brixton Customer Centre.
Details of charges for Pay and Display machines and meters and charges for using the council's car parks in Brixton, Streatham and West Norwood.
Emissions based resident parking permits
The new emissions based resident parking permit scheme has been formally approved and came into effect on 2 July 2007. For information on how much your resident permit will cost see our 'emissions based charging rules' document.