Residents’ Parking ZonesLes Zônes d’la Parqu’thie ès Résidents

Yes, if you reside in a zone and keep a vehicle for personal use. You may only have one permit at the same time, and you may only use it in the vehicle it was issued.

No; if you have access to off-street parking where you live you are not eligible for a permit.

Yes, you are eligible. You will need a letter from your landlord confirming that you are unable to use the parking provided.

Permits can be issued for work vehicles providing:

• It is not a commercial vehicle with an unladden weight exceeding 1,600kg
• It is less than 6’6” (2 metres) wide
• You provide a letter from the company confirming that you have sole use of the vehicle
• Please note that all vehicles in the zone must be able to be parked within the marked bays without overhanging adjacent bays

Yes, if you own a business that operates from an address within a zone and have a Jersey registered vehicle and it is only used in Jersey for business purposes. Other staff members associated with the business are not eligible for a Business Permit.

Specific provision has been made in the zones for disabled parking areas. If there is a
waiting list for Residents Permits, preference will be given to blue badge holders.

Temporary permits are available for contractors employed to carry out works in a zone.

The permits cost £9 per day and are available for up to 2 weeks.

Application forms should be completed in full and submitted to the Customer Services Team at the Town Hall in good time. Please note that during busy periods it may not always be possible to process he permit whilst you wait so please ensure you submit your application at least 24 hours before the date it is required.

A Temporary Permit entitles the holder to park in a Residents’ Parking Permit space only. A paycard is still required when parking in a pay card space situated within a zone.

If you find you need to extend your permit, you can do so without the need to complete
more forms. Simply contact the Customer Services Team on 01534 811733 or email [email protected] who can extend the permit and take payment over the phone. Your extended permit will then be posted out to you or made available for collection.

The Parish may cordon off spaces for essential works only. Please contact the Community Support Team on 01534 811866 for information.

Permit holders are entitled to a refund if they vacate a zone. Permit holders must return their permits within 10 days on vacating a zone.

Contact the Customer Services Team on 01534 811733 or email [email protected] and they will arrange a grace period of two weeks for you to display your current permit in your new car whilst you get the vehicle registration documents organised.

Please bring your new registration document into the Town Hall once it has been updated, together with your current permit and a newly completed application form and we will issue a new permit free of charge.

You must inform the Customer Services Team if you change your contact details.

If the contact details we have on file are incorrect and you are uncontactable you could be at risk of having your vehicle moved at your own cost should the Parish need to cordon or section off spaces and/or roads when cleaning, essentital maintenance or works are required on land or property situated within a zone and your vehicle needs to be moved.

No, there are designated visitor spaces that require a paycard in each zone between the
hours of 9am and 10pm daily. There is no visitor parking within the zones between 10pm and
9am daily as visitor spaces need to be available for those with residential parking permits between those times.

You can park overnight in paycard areas, except car parks, between 5pm and 9am Monday to Friday and all day on Saturdays and Sundays.

You can park in doctor parking bays between 6pm and 8am daily.

You can park in unloading bays outside of the times specified on the signage for loading
and unloading only.

Residents should not assume that they can stop on a yellow line or other no-waiting area to unload shopping. There is no published general exemption in the current St Helier parking law allowing residents to stop on an ordinary prohibition of waiting line simply to unload shopping bags. The same rules apply to supermarket or home-delivery vehicles.

Where unloading is intended to be allowed, this is usually dealt with through designated unloading bays or specific legal exemptions. Jersey law also contains a specific exemption for postal vehicles on certain clearways.

The safest approach is to use a lawful parking space or a designated unloading bay where one is available.

Yes. The current St Helier Order expressly says that “waiting” does not include stopping to set down or pick up passengers.

Yes, but the normal and lawful route is for the contractor to obtain a temporary RPZ permit from the Parish before parking in a residents’ permit space.

Temporary permits are available for contractors employed to carry out works within an RPZ. The current published charge is £9 per day, and permits are available for up to two weeks.

Temporary permits are valid Monday to Friday, from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm only.

A temporary permit allows parking in a Residents’ Parking Permit space only. If a contractor parks in a paycard space within the zone, a paycard is still required.

The Parish advises that the application should be submitted in good time and at least 24 hours before the date it is required.

The Parish permit form makes clear that a permit does not guarantee that a space will be available.

Yes. The Parish guidance states that spaces may be cordoned off for essential works only. The permit form says this should normally be requested 48 hours before the permit start date through the Community Support Team.

Where there is a genuine emergency, and there is no time to arrange a permit in advance, residents should contact the Community Support Team on 01534 811866 and leave a message if necessary. This is a practical operational step rather than a published legal exemption.

As a practical measure, it is sensible for the contractor to place a note in the windscreen stating the address being attended and that they are responding to an emergency call-out. This may assist officers if the vehicle is checked while on patrol. This is practical guidance rather than a published exemption.

The Community Support Team, St Helier’s Honorary Police, the Road’s Inspector, and
others who are authorised by the Connetable regularly patrol the zones.

The Parish will make regular checks on the details submitted on applications and can request vehicle registration documents and proof of residency verification at any time from a permit
holder.

Any misuse of a permit or abuse of the scheme is treated very seriously and offenders
will be prosecuted and liable to a fine not exceeding £1,000.