Where to buy parking permits in portsmouth

You can buy visitor parking permits by registering your home or mobile number with the RingGo website. Registering can take up to 48 hours. Visitor permits are for use by visitors only — not residents, who should apply for a resident permit. Only vehicles with a gross weight less than 3,kg can use visitor permits. You can also buy visitor permits for any visitors including workmen for vehicles with a gross weight less than 3,kg.

You will need to show:. Workmen can buy them if they can show proof of working at your address, such as a quote or invoice. You can buy visitor permits for all zones at Central Library, Guildhall Square. There are local purchase points for some zones — see the list below.

Not sure what the parking zone code is for your road? The pilot Islington Creek Neighborhood Parking Program went into effect on Wednesday, August 4, and extends through February 4, to allow time for modifications as needed and monitoring through different seasons.

Residents of Portsmouth who live outside the pilot area may apply for one permit. The permits are tied to specific vehicles and are not transferable. There is no charge for the pilot program permit.

The permit allows parking between 9 am and 8 pm, seven days a week. Islington Street retains its 2-hour limit on parking, regardless of permit status. Participation is voluntary. Vehicles without a valid permit may park for up to two hours on any street in the designated neighborhood.

The application form is available online and must be submitted in person along with two of these items to show proof of residency:. After strong public input and interest expressed by the South End and Islington Creek neighborhood groups, City staff may launch pilot Neighborhood Parking Programs pending Council approval and further neighborhood support.

Read our cookie policy Accept. RingGo RingGo Corporate. The benefits for both Council and residents of this innovative new scheme are clear: For the Council, the scheme: is easier to manage and reduces administration cuts the cost of preparing and printing uniquely numbered physical cards, for each individual parking zone, in a number of different denominations reduces cash and cheque collection, and is enforced as a normal RingGo session - extending their existing cashless parking process seamlessly, with no added effort on the part of the Enforcement Officer.

Customers also benefit, as: they no longer need to visit the parking shop or other Council buildings to buy and store parking cards they avoid the need to pay up front by cash or cheque, instead using credit or debit cards - only when they need the parking once registered, they can log as many vehicles as they like - making each visit and parking session a quick phone call.