Traders' Annual Parking Permits

You can apply for a Traders’ Annual Parking Permit if you:

Carry out work in any of Bristol’s Residents’ Parking Permit scheme areas and you work in one of these trades:

  • Aerial installation
  • Bathroom fitting
  • Building
  • Carpentry
  • Carpet fitting
  • Decorating
  • Electrical installation and maintenance
  • Gardening
  • Gas fitting and installation
  • Insulation installation
  • Joinery
  • Kitchen fitting
  • Masonry
  • Painting
  • Plumbing
  • Roofing
  • Tiling
  • Tree surgery
  • Window fitting

The permit is digital, you don't need to display anything in the vehicle.

You can have two vehicles registered to each permit but only one vehicle can use each permit at any time. You will need to allocate a vehicle to a permit in the Mipermit portal.

The permit will be valid for 12 months then you will need to renew it.

You will need to upload the following:

  • Photograph or scan confirming the nature of your trade for example an advert, letterhead, invoice or screenshot of company registration number.
  • Photograph or scan of your professional indemnity insurance or public liability insurance in the name of the business
  • Photograph or scan of the front and first inside page of your vehicle registration certificate (V5c) / vehicle logbook for vehicle 1
  • Copy of vehicle insurance documents showing vehicle 1 is covered for business use
  • Photograph or scan of the front and first inside page of your vehicle registration certificate (V5c) / vehicle logbook for vehicle 2
  • Copy of vehicle insurance document showing vehicle 2 is covered for business