Single-yellow-line dispensations

You do not need a single-yellow-line dispensation for removal vans, scaffolding lorries and mobile asphalt mixers, as long as the vehicle is in constant use.

We do not grant single-yellow-line dispensations to cars, people carriers, four-wheel-drive vehicles or minibuses.

We issue single-yellow-line dispensations for loading or unloading only. For example, these apply if you need a space for a glazier's vehicle, mobile workshop, or to deliver gas bottles. When you have finished loading or unloading, you must move your vehicle and legally park it somewhere else.

Please note: You can load or unload on a single yellow line for up to 40 minutes without a single-yellow-line dispensation but you must be loading or unloading continuously.

How do I apply for a single-yellow-line dispensation?

• How do I apply for a single-yellow-line dispensation?
  Download the single-yellow-line dispensation application form [PDF file information] (file size 25 Kb) (one vehicle per form)
  Email us your name and postal address
  Phone the Parking Operations on 020 7361 4385
  Visit the Customer Service Centre at the Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8 7NX.
• You must give us at least 48 hours' notice.
• We can only issue a dispensation notice when we have the vehicle registration number. Only one vehicle per application.
• Our parking suspension officers will then check where your single-yellow-line dispensation will be before we give you approval.
• You pay your fee before we issue the single-yellow-line dispensation.
• If you finish with the single-yellow-line dispensation early, you will be entitled to a refund. We will work out the refund for each whole day from the day you return the dispensation to us.

Red routes

To apply for a dispensation to load and unload on a red route, please contact the Metropolitan Police Traffic Wardens on 020 7321 8548.

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