Documents needed to prove that you are the owner
and keeper of the vehicle
All documents must clearly show your name and your address in
the Royal Borough. You must send us original documents with your
application (this also applies for renewal applications). We will
not accept photocopied, faxed or scanned documents.
You are required to provide proof you are the keeper of the
vehicle from the documents listed below.
Own vehicle
If you are the registered keeper of the vehicle, you must
produce the Vehicle Registration Certificate (DVLA form V5C),
showing your name and the address for which you are applying for a
permit.
If you have just bought the vehicle we will accept your
insurance documents and either your New Keepers
Supplement (V5C/2) or a sales invoice (from a
garage or dealers). You can only use these when you first apply for
a permit for this vehicle. The permit will last for up to
three months.
If the name or address on
the V5C certificate needs to be amended, we can send
the document to the DVLA for you. A three month permit will be
offered.
Hire and lease vehicles
If you are hiring the vehicle, you must produce the
contract hire agreement showing your name and the name of the
lease-hire company.
Company vehicles
If you have a company vehicle (including a
vehicle owned by a partnership or sole trader), you will need to
provide a letter on the company’s official letter headed stationery
naming you as a fulltime employee, or partner, or director or sole
trader who has exclusive use of the vehicle. The letter should be
signed by the company secretary or someone with similar authority;
it should not be signed by you.
In addition you must provide one of the
following:
(i) the V5C Vehicle Registration
Certificate, or
(ii) the lease/hire agreement or
schedule, or
(iii) if the company have just
purchased the vehicle please provide the Sales Invoice and the
Insurance cover note. We do not issue a permit for more than three
months until you can provide the original Vehicle Registration
Certificate showing the company name and address.
Vehicles that are registered abroad
UK law requires a resident’s vehicle to be kept off road until
it has been properly registered and taxed with the DVLA (Driving
and Vehicle licensing Authority) in Swansea. Anyone who claims
to be exempt from these DVLA regulations will not be eligible for a
Resident Parking Permit.
However, if you have arrived within the last few weeks to reside
in the UK and you own an EU registered vehicle in your name, you
would be entitled to a permit for up to 6 months, but during that
time the vehicle must be registered with DVLA. Please allow
approximately two to three weeks to register a foreign registered
vehicle with the UK authorities.
You can get details by calling the DVLA
office on 0300 790 6801 or visit: www.gov.uk/importing-vehicles-into-the-uk
Moving house
If you have moved into the Royal Borough in the last three
months, you will need to change the details on the vehicle
registration document. We will issue a three-month permit giving
you enough time to produce the updated vehicle registration
document by the time the permit runs out.