Conditions of use
- You may apply for a permit for each Healthcare Professional for a fee of £9 each. Permits are valid for 12 months from issue. Permits for Primary Care Trust employees will be issued through the Councils’ Adult Social Services (Commissioning) Unit.
- Permits are issued to Healthcare Professional to park their cars only when making visits to their patients in their homes. They cannot be used in the vicinity of your normal place of work (your employer should make separate arrangements) or for administrative purposes. Under no circumstances may the permit be used by a non-healthcare professional or for private purposes.
- The permit must be displayed on the windscreen of the vehicle for the concession to apply. If you use more than one vehicle you must remember to remove your permit and display it in the correct vehicle.
- Any Penalty Charge Notice issued for failing to display the permit will not be waived.
- If a permit holder leaves the profession or no longer works in Poole, the permit should be retained for the new member of staff.
- Vehicles displaying a season ticket, which has been altered or tampered with, will be issued with a Penalty Charge Notice.
- The permit does not guarantee the availability of a parking place.
- If your season ticket is stolen, a replacement will be issued on production of a crime number from the Police confirming the theft of the season ticket or vehicle. If a permit is lost or damaged, you should request a replacement – an administration fee may be charged.
Where to park
The permit only allows you to park on a single or double yellow line (except where a loading ban is in force, indicated by kerb markings) when making an emergency visit, in residents only bays and limited waiting bays. You may also park in the following car parks, Prosperous Street, Sainsbury, New Orchard, Jubilee Road and Harbourside 2, along with the pay and display bays in Catalina Drive, Newfoundland Drive and Labrador Drive without paying. You can park only for the duration of the visit to the patient, then the vehicle must be removed immediately on completion of the visit.
Where the permit is not valid
- You must not park in disabled bays (unless you are also a Disabled Badge Holder), taxi ranks or taxi bays, bus stops or bus lanes, loading bays or yellow lines where there is also a loading ban in force.
- You cannot park in surface car parks and on street pay and display areas, except for those mentioned above. If you do the payment ticket needs to be purchased and displayed.
- You cannot park in multi-storey car parks (payment needs to be made on exit)
- Do not park where you might cause obstruction or inconvenience to other road users or pedestrians.
- The permit is not valid for Poole Housing Partnership Housing Land.
- You cannot park near your place of work.
Data protection
Your personal information will be held and used in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. The Council will not disclose such information to any unauthorised person or body but where appropriate will use such information in carrying out its various functions and services. The council may also use this data in connection with the prevention or detection of fraud or other crime. View the full BCP Council privacy policy for more details.
Your confirmation
By applying for this permit, you confirm the information in the application is correct and complete. You understand that it is an offence to dishonestly make a false statement or produce false information (or cause or allow another to do so) or to misuse or allow your permit to be misused and that in such circumstances BCP Council may cancel your permit and may prosecute you.