Electric vehicle permits

Why drive an electric vehicle?

We're committed to tackling climate change and improving local air quality. To help us do this we are encouraging residents’ to drive electric vehicles by:

• setting our charges for residents’ permits at levels directly proportional to a vehicles CO2 emissions;
• offering free residents' permits for electric vehicles receiving their energy from a renewable source; and
• offering a permit which allows free on-street charging and free pay-and-display parking (some conditions apply)

Residents’ permit charges for electric vehicles:

• 12 month permit: £24.60
• 6 month permit: £13.30
• 3 month permit: £7.15

If you receive energy for your car from a renewable source, and can provide evidence of this with an electricity bill, your permit is free.

For more information see residents’ permits

Parking permits for electric vehicles

We have introduced free short-term parking in pay-and-display bays for electric vehicles with a Camden residents’ permit.

After paying a registration fee (payable annually) Camden residents’ can apply for a permit to allow an electric vehicle to park for free (up to maximum hours), in pay and display bays north of Euston Road. If the vehicle is fuelled by renewably sourced energy, the registration fee will be waived.

Full terms and conditions are provided on the application form below. Please note the same application form can be used to apply for a permit to use the on-street charging bays.

• download: electric vehicle charging bay and pay and display permit application form (PDF 188KB)
• help with PDFs

Charging facilities and permits for electric vehicles

To see a complete list of existing charging points in London please visit www.newride.org.uk

Off-street

We have nine charging bays in our public car park in Bloomsbury Square, where charging vehicles can park for half price and the electricity is supplied for free.

We also have charging facilities for electric bikes, scooters and cars in association with NCP car parks at Drury Lane, Saffron Hill and Royal College Street.

On-street

We have installed on-street charging points at the following locations:

• 26 Red Lion Square
• 8-14 Store Street
• Malet Street
• Sardinia Street - near 24 Kingsway
• 40 Charlotte Street
• Lincolns Inn - Electric Car Club
• 21 Bernard Street
• Acton Street
• 11 Warren Street
• 29 Doughty Street

After paying a registration fee (payable annually), Camden residents’ can apply for a permit to allow them to use these on-street charging points. If the vehicle is fuelled by renewably sourced energy, the registration fee is waived.

Full terms and conditions are provided on the application form above. Please note the same application form can be used to apply for a permit to use the pay and display bays north of Euston Road.

How can I find out more?

For more information please contact parking services