Resident parking permits

Funeral parking permit

Newham Council is aware of how stressful the bereavement of a loved one can be on family and friends. To assist during this emotional time, the family or friends of a deceased person whose funeral is due to take place in Newham are able to apply for a maximum of 5 x free virtual all day parking permits per bereavement to be used on the day of the funeral. Only 1 application can be made per bereavement.

The applicant for these free permits will be able to choose the Resident Parking Zone (RPZ) and date for which they are required. Once activated these permits will be valid all day on the date chosen and for the parking zone chosen. Any unused free permits will expire at midnight on the chosen date.

For information on how to find out which locations fall within which RPZ please click here.

How to apply for your funeral permits

To ensure that your application can be processed by the date your permits are needed you are asked to please allow as much time as possible between your application date and the date you wish the permits to be valid for. 

A minimum of 24 hours notice is required between application date and permit date. 

As an example applications made by 5pm Monday to Friday will be processed by 1pm the next day. Applications made on Saturday and Sunday will be processed by 1pm on the next working day i.e. Monday.

Evidence required

As part of the funeral application process you will need to upload one of the following:

  • Death Certificate
  • Funeral Director’s Invoice (this should include the date of funeral) 

Once your application has been processed you will receive an email confirmation which will then allow you to choose the date the permits are needed for and to enter the vehicle registration numbers for those vehicles requiring permits.

Please note it is the applicant’s sole responsibility to ensure they input the correct vehicle registration number(s). 

To apply for funeral permits, please click here.

You don’t require an account to do this but will be asked if you wish to create an account following your application. Click here for more information on how to do this.

How to use your funeral permit

A virtual funeral parking permit allows you to park a vehicle in permit holder only bays, and shared use bays in the resident parking zone for which the permits have been applied for. A shared use bay is where both resident permits and paid for parking are both valid.

Funeral permits are not valid for vehicles which exceed the Council’s rules regarding a vehicles dimensions these being that a vehicle must not exceed 2.3m in height and/or 5.3m in length. It is solely the responsibility of the funeral permit applicant to ensure that the vehicle for which they are applying for a permit does not exceed these dimensions. If any vehicle is found to be in breach of these dimensions the permit which has been applied for will be invalid which will mean that the vehicle can be enforced against.

Vehicles parked in a residents parking zone during its hours of operation must be covered by a valid virtual permit or display a valid blue badge. Any vehicle not covered by a valid virtual permit or blue badge will be subject to parking enforcement resulting in a penalty charge notice being issued and possible further enforcement action being taken, such as removal of the vehicle to the Councils car pound.

For any enquiries relating to the virtual permit application process please contact MiPermit on 0345 520 7007 (Monday – Friday 8am – 6pm) or email help@mipermit.com.

Alternative Parking Options

On the day of the funeral, those friends & family who are not covered by a funeral permit could look to source the nearest Council managed pay by phone parking space, which could be a cark park or an on-street parking  bay. 

Assistance on how to source these pay by phone parking places by Resident Parking Zone (RPZ) can be found by clicking here.