Parking permits now available

Royal Borough: Residents urged to apply for discount

Applications for the Royal Borough’s new residents’ discount parking scheme at six car parks across the borough are now open.

Residents are being urged to apply for a free, virtual parking permit which offers an hour’s free parking at car parks in Alma Road and Alexandra Gardens in

Windsor, Grove Road and West Street in Maidenhead, Horton Road in Datchet, and Meadow Lane in Eton.

The residents’ discount, which replaces the previous Advantage Card system, enables people to apply for discount permits at all six, or just some, of the car parks listed above.

A separate application will have to be made for each car park – except Maidenhead and Windsor, where one application covers both car parks in each of those areas.

Should a permit holder wish to stay for more than an hour, the discount will be subtracted from the total cost of the stay.

Applications for the permits only need to be submitted once and will last for up to two years.

Unlike current RingGo zones the resident parking discount zones will not operate on a start/stop basis

but will be ‘buy time’. This means drivers will have to decide how long they are going to stay and pay the appropriate amount. Motorists can also extend a stay at any time during the live parking session using the RingGo app.

Free parking will continue to be offered for disabled users and those using electric vehicles.

Motorcycles can continue to be parked for free in their designated bays in selected car parks, but if motorcyclists park in a normal bay, they will need to pay the usual fee unless they have joined the discount scheme.

To join the scheme, residents should follow these instructions:

■ Set up a free online account with the RingGo cashless parking system

■ Apply for free virtual permits to get the discounts in car parks which they wish to use. Permit applications can be made via a desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone

■ Once the application has been approved, discounted sessions can begin from Monday, April 4, and can be activated via the RingGo app or via landline or mobile phone using the automated voice service.

Drop-in sessions providing additional support will be held at the following libraries:

■ Maidenhead – Thursday, February 24, 5pm to 6pm

■ Windsor – Tuesday, March 1, 4pm to 5pm

■ Datchet – Thursday, March 10, 3pm to 4pm

■ Eton Wick – Thursday, March 17, 3pm to 4pm

■ Ascot – Thursday, March 24, 3pm to 4pm

For more information on the scheme and how to apply, visit www.rbwm. gov.uk/parking-discount