North Berwick parking scheme: Terms and conditions

A short term let visitor permit may only be issued to the property owner or managing agent of a short term let for a visitor in possession of a qualifying vehicle (See Section 2 for what constitutes a qualifying vehicle). For the purposes of the following terms and conditions, a short term let is defined as

• a property falling within the requirements of The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2022
• a property for which a short term let licence has been issued by East Lothian Council

Schedule 16 is a list of roads, or part of a road, where permits will be issued. A copy is available upon request.

You will need to confirm the address of the short term let business by uploading a copy of the Short Term Let licence.

The Vehicle Registration Number of the visitor’s vehicle will need to be provided.

Short term let visitor permits will be issued electronically with up to 25 weekly permits available per property per annum. Each permit will last for 7 days.

Vehicle Application Requirements

A qualifying vehicle is defined as a motor car constructed or adapted solely for carrying no more than 7 passengers (excluding the driver), a goods vehicle not exceeding 3050kg; motor cycle with a side car attached or an invalid carriage which in each case is not drawing a trailer or caravan.

Permitted parking areas

A short term let visitor permit is only valid for parking in permit holders or combined parking places provided there are no further parking restrictions in force and as follows:

• address located in Central Zone – permit valid in Central, East and West Zones
• address located in East Zone – permit valid in East Zone only
• address located in West Zone – permit valid in West Zone only
• Aashort term let visitor parking permit does not guarantee the holder a parking space

Verification of parking permit

We do not issue paper copies of parking permits. On-street, Parking Attendants will use their handheld devices to check for a valid short term let visitor parking permit using the vehicle registration number.

Conditions of use

Short term let visitor permits can only be used for qualifying vehicles which must meet the application requirements at all times when using the permit.

Refunds

Refunds will not be offered for short term let visitor permits.

Offences and penalties

It is an offence to mishandle, alter, make or fake any parking document with intent to deceive or to make a false statement in order to obtain such a document for yourself or any other person by virtue of section 115 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. Any person suspected of doing so will always be reported to the police who will refer the matter to the Procurator Fiscal for prosecution. The penalty if found guilty of mishandling, altering, making or faking any parking document is a maximum fine of

£5,000 or 2 years in prison. The penalty if found guilty of making a false statement in order to obtain such a document for yourself or any other person is a maximum fine of £2,500.

Privacy

To deliver our services we need to collect, store, use, share and dispose of personal information. This is known as data processing. The information collected when you apply for a parking permit will be used by the Council to process your application as we have an obligation under the law to maintain and manage roads in East Lothian.

Before submitting your parking permit application, you should read our privacy notice.

Privacy notice  

Contact details

The Parking Team can be contacted by e-mail at parking@eastlothian.gov.uk

Please do not hesitate to contact us before submitting your application if you have any questions.

Only applications with an “Active” Short Term Let Visitors Permit will be accepted as valid. An application with any other status such as “waiting for payment” is not considered valid and may lead to the issue of a parking ticket after which your vehicle may be removed to our Car Pound.