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Double check your parking ticket before paying

We have had some reports of fake parking tickets (PCNs) left on vehicles in Islington and neighbouring boroughs.

If you get a PCN, please check:

  • it has the Islington Council logo, crest and 'for a more equal future' in the top-right on the front
  • the back has instructions on how to pay including the web address islington.gov.uk/pcnpay - if you use this you will see you will see a green band at the top with our logo
  • the back also tells you how to challenge a PCN
  • it has a detachable slip that says "do not pay the civil enforcement officer"

Our PCNs do not have a QR code that you scan with your phone camera to pay. Do not scan any QR code on a PCN.

Parking

Visitor e-vouchers information

How to register for, buy and use visitor e-vouchers that let your visitors park near your home in Islington.

Using visitor e-vouchers

You can buy visitor e-vouchers to use now or up to two days before you need them. They are online so you do not need to display them in your vehicle. You can also use them during match day control hours.

If you want a book of paper vouchers sent to you in the post instead, here's what you need to do.

If you want a tradesperson to come and do work on or in your house, you should buy a permission to park.

Where you can park with visitor e-vouchers

Vehicles with a visitor e-voucher can park in:

  • resident permit bays
  • resident shared-use bays (permit or metered)
  • your area for the time slot you choose. You can check your parking zone by typing your postcode into the post code search.

E-vouchers cannot be used in pay by phone only bays. You must pay using the location code shown on the time plate.

For visitors with a motorcycle, buy a non-resident motorcycle permit to park. Costs for a permit and how to buy one are on our short stay parking page.

Cost of visitor e-vouchers

All vouchers for diesel, petrol and petrol hybrid cars must pay a fuel surcharge on top of the standard price. 

Visitor e-vouchers are discounted if you are either:

  • 60 or over
  • getting Incapacity Benefit, Disability Living Allowance or Employment and Support Allowance

E-vouchers for additional match day controls are a higher price. Read more under 'buying e-vouchers for match days'.

Voucher type Cost (per 30 minutes) During additional match day controls only (per hour)
Standard 75p £4.55
Discounted 38p £2.25

Fuel surcharge for standard and discounted e-vouchers

Fuel type and emissions Surcharge (per 30 minutes)
Petrol and hybrid - 1-185g/km CO2 35p
Petrol and hybrid - 186-225g/km CO2 40p
Petrol and hybrid - over 226g/km CO2 45p
Diesel surcharge 65p

Buying e-vouchers for match days

If visitors park in an area with additional match day controls, they must buy visitor e-vouchers. They cannot use visitor paper vouchers.

Check where and when Emirates Stadium match day controls apply.

If the parking session runs into match day control hours, you must make 2 separate e-voucher bookings.

  1. Book standard e-vouchers for usual parking restrictions before the match day controls start.
  2. Book match day control e-vouchers for the time during match day controls.

Buy the match day control e-vouchers before the controls begin to avoid a parking ticket.

Example

Your visitor needs to park until 7pm. Match day controls start at 6:30pm. You must:

  • book standard e-vouchers up to 6:30pm
  • book 30 minutes of match day parking for parking up to 7pm

Book the 30 minutes of match day control parking before 6:30pm.

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