Parking

Motorcycles In Islington Bus Lanes

From 5 January 2009 Transport for London are conducting an 18-month trial to let motorcycles, mopeds, scooters and tricycles - but not those with sidecars - travel in most red route bus lanes in London.

This means that from 5 January onward the above vehicles will be allowed to travel along all Red Route bus lanes in Islington without receiving a penalty charge.

However, non-Red Route bus lanes are not included in the pilot and therefore the rules in Islington bus lanes that are not on Red Routes will remain the same. Non-Red Route bus lanes can be found in streets such as Essex Road, Caledonian Road, Old Street, Junction Road, St Paul's Road and Balls Pond Road.

To avoid getting a ticket please check the signs first to see if it’s okay to use any bus lane before entering it.

Common Sense Parking in Islington

There are more cars than parking spaces on our roads and every council has to try and tackle the problems that this causes.

Islington, like many other London borough, is made up of areas where parking is prioritised for residents and local businesses called controlled parking zones (CPZs).

CPZs reduce commuter parking to help local residents and their visitors park near their homes. Spaces are allocated for business parking and there are over 3,000 pay and display parking spaces for short-term parking.

We maintain and enforce Islington's CPZs and deliver services in line with the council’s key parking objectives:

• ensure our roads are safe
• enable traffic to flow freely
• give residents and local businesses priority over commuters
• provide parking for disabled people and health care workers
• ensure that the parking rules are enforced using common sense

A copy of our common sense parking charter can be downloaded at the link below.

In addition to keeping Islington moving, the revenue generated from all parking charges is spent on road safety schemes, road safety training in schools and concessionary fares, such as the freedom pass and the London taxi-card scheme, which benefit elderly and disabled residents.

Where to Park in Islington

For a map showing where you can park safely and legally in Islington click the Park-Up link on the right or follow the link to Interactive Maps.

Contact Parking Services

You can call Contact Islington for all parking enquiries, Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm on 020 7527 2000. You can also call this number to make permit enquiries and query or pay a penalty charge notice.

If you would like to appeal a parking ticket please follow the instructions on the How to Appeal a Parking Ticket page using the link in the left-hand menu. Appeals not made in this way could result in delays that mean your ticket will escalate.

If you would like to make a general enquiry about parking please email parking.services@islington.gov.uk.

If you would like to make a complaint about the Parking Service please email parking.complaints@islington.gov.uk.