Apply for a Battersea High Street pedestrian zone exemption

Before entering the pedestrian zone you must register your vehicle for an exemption.

Who can apply

You can apply for an exemption if you are a:

• Resident of 139-185 Battersea High Street
• Resident of Battersea Mews (163-165 Battersea High Street)
• Visitor to the mews, provided you park within the mews and not on the high street. Visitors to the Mews need to select resident category on the online application form
• Business (between 139-185 Battersea High Street)
• Delivery vehicle (loading purposes only)
• Market trader
• Council and Council contracted vehicles

Only eligible postal addresses will be visible on the form.

Automatic exemptions

The following vehicles accessing BHS pedestrian zone will be automatically exempt:

• Emergency vehicles
• Council waste trucks
• Taxis (Hackney carriages only)
• Royal Mail postal vehicles
• Cyclists

Exemption period

Exemptions are valid for either:

• 1 day – You must enter a date more than 2 working days in the future excluding weekend and bank holidays
• Short term - You must enter a start date more than 2 working days in the future excluding weekend and bank holidays. The end date must be no more than two months from the exemption start date
• Annual - You must make your application at least 2 working days in advance of entering (excluding weekend and bank holidays). The expiry date is calculated from the date your application was submitted including exemption processing time.

Annual exemption reminder

You will receive a renewal reminder via email 4 weeks before your exemption is due to expire, along with instructions on how to re-apply.

You will need to notify us if you change your contact details or you may not receive the reminder email to renew your vehicle exemption.

Documents

You can upload scanned images, or photos of your documents taken by your phone or camera. You may add additional documents as needed to cover all the details required.

• Resident - Vehicle Ownership (V5C)/valid Motor Insurance document/Lease or Hire agreement. Document must confirm the vehicle registration number, applications name, and BHS address
• Business - Delivery invoice - confirming delivery date(s) and BHS address
• Market trader - Street Trading Licence document
• Other - Letter/email from BHS business owner or Council team confirming the reason for exemption, vehicle registration number, applicants name, BHS address, and date(s) exemption is required

It is an offence to drive during the restricted times without having a valid exemption permit. It is important that you do not travel through the restriction point while your application is being processed.

Submit your application

It is your responsibility to ensure that all details are correct on the application, including your vehicle registration number and the documents uploaded.

Failure to do so may result in delays processing the exemption request and/or Penalty Charge Notices being issued.

Your vehicle will not be exempt until your application is approved. It can take up to two working days to process your application.

You will receive a separate email confirmation once the exemption has been activated.

Apply for an exemption

Change of registration

If you have changed your vehicle registration, you must amend your exemption accordingly by making an application as you would for a new vehicle to be added to the exemption list.

When you add the new vehicle registration, you will be asked if this application is to replace a vehicle you have previously registered for exemption.

Enter the registration to be removed in the relevant text box and continue to complete the form, submitting at the end.

Remove a vehicle

If your vehicle no longer requires an exemption to access BHS Pedestrian Zone, email ecsbatterseahighstreet@wandsworth.gov.uk  including details of the vehicle registration number (VRN) to be removed from the exemption list.

Renew your annual exemption

Complete the online form to renew your annual Battersea High Street exemption before the expiry date. Exemption activation typically takes two working days if the correct documents are submitted.

Failure to renew on time will result in automatic expiry of the vehicle exemption.