Leicester Parking: The Worry-Free Guide

Check the council's eligible-address list. It identifies the permit zone and, on some streets, only particular house numbers qualify.

Council guidance · Permit information checked 13 October 2026.

Register with MiPermit using the link on the council's parking permits page. The account handles applications, renewals and changes to address or vehicle details.

Council guidance · Permit information checked 13 October 2026.

Visitor permits can be bought through your MiPermit account. Leicester's permits are digital; choose the visitor permit type offered for your eligible address.

Council guidance · Permit information checked 13 October 2026.

The council says it issues penalty charge notices, also called parking tickets, for illegal parking. A notice can also be issued for misusing a bus lane, bus gate, bus stop clearway or box junction. The council calls these moving traffic fines. The council's moving traffic fine page links to information on where its enforcement cameras are located. At the time of checking, the page said there were no camera enforcement notice proposals open for comment.

The council uses Traffic Regulation Orders to change parking restrictions and moving traffic restrictions on roads. It publishes them on one page. The page has quick links to view live Traffic Regulation Orders and previous ones. This is the council's route for checking the rules on a street. The page lists proposed and new orders, including residents' parking proposals for St Michaels Ave and Lancashire St, with the deposited documents as PDFs. Bay signs say who can park and when. If a sign gives no time, the bay can be used at all times. Parking bays are marked with white lines on the road.

The council offers resident, visitor, business, contractor, maintenance and student parking permits. Permits are digital, so you do not need to display a printed permit in the vehicle. To apply, you must register with MiPermit. An account can be used to apply, renew, change details and buy visitor permits. The page lists the cost of residents parking as £35. It gives no date, period or tax year for this price. The page lists the cost of an annual visitor permit as £40. It gives no date or tax year for this price. The page lists visitor and maintenance permits at £2 for 24 hours. It gives no date or tax year for this price. The page lists eligible addresses by street, each with a permit zone letter, so you can check whether your address qualifies.

You can pay for on-street parking by cash, card or contactless. The council says this applies in all its on-street bays. The council also accepts payment through the PayByPhone app. Some on-street bays are pay and display, and charges vary by location. The page gives no rates.

A parking ticket paid within 14 days gets an early payment discount of 50 per cent. Parking PCN numbers start with LE. You need the PCN number and the vehicle registration to pay. You can pay a parking ticket by phone on 0116 454 1012, then option 5. A moving traffic fine, such as a bus lane notice, paid within 21 days gets a 50 per cent early payment discount.

If you believe a notice should not have been issued, you can challenge it. The page has separate routes for parking tickets and moving traffic fines. The page says some reasons are not valid for challenging a parking ticket, such as not finding anywhere else to park or only stopping for a minute. If a challenge is accepted, the council writes to confirm the ticket has been cancelled. If a challenge is rejected, the council writes with its reasons and says what amount you still need to pay. To keep challenging after a rejection, you fill in the Notice to Owner form that the council sends you. The Notice to Owner form can be returned by post to the address on the form. You can also scan, photograph or screenshot it and email it. If the council rejects your formal representation, the final stage is an appeal to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal. The council sends instructions on how to appeal to the tribunal with its decision.