• The £60 permit will apply to all the car parks on the five sites on the Countryside Estate owned by the County Council. Newlands Corner is owned by the Albury Estate, and therefore the £60 permit will only apply to that car park
  • The annual parking permit will be provided by a third party, this is likely to be the enforcement provider and all the information held electronically – this means that if the permit holder buys a new car, the registration can easily be changed on the system.
  • The annual permit is a one off charge for the year rather than an accumulated charge and therefore refunds are not available.
  • Annual permit holders will receive an annual parking permit to display in the car. The vehicle registration number will also be held electronically and available to the enforcement team.
  • The permit will be valid for 12months from the date of purchase.
  • SWT members will pay the same [as everybody else].
  • The permit is a one off payment and therefore no consideration has been given to payment by instalments.

This is the exact wording of the SCC response other than the one square-bracketed wording.  The last bullet point was in response to our question: “To help those who are on low incomes, and for whom a single payment of £60 is a large blow, has any consideration been given to part-year payments, say, quarterly permits at £15 a quarter?”.

Why can’t people who buy a permit at Newlands Corner not use it at other SCC Countryside Estate sites?  What has private ownership got to do with it?  Answers on a postcard, please…..