Apply for a school car used for home-to-school transport permit

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If you don't already have an account (for your parking permit), you'll need to create one.

You'll need access to an email account to apply online. Need help setting up an email account?

The free home-to-school transport permit allows unlimited travel through all six congestion charging locations during charging hours.

Your permit will be valid for 12 months.

You cannot use your permit until we confirm that we have approved your application. Your permit will not be available to use until the scheme begins.

To qualify:

you must be applying on behalf of a school regularly using cars to provide shared home-to-school transport
the car(s) on the application must have at least 6 seats in addition to the driver's seat
your school must be the registered keeper of the car(s) on the application

You must provide the following evidence to support your application:

a copy of the insurance for each car on the application, showing that it is insured for business use
the V5C (logbook) or V5C alternative (listed below) for each car on the application, showing the school's name

You can use the following documents in place of your V5C:

the most recent vehicle tax reminder showing your full name, address and postcode
a garage sales invoice or new keeper supplement (V5C2) - if the vehicle has been purchased within the last 6 weeks

If the V5C of the car you use is not registered in your organisation's name, you can apply for a permit using one of the following alternatives.

For a company car, you must provide:

a copy of the V5C
a letter or email from your employer showing that only your organisation uses the car

For a long-term lease, hire-purchase or other financial agreement, you must provide: