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Christmas and new year opening times and services

Find out our opening times and service changes over Christmas and New Year holidays. This includes changes to bin collection days, parking and customer contact centre opening hours.

Islington Town Hall will be closed from Thursday 2 to Monday 6 January 2025 for planned maintenance. Registrar services will be reopen on Monday 6 January 2025.

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Buy or renew a residents parking permit

How Islington residents can buy a permit to park near their home.

Where you can park with a resident parking permit

A resident parking permit lets you park one vehicle you own:

  • in any resident permit holder bay or any resident shared-use bay (a bay that can also be used by drivers paying for a short time) in the controlled parking zone (CPZ) you are registered for
  • at any time, including on Emirates Stadium match days.

You can also park in any other resident permit holder or resident shared-use bay in the borough between 11am and 3pm, Monday to Friday only under the Resident Roamer rules, except on Emirates Stadium match days when extra controls are active in a CPZ.

Motorcycle resident permit

A motorcycle resident permit lets you park in any on-street motorcycle bay in Islington for free.

About MA and MD (match day controls)

When choosing your CPZ while buying permits or visitor vouchers, you may be asked to choose MA or MD zones.

  • MA: For resident parking during match days.
  • MD: If you live on a road that has restricted access during match days, you will also get a pass that allows you access.  
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