Doctor/health visitor parking permits

Medical staff who regularly need to visit patients in Controlled Parking Zones (CPZs) can apply for a Doctor/Health Visitor (DHV) parking permit.

Where you can park with a DHV

• Permitted: Resident permit holder-only or shared-use bays during essential home visits. 
• Not permitted: Pay-and-park bays without paying or on yellow lines. They are also not valid when parked outside your normal place of work.

Cost

The cost of a DHV permit is £40 per year.

Apply for a DHV

1. Write your request for a permit/permits on surgery or care company letterheaded paper
2. Send it to:
   • Post: Parking Services, PO Box 921, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 1ZP or
   • Email: parking@dacorum.gov.uk.

A limited number of DHV permits are available. We may ask for further information once we receive your application.

What happens after you apply

If your application is successful, you will need to create and manage an account on our online system. 

There’s no need to display anything in your vehicle.

Please note: DHV permits may be withdrawn if there is evidence of misuse.

Privacy

We have a duty to protect the public funds we administer, and may use the information that you have provided on this form to prevent and detect fraud. We may also share this information with other bodies responsible for auditing or administering public funds for these purposes.

For more information, please visit our privacy policies page.

More information

To see which properties lie within the boundary of a Controlled Parking Zone, please refer to the  List of Controlled Parking Zones (PDF 550KB).