Cost of a WPL Licence

Cost of a WPL Licence

Those employers that provide 11 or more liable workplace parking places will need to pay a charge for each of those places. The Workplace Parking Levy (WPL) is an annual charge which is set in line with inflation. An annual licence runs between 1st April to 31st March with the cost of each liable workplace parking place confirmed prior to 1st January each year.

The cost per workplace parking place for the licensing year 2025 - 2026 is £570 for employers who provide 11 or more liable places. 

The Workplace Parking Levy charge for 2025 to 2026

Central government has released the RPI (Retail Price Index) figure used to calculate the Workplace Parking Levy (WPL) charge from 1st April 2025. The figure is 3.6% (as per the November index).

The cost, per place, for the 2025/26 WPL licensing period is confirmed as £570.

Employers with 10 or less liable workplace parking places (excluding disabled Blue Badge Holders) must obtain a licence but will receive a 100% discount on those 10 places. Employers providing 11 or more liable workplace parking places (excluding disabled Blue Badge Holders) do not receive a discount on the first 10 places. VAT is not payable on the WPL charge. However, any parking charges an employer passes on to its employees are subject to VAT.

If you have any questions regarding the above, please email wpl@nottinghamcity.gov.uk or telephone 0115 876 5050.

Payments

The Charge Payer

The charge payer is the person nominated by the employer who will be responsible for paying any WPL charge. The charge payer will not be held to be personally liable.

Payment Options

You can choose to pay the charge by annual Direct Debit, Direct Debit in 10 Monthly instalments (from April to January) or by annual invoice.