RESIDENTS in Weymouth and Portland are being urged to contact Dorset County Council if they want to renew their parking permit.

It comes after the county council took over responsibility for on-street parking including residents’ parking permits from Weymouth and Portland Borough Council.

In the past, reminder letters were sent out by the borough council ahead of new permits being issued for the year on June 1. But DCC is not sending letters and is instead relying on people to go online.

The issue has been highlighted by Weymouth Don't foePark District resident Dave Burchill who is concerned that some people may forget to renew their permit.

A DCC spokesman: “Applications can be submitted via email, through the post or in person at our offices. We have been unable to send out reminder letters for this current year as we were unable to convert the data supplied by Weymouth & Portland Borough Council to our system." Residents can call 01305 228110 or see dorsetforyou.com