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Permit control covers every residential street, and competition for bays is constant, so treat the suspension as the first task once the date is agreed.

Knightsbridge sits on the boundary between Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea, so check which one covers the address.

Westminster needs ten working days: westminster.gov.uk/parking/suspensions-dispensations-skips/parking-bay-suspensions

Kensington and Chelsea needs ten working days for a resident bay, or two working days for a pay-by-phone bay: rbkc.gov.uk/parking-permissions/about-parking-suspensions/apply-bay-suspension

Most blocks also set their own rules: a booked service entrance, agreed loading hours and porters who need notice. Confirm those with the managing agent before the firm finalises its plan.

Knightsbridge is inside the London-wide ULEZ, so check the van assigned to your move is compliant. It falls outside the central Congestion Charge zone, whose western boundary lies to the east of here.

Flats in the mansion blocks are usually served by a communal stair and a small period lift with a low weight limit, so most of the load is carried. Listed status is widespread, which means no fixings to the facade and no external hoist without consent, and high-value contents often need crating rather than blankets alone.

The main Knightsbridge road is busy with buses, taxis and cameras. Brompton Road and Sloane Street are heavily trafficked, and the residential streets behind are narrow and often one-way.

Shopping traffic makes the middle of the day and the weekends the worst time to be loading. Early weekday starts work best, though building rules on permitted loading hours may set the timing regardless.