August bank holiday services 2026

Rubbish and recycling

There will be no service on Monday 31 August. Collections during the week will take place one day later than your usual collection day.

Summer bank holiday (31 August)

Check your usual collection day.

Reuse and Recycling Centre

Visit the North London Waste Authority website for opening times.

Customer service centre

Access Islington hubs and the customer service line (020 7527 2000) will be closed on Monday 31 August. They will re-open at 9am on Tuesday.

You can access most services online. Search for what you need or find it on our homepage. If you cannot find what you need, send us a message and we'll get back to you after the bank holiday.

Repairs

The repairs phone number (020 7527 5400) is closed on Monday 31 August and reopen on Tuesday at 9am. If you have an emergency repair, you can call 080 0694 3344.

Parking

On Monday 31 August we will enforce:

• usual all day (24 hour) offences like parking on or in double yellow lines, footway double parking, zig zags, disabled and doctor bays.
• estate parking
• all moving traffic and bus lane restrictions

Nuisance or abandoned vehicles 

Call 020 7527 7624 to report any parking related issues such as illegal parking and abandoned vehicles. This line is open 24 hours a day.

Vehicle pound

Telephone number: 020 7527 1381 
 
Address: Unit 1, Waltham Park Way Walthamstow London E17 5DU 

More information about vehicle clamping and removal.

Estate parking

Check estate parking information or email housing.transport@islington.gov.uk for questions about parking on estates. 

Libraries

All libraries will be closed on Monday 31 August.

Our libraries have different opening hours. Check library opening times on other days.

Birth, death, marriage, and citizenship services

The registrar office will be closed on Monday 31 August.

Between 9:30am and 12:30pm, a registrar will be able to register deaths and issue burial certificates for funerals taking place within 24 hours.

Call 020 7527 2000 during these hours only.

Reporting anti-social behaviour 

You can continue to report anti-social behaviour (ASB) the same way as usual – report ASB with the online form.

Parks

All parks and facilities will be open to the public as usual. 

Planning and Building Control  

The Planning and Building Control service will be closed on Monday 31 August.  

Please call 0207 527 2000 to report a dangerous structure.