Belfast Parking
What does pay by plate mean in a Belfast car park?
It means you enter your vehicle registration number into the payment machine when buying parking.
It means you enter your vehicle registration number into the payment machine when buying parking.
At a pay-by-plate Belfast City Council car park, the machine asks for your vehicle registration before payment. The ticket is then linked to that registration.
Belfast City Council says RingGo users are unaffected because RingGo is a separate payment method. If you pay with cash at a pay-by-plate machine, follow the on-screen instructions and check that the registration has been entered correctly before confirming payment.
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25 September 2026
