Car parks - buying a ticket

Our car parks are either:

• Pay and Display or
• Pay on Foot

For charges see our car parks charges page or the signs and tariff information boards in car parks.

Pay and display

Pay and display machines accept coins (10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2). Some also have a credit card facility. Simply pay for the amount of time you need to park, take your ticket and clearly display it in your vehicle. Failure to buy or display a ticket will result in a Penalty Charge Notice (parking ticket) being issued. More about Penalty Charge Notices.

Alternative ways to pay

RingGo

Park and pay for your stay using your mobile phone and a credit or debit card. The parking time paid for is recorded on the RingGo system, which is checked by the patrolling inspectors via their mobile phones. You can, if the car park regulations permit, extend your parking time without returning to the car park. Visit the RingGo website using the link below to register and find out more.

Scratchcards

You can buy one-day parking permit scratch cards for use in most of our car parks.

Clock permits

Clock permits for use in our car parks are designed to help parents drop off and collect their children from school.

For more information about scratchcards and clock permits see our parking permits page.

Decrimental Card

We also have a pre-paid rechargeable card available for use in the pay & display machines. For further details please contact the Parking Services team on the details to the right.

Pay on foot

Pay on foot is where you take a ticket at the entrance barrier on entering the car park. Please remember to take your ticket with you when leaving the car park as you will need it to open the automatic doors and pay at the pay station before you return to your vehicle.

These machines accept coins (10p, 20p, 50p, £1.00 and £2.00), notes (£5, £10 & £20) plus some credit/debit cards.

Once you have paid, the pay station will issue an exit ticket that is valid for ten minutes to give you time to get your vehicle and drive to the exit barrier. Inserting the exit ticket will raise the barrier and let you out. Payments cannot be made at the exit barrier.

We also have a pre-paid rechargeable card available for use in the pay on foot machines. For further details please contact the Parking Service administration team.