Note from the district council
St Albans City and District Council is making it easier for residents and visitors to the District to pay for parking by introducing a cashless parking option.
You no longer need to search for the right change to pay for on-street parking in the Council’s Controlled Parking Zones in the District. Instead, you now have the option of paying by mobile phone. The PayByPhone service will charge the parking fee to a credit or debit card.
You can also pay for parking at the Council-operated Civic Centre and Westminster Lodge car parks in St Albans by mobile phone.
You will still be able to use cash to pay for parking in these locations if you prefer.
Signs are already in place in the affected areas which explain how to use the PayByPhone service. It costs 20p to pay the parking charge by mobile phone. This fee covers the administration cost of the Council’s contractor in running the service.
Through the service, you can also extend your parking session, receive a text reminder that parking is due to expire and obtain a text receipt. Each of these additional options costs 10p.
To use the mobile phone payment service, you need to open a PayByPhone account for your vehicle by calling01727 575 100 or going online at https://paybyphone.co.uk. Every time you want to use the service simply call the number, text 65565 or go online and provide details of your location. More information about paying for parking by mobile phone is available at: http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/transport-and-streets/parking/paybyphone/
We have also recently introduced a range of other parking services online for residents and businesses, including paying for a resident’s parking permit.
The parking services now available online enable you to:
· Buy an on-street resident’s parking permit
· Renew a resident’s parking permit
· Purchase parking bay suspensions
· View parking Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) evidence
· Pay a PCN.