Paid parking information (previously known as pay and display)

Paying for parking

Brighton & Hove has a range of car parks across the city. You can check specific zone information to find out the cost of parking in Brighton & Hove. It varies depending on the demand for available spaces.   

You can pay for parking:

• using your mobile phone
• at a shop with PayPoint

Bank holiday parking

During bank holidays, parking restrictions still apply in Brighton & Hove unless stated on the sign.

Pay and display machines

Pay and display machines were taken out of use on 31 May 2023. Find out why we removed them.

Payment machines at barrier car parks

Payment machines will remain in place at council barrier car parks.

These are:

• The Lanes
• Regency Square
• Trafalgar Street
• London Road
• Chapel Street

However, pay and display machines will be removed from:

• Norton Road
• King Alfred
• Black Rock
• Rottingdean West
• Rottingdean Marine car parks

Machines across the city are being removed as part of a rolling programme. Machines in poor condition are being prioritised, area by area.

Charge your electric car

Find more information about charging electric vehicles.

If you have issues accessing PayByPhone

If you're experiencing issues accessing the app, text, or telephone line, this could be mobile signal-related and not a system issue. Check your signal, move to an alternative spot and try again.

If the PayByPhone app is down, you may not be able to pay for parking until the problem is resolved.

If there's an outage on the app, parking enforcement for paid parking bays will be suspended. It will resume when the app is working again. Wait 15 minutes and try again.

A full Equalities Impact Assessment was completed for the removal of the Pay and Display machines. Download our Pay and Display Equality Impact Assessment.