Part 3 - Tariffs and tickets
Requirement to pay appropriate tariff
12. The driver of a vehicle using a parking place during charging hours shall pay the appropriate tariff set out in Schedule 2 in accordance with the scale of charges specified in column 6 of Schedule 1 in relation to that parking place.
Payment of charges
13. - (1) Save as provided for in Article 18 the driver of a vehicle leaving it in a parking place specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 during the days and hours specified in columns 3 and 4 in relation thereto shall pay the appropriate charge in accordance with the scale of charges specified in column 6 in relation thereto and set out in Schedule 2.
(2) Charges may be paid by -
- (a) inserting into a ticket machine a coin or combination of coins of appropriate denominations;
- (b) inserting into a ticket machine a credit or debit card of a type indicated, and following the instructions displayed, on the machine;
- (c) the purchase of a pre-paid charge card for use in a ticket machine; or
- (d) the use of pre-paid tickets; or
- (e) a registered driver using the telephone parking system; or
- (f) use of Direct Debit where available.
(3) Telephone and credit/debit card charges incurred in the course of making any parking payment transaction shall be the responsibility of the registered driver.
Pre-paid tickets
14. In the case of pre-paid tickets the instructions given on the tickets in respect of making distinct perforations in the tickets or taking other appropriate action to clearly indicate the date and time of arrival shall be carried out by the driver as soon as he takes up position in the parking place.
Use of telephone parking system
15. If at any time a vehicle is left in a parking place during the specified hours and a check is carried out by, or on behalf of, Belfast City Council and no indication that a parking charge has been paid using the telephone parking system in respect of that vehicle for that controlled parking zone appears on a traffic attendant’s hand-held device it shall be presumed, unless the contrary is proved that either -
- (a) a parking charge had not been paid in respect of that vehicle; or
- (b) the parking period for which payment was made had already expired.
Display of printed tickets
16. - (1) The driver shall attach the ticket issued by a ticket machine or a pre-paid ticket duly perforated on the inside surface of the windscreen or a side window facing the kerb or place the ticket on the dashboard area immediately below the windscreen so that the particulars recorded on the front of the ticket are clearly visible to a person standing at the front or side of the vehicle.
(2) In the case of a motor cycle the ticket shall be displayed in a conspicuous position in a ticket holder or in front of the driver’s seat.
Particulars of tickets
17. - (1) Where a vehicle is left parked in a parking place where charges may be collected by means of a ticket machine and the particulars on the ticket indicate that the period in respect of which payment was made has expired, for the purposes of any appeal under Articles 13, 16 or 28 of the Traffic Management (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 it shall be presumed, unless the contrary is proved, that said particulars are evidence of the expiry of such period.
(2) Where a vehicle is left parked in a parking place where charges may be collected by means of a ticket machine, and a ticket is not displayed in accordance with the provisions of Articles 16 or 18(6) for the purposes of any appeal under Articles 13, 16 or 28 of the Traffic Management (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 it shall be presumed, unless the contrary is proved, that the absence of a ticket is evidence of the fact that a ticket has not been purchased.
Season tickets
18. - (1) Belfast City Council or our service provider may on application from the driver or owner of a vehicle sell to that person a season ticket on payment of the appropriate tariff referred to in Article 12.
(2) A season ticket shall be valid only in respect of such parking places as are specified thereon for the period for which it is issued and for the vehicle in respect of which it is issued.
(3) Belfast City Council or our service provider may by notice in writing served on the season ticket holder by recorded delivery post to the address stated on the season ticket holder’s application, require the surrender of a season ticket where:
- (a) the season ticket holder has not complied with the relevant Off-Street Parking Order; or
- (b) a season ticket has been issued upon receipt of a cheque and the cheque is subsequently dishonoured; or
- (c) the season ticket holder has ceased to have an interest in the vehicle in respect of which the season ticket was issued;
and the season ticket holder shall surrender the season ticket to us or our service provider within forty-eight hours of the receipt of the said notice.
(4) The issue of a season ticket shall not guarantee that any parking place will be available for the use of the season ticket holder.
(5) A season ticket shall include the following particulars:
- (a) the registration mark of the vehicle in respect of which the season ticket has been issued;
- (b) the period during which the season ticket shall remain valid; and
- (c) the names of the parking places for which the season ticket is valid.
(6) Where a vehicle in respect of which a season ticket has been issued is left parked in a parking place the driver shall display the ticket in a conspicuous position behind the windscreen of that vehicle so as to be clearly visible to the parking attendant.
