Pay and display parking sign

What it means

Pay at the machine and display your ticket on the vehicle.

The sign marks on-street pay and display parking. The arrow points towards the ticket machine.

Days of the week and time periods may be added to show when parking must be paid for.

Where you'll see it

At on-street parking bays with a ticket machine nearby.

Rules to know

• On-street pay and display parking (the arrow points towards the ticket machine). Days of the week and time periods may be added to indicate when parking must be paid for.

  Know Your Traffic Signs, p. 52

• Parking may be free or paid for, for example 'pay and display' or 'pay by phone' or parking meters.

  Know Your Traffic Signs, p. 50

Read more

• Parking signs and lines: yellow lines, kerb marks and baysWhat UK parking lines and signs mean: yellow lines, kerb marks for loading, parking bays, controlled zones, pavement parking and Blue Badge rules.

Common mistakes

• Mistake: Walking away without displaying the ticket.

  Instead: Place the ticket where it can be seen from outside the vehicle.

Test yourself

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What does this sign mean?

• AThe direction to a vehicle ferry
• BPay at the machine and display a ticket
• CA route unsuitable for motor vehicles
• DDisplay a parking disc showing your arrival time

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