If you drive into Dublin City, you need to know the rules about parking. These rules are intended to help you by:

• Reducing congestion and road obstructions.
• Increasing the number of parking spaces available for your use.

Parking in Dublin?

If parking in Dublin City park legally and avoid being clamped.

	If parking on the street in Dublin City be sure to check the signs and parking meter on the side of the street that you park.
	These will show the days and times you have to pay to park
	Parking on Double Yellow Lines is not allowed at any time. Do not park on Single Yellow Lines during the time shown. Check the signs on the street.
	The same streets can be clearway and Bus Corridors at different times. Check for these signs and times also. If you park during these times your car can be clamped or towed away to another location.
	If your car is clamped you should contact Dublin Street Parking Services, tel. +353 1 6022500. You will have to make a payment of €80 to have the clamp removed from your car.
More information on where you can and cannot park is available here

Dublin City Council’s Christmas Parking Promotion 2013

Dublin City Council expanded its parking payment methods in Dublin City in June of this year with the Retail Parking payment solution operated by Payzone.

Dublin City Council’s Christmas Parking Promotion 2013 can be availed of by motorists who pay for their on-street parking using the Retail Parking payment solution in any of Payzone’s retail agents across the city (Newsagents, Spar, Centra, Londis, SuperValu, Mace etc.). Motorists provide their car registration, the zone colour that they are parked in and duration of stay. Motorists are not required to return to their car with their receipt they simply pay and walk away.

A full list of participating stores (almost 300 in Dublin City) can be found at www.payzone.ie

Motorists who pay for a minimum of one hour’s on-street parking in any zone, at any time during the month of December will get an additional hour free. 

Dublin City Council Parking Control Bye-Laws 2013

The Dublin City Council Parking Control Bye-Laws 2013 were adopted by the City Council on 13th May 2013 and will revoke the Dublin City Council Parking Control Bye-Laws 2012 with effect from 1st July 2013.

• Please click here to download the Dublin City Council Parking Control Bye-Laws 2013

Dublin City Council Control of On-Street Car Club Bye-Laws 2013

Dublin City Council’s new bye-laws regulating the operation of on-street car clubs are effective from 1st August 2013. Car Club operators can apply to the council for a licence to operate on-street Car Clubs from Dublin City Council’s 30,000 pay-and-display parking spaces.

• Please click here to download the Dublin City Council Control of On-Street Car Club Bye-Laws 2013

Parking Appeals Officers Report 2012

• Parking Appeals Officers Report 2012
• Tables for Appeals Officer 2012 Annual Report.xls

The Tables for Appeals Officer 2011 Annual Report is also available to download in pdf below:

• Tables for Appeals Officer 2011 Annual Report Appeals 2010 - 2011.pdf
• Tables for Appeals Officer 2011 Annual Report Appeals by month.pdf
• Tables for Appeals Officer 2011 Annual Report Appeals by Year.pdf
• Tables for Appeals Officer 2011 Annual Report Events by month.pdf
• Tables for Appeals Officer 2011 Annual Report Events by year.pdf
• Tables for Appeals Officer 2011 Annual Report Stage 1.pdf
• Tables for Appeals Officer 2011 Annual Report Stage 2.pdf

Content in this section

• Find out where you can and cannot park.
• Apply for a Residents Parking Permit .
• Clamped? Find out how to get the clamp removed.
• Suspension of Paid Parking
• View the Current Parking Control Bye-Laws 2013
  
• For more details on any of these schemes please contact Dublin City Council  at the address or phone number listed below.