pay-and-display

British

adjective

denoting a car-parking system in which a motorist buys a permit to park for a specified period from a coin-operated machine and displays the permit on or near the windscreen of his or her car so that it can be seen by a parking attendant

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Her recent campaign echoes a long-running battle she had with Manchester City Council earlier this year, about "confusing" pay-and-display signage on a street close to a privately-run car park.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

Badge holders are allowed to park for free in on-street pay-and-display bays and for up to three hours on yellow lines - except where there are loading restrictions.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

There is no option of obtaining a pay-and-display ticket to stay on the site.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025

Further unexpected costs include rising home insurance premiums now the scaffolding has made their flats less secure, and a bill for "lost earnings" from Birmingham City Council after the works left pay-and-display parking bays inaccessible.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2021

The cars appear to be in pay-and-display bays and risk being towed away.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2016

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