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Paycards 

If you want to park in a public car park, then you must use paycards or a season ticket.

Paycards are available in 3 denominations:

  • 1 unit
  • 2 unit
  • 4 unit

A unit of parking can last for as little as 10 minutes or up to 2 hours depending on the parking restrictions in the area where you park. If you park for longer than your scratched paycards are valid for, then you will get a parking fine. You will also get a parking fine if you stay longer than the maximum time restriction in a parking area, regardless of whether your paycards are valid.

You can only use a paycard once. They are useful for infrequent or short stay parking. If you park frequently and for long periods of time, then season tickets may be cheaper and more convenient.

Season tickets

How much do paycards cost?

Paycards can be bought individually or in books of 10.

  Cost / card  Cost / book of 10 cards 
1 unit £0.66 £6.60
2 unit £1.32 £13.20
4 unit £2.64 £26.40

Where can I buy paycards?

You can buy paycards from many places, including:

  •  garages
  •  newsagents
  •  local shops
  •  supermarkets
  •  post offices

How do I use a paycard?

There are 5 sections on a paycard. You must scratch the silver coating off in each of the 5 sections to indicate:

  • day
  • date
  • month
  • arrival time in hours
  • arrival time in minutes (to the nearest 5 minutes)

For example, if you arrive at 10.15am on Tuesday 3 February you would scratch the silver off in the following areas: 

  • [TUE] in the day section
  • [3] in the date section
  • [FEB] in the month section
  • [10] on the outer ring of the clock (arrival hour)
  • [15] on the inner ring of the clock (arrival minutes)

If you are using more than 1 paycard they must all have the same details scratched off. If you make a mistake when scratching your paycard, you must discard it and scratch another. If you can’t scratch off the silver coating, either mark the intended details very clearly by using a pen or make a hole. Lightly marked details are not acceptable.

You must display the paycard face up on the dashboard of your vehicle so that all of the scratched areas are visible from outside the car.

If any of the scratched details are not visible, are scratched incorrectly, or are not scratched then you will be issued with a parking fine.

Where and when are they valid?

Paycards are valid in the following areas:

  • chargeable public car parks between 8am and 5pm, Monday to Saturday (be aware of the maximum time restrictions in public car parks - some are all day car parks, whereas some have a maximum stay of 3 hours)
  •  20 minute and 1 hour zones on-street in St Helier between 8am and 5pm, Monday to Saturday

You do not need to use paycards on Bank Holidays or Sundays - parking is free on these days.