How to pay a parking ticket

You can use our online search to pay by your ticket or notice number. You can also search for your plate or registration number online if your car is registered in Massachusetts.

For online payments, we only accept debit or credit cards from Mastercard, Visa, Discover, or American Express. Please note: There is an online service fee of 2.75 percent of the total ticket cost. This fee is paid to the card processor and not kept by the City.

Pay ticket online

You can look up unpaid tickets, avoid late fees with reminders, and make secure payments. You can download the app on Google Play or through Apple's app store.

The letter needs to include your:

• ticket and registration number
• name and address, and
• payment for the fine.

For payments by mail, we only accept personal checks or money orders made payable to the City of Boston.

You can send your information to:

City of Boston
P.O. Box 55800
Boston, MA 02205

Find your parking ticket number. If you lost your ticket number, use your plate or registration number.

For payments over the phone, we only accept debit or credit cards from Mastercard, Visa, Discover, or American Express. Please note: There is a service fee of 2.5 percent of the total ticket cost. This fee is paid to the card processor and not kept by the City.

You can reach us at 617-635-3888. Our pay-by-phone system is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

At City Hall, we accept cash, debit or credit cards from Mastercard, Visa, Discover, or American Express, and checks or money orders made payable to the City of Boston.

If you use a credit card or debit card, there is a non-refundable service fee of 2.5% of the total payment, with a $1 minimum. This fee is paid to the card processor and not kept by the City.

If your debit card requires you to enter your pin to process a payment, you CANNOT use it to pay your fee.

You pay your parking ticket at:

1 City Hall Square, Room 224

Boston, MA 02201

Office hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.