Parking Bans
The City of Dover issues parking bans on a storm-by-storm basis. For more information about parking bans, including how to sign up for notifications, visit the parking ban page here: www.dover.nh.gov/government/city-operations/police/parking-bureau/parking-bans.html
Additional Parking Permit Rules
Additional rules for parking permit holders can be found here:
Motorcycle Parking Rules
Motorcycles may share a parking stall, but each motorcycle must pay to park using the Pay by Plate meters or App.
Accessible Parking Regulations
Parking is free for 3 hours per day for vehicles properly displaying a valid accessible parking plate or placard when the person qualified for the plate or placard is going to or from the vehicle. Longer stays require paid parking through the meter or pay-by-phone Flowbird app after the third hour. Misuse of a placard by non-qualified persons is a $250 fine.
Parking Bureau Available To Help With Disability Parking Questions For Private Lots
The rules for disabled parking requirements for private parking lots can be complicated. The Dover Parking Bureau can help you find answers to most questions.
Contact Parking Manager Bill Simons.
Using Pay by Plate
The City of Dover utilizes solar-powered, multi-space Pay by Plate meters for parking payment throughout downtown. To use, you will need your plate number and go to the nearest meter. Pay for the allotted time by coins or credit/debit card. The meter will issue a receipt you can take with you to remind you of the expiration time. The meters do not accept bills. You may extend your visit from any on-street meter or one in the Belknap, Orchard or Indoor Pool lots. Meters in the Third Street, Fourth Street and Portland Avenue lots can only be used for parking in those locations.
You may also extend your visit through the Pay by Phone option of the ParkMobile app. You will need your plate number to set up an account.
Credit card users should allow around ten seconds for the payment to be authorized. Once approved, hit the blue “+” button to add time to the desired amount of paid parking time, and then print the receipt.
Common issues people experience when using the meters is not inserting the credit card into the meter completely, or pulling the credit card out too rapidly for the meter to read the card.