Here's a really useful review for anyone visiting the Titanic Quarter. Parking is at a premium but…read morethis newly opened wee pay and display car park beside Cast and Crew restaurant may save you a few quid and leave you right next to where you want to be. The car park is, as mentioned, pay and display but there's also a function to pay by text or on an app you can download. Price wise it's £1.50 for up to an hour and then a £1 an hour thereafter. The good thing is it's a 24 hour car park. Word of warning though, don't think that just because it's late night or early morning you won't have to pay - The Belfast harbour police will enforce car parking 24/7. This car park is a one minute walk from Titanic Belfast, a stones throw from H&W and a short 5 minute stroll from the SSE Arena. It's a wee bit of a hidden one too so if you're going to a popular gig give the SSE Arena car park a miss and go up to this one. Not only will you save a few quid but you'll also be able to get out of it a bit quicker.

Where to start really? It's a car park. You park your car here... then when you're done doing what…read moreyou were doing you return to your car and drive away. Ok I'm being irritatingly cynical and pedantic but describing the ins and outs of a car park is a bit like trying to write a thesis on polishing your coffee table - you're going to run out of things to say. After that little preamble I will say that this is a long running underground car park which has served my folks well when they've been parking in the city. Although not cheap it's considerably cheaper than the nearby Victoria Square park where only those wearing Breitling watches with their accompanying Bentleys can afford to stay.

Ideal place to park if your looking for cheap parking and looking to get back onto the roads again…read moreto avoid the worst of the traffic at busy times. Its right above the bus station and five minutes walk from victoria square. Its usually not as busy as the other car parks in the city centre and it's worth remembering when there's big events on as getting a space elsewhere is hard.

Not a very glamorous review but hopefully useful one. If you're out and about in Holywood there's a…read morereal lack of on street parking. Church Road Car Park may solve all your parking quandaries. Set just off Holywood High Street this car park boasts 82 spaces as well as 2 disabled spaces. This is a pay and display car park although you can park here for 5 hours for £1! Yep, you read that correctly. £1 for 5 hours! This is an absolute steal considering how close it is to local coffee shops and businesses. Also if you don't have any change you can call the automated parking line and pay with card over the phone - all you have to do is quote the car park reference which is plastered all over the place. It's a reasonably secure car park - it is accessible to the public but you're unlikely to have many issues in leafy Holywood. One other point to note is it is free parking after 6pm so this is the place to park if you're having an evening meal in Holywood.

Operated by Translink this Park and Ride car park serves both the city centre and East Belfast…read more There are around 250 spaces available and it couldn't be any more convenient if it tried! One thing to note is this car park is charged so if you are making a journey make sure you have money to pay for parking. This is not a free service. Here's a wee insider tip, this car park only charges Monday to Saturday between 7:30am and 6:30pm so it's free in the evenings - If you're going for a meal in the City this would be an ideal place to park - it's in walking distance across Albert Bridge from most Belfast eateries. Also you might consider this car park if you're attending anything at the SSE, it'll be less crammed than the SSE Car Park and won't charge for evening events - don't say I'm not good to you!

Dunelm Mill is the hot pot for everything frilly and fancy for furniture and clothing. It combines…read moreall types of materials for those creative types to make into curtains, bedspreads, table cloths or clothes! I recently purchased material to create my own unique range of scarves which I attached to bags, items of clothing and bedroom furniture. The material was quite inexpensive and easily saved me money if I had of went and bought the items from a shop. The store on Boucher Road is pretty large so if you have an idea of what you're looking for hold onto it, as you could easily get distracted you look for it among satin and cotton . Staff at the store are very helpful and can give you advice on what material to choose for different purposes, what measurements you will need as well as what colour schemes work the best.

This retail park doesn't have as many clothing shops as others on the Boucher Road (see my review…read moreon Boucher crescent retail park), and has more sort of practical/big item shops. Here you'll find a few expensive furniture shops, such as Harvey's. It also has a Smyth's toy store, Homebase, Carpetright, Dunelm Mill,... you get the idea. Shane retail park is just a few minutes' drive from Boucher Crescent retail park and has a lot of parking.

My wife and I made a quick visit to Belfast on Monday and parked in the Hi-Park on Belfast high…read moreStreet. We were only there for 2 hours and were shocked to be charged £9.00. This is totally outrageous and if Belfast is trying to coax more people back into the city centre this is one sure way of turning people away - we certainly will not be visiting again.

A slightly bland review but hopefully a really useful one. Car parking is at an absolute premium in…read moreBelfast so when I find a good centrally located car park that is cheap to boot I get excited about it! The Hi Park might not be too well known in Belfast but it is on the site of the old Inn Shops opposite the entrance of Waring Street. I parked here whilst setting up my event at Alley Cat and that gives an idea of just how central this car park is. The tariff is pretty cheap too, it cost me £7 to park from 5pm - 10:30pm (The car park closes at 11pm on weeknights and is well manned by security guards.) On entrance you're given a wee card and have to feed this card in to the machines on your return. Luckily these machines accept credit card and coins so you won't be left stranded.

In terms of car parks this is about as central as you get in Belfast (apart from Victoria Square's…read morecar Park). With nearly 500 spaces it's likely that there will be a space with your name on it. With Christmas chaos on the horizon I would recommend that you park here especially if you've planned to do your shopping on a weekend. It's only £5.20 all day Saturday and Sunday and they accept credit cards - so don't worry about not having the right change. On a Sunday it opens at 10am - don't do what I did and turn up too early and have to wait for it to open.

Montgomery Street Car Park is probably as close as you can get to parking in the dead centre of the…read morecity. It is pretty convenient, as the exit can lead you on to either Chichester Street or May Street. The opening times are good too, opening pretty late on week days, if you are working late or on a night out. It is around £2.70 an hour so I would admit it is not very cheap, but I suppose you are paying the price for convenience and security.

Really handy multi storey car park just off the Dublin Road…read more £2.50 for 1 hour. £5 for two hours. Open until midnight. Pay on foot at machine. When we visited both machines were only accepting correct change.

The Post Office policy that they have to see a paper copy of an insurance certificate before they…read morecan tax a vehicle is antiquated. I could understand if a copy had to be kept on record but the member of staff just looks at it and hands it back. People are having to search around the area to see if someone can print it out for them. How inconvenient for a parent of young children or someone with a disability or the person who just popped out in their lunch break. Also in this age of everyone being encouraged to NOT PRINT it is not a great example from what used to be - one of our great icons- ROYAL MAIL.

Typical royal mail. If you work for a living, you find yourself having to go to Tomb street to get…read moreyour package. Useless.

Not the sexiest thing to review but a useful one none the less. St Anne's Square Car Park is a Q…read morepark car park. This means it's safe, secure and has all the car park mod cons such as credit card payment system and secure access. As far as car parks go this one is pretty good. The spaces are larger than most so you won't have to worry about getting your car bumped. It is also very centrally located. Part of the St Annes Square complex which houses some great restaurants and of course The Mac. If you're attending a gig or a show at the Mac or The Black Box then this is probably your most convenient car park. At £1.40 an hour it is not the cheapest but also not the most expensive in the area. One thing to note about this car park is that it is open 24/7 as it's a residents car park. They also only charge £.50 as an evening rate and that lets you park from 6pm - midnight.

No secure. No safe for your car. I parked my car on Saturday from 1pm to 7pm and somebody wrote…read morekinda big M with theirs keys on my car's hood. I complained about it and they only have cameras at the first floor. They only said 'you park at your own risk'. Avoid this place.