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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Parked and paid for all day parking (£6.50) stayed just a few hours, machine would not accept my…read morereg number but did allow me to pay for parking at a fixed time period. Was then fined £100 for not entering reg, claimed they had no proof of parking, I sent ticket issued by their machine along with credit card statement on appeal as proof of purchase. They still rejected the appeal. Eurocarparks are con merchants and thieves, avoid at all costs

What can be said about it? It's a car park and it does the job…read more I am currently sans vehicle but having family often travelling into the city parking is of course at an absolute premium. North Street is just around the corner from most the major city centre shops - just at the top of Royal Avenue (the soon to be heavily pedestrianised main stretch of shopping area in the city - although I'm still yet to see serious progress) Prices are typical of the area - about £3 an hour and slightly less there after.

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!

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.

As sad as this sounds, I'm going to review a car park. Yep, another car park. I think think this is…read moremy 5th car park review - so I can definitely be considered an expert. As mentioned in previous reviews parking in Belfast is at a premium but don't worry there's plenty of multi story lots about that are more than willing to sap your cash. This City Parks at the back of Castlecourt shopping centre is pretty centrally located. Walking distance to the City Centre, close to Great Victoria Street and also right next to the Ibis Hotel. There's two features about this car park that set it apart from other in the city. The first one is that it's secure - all the pedestrian doors are located and access to the building can only be gained by swiping your parking ticket. Awful if you've lost your ticket but great if you get tetchy about the safety of your car. Secondly the spaces are larger than most other car parks - you don't have to be a contortionist to squeeze out of your car here! Now to the negative side - it's not cheap! 2 hours parking cost us £6 on Wednesday evening which I feel is extortionate. Once I actually got my car locked in here as an event ran later than schedule and I was stung over £25! So it's up to you, if you want to pay for security and larger spaces park here - if you're not bothered go across the road to Castlecourt car park where it's all day parking for £4.30. The choice is yours...

BEWARE - Rip off merchants... stayed in the Ibis next door...where they advertise £6 per day in…read morethis car park.... Came out expecting to pay £12 after 2 nights... had to pay £18 as as I was "into the next 24 hours" by 10 mins!!!!!! ...

Great location in the city centre but (and it might just be me) I find it a confusing layout and…read moreoften can't find my way about easily. On top of this is the big issue with it, it's very very expensive when compared to other parking options both in the city centre with equal convenience and even more so compared to parking just out a little.

This is the car park based at Victoria Square and it is pretty secure and nice and easy to use but…read moreI just don't see the point in it. It provides everything you would expect - direct access to each floor, special needs parking, parent and child spaces, wide angled parking, as well as offering jump starts as well as being open 24/7. The prices are a little high though. Its £2.10 an hour for the 1st four hours and £2.50 an hour after that. If you want my advice, you should just park the other side of the Queen's Bridge. Its a 5 minute walk at most and its only £1 if you arrive at about 3pm and plan to leave after 6pm. Its even free if you arrive after 6pm. Perfect.