MobileNOW! is available for use to pay by cell for parking in Montgomery County at approximately 12,000 parking meters throughout Bethesda, Silver Spring, Wheaton, Montgomery Hills, and North Bethesda.

In each area, participating meters are individually labeled with mobile phone parking instructions.

Benefits of Pay by Cell Parking

• Simple and user friendly
• No need to worry about coin availability
• You will receive a text message warning reminder when parking is about to expire
• Manage parking sessions remotely within maximum allowable time limit
• Save an average of 33%: pay for time
  parked only
• View your parking transactions online

How Pay by Cell Service Works

Before using the service, you need to register online and fund your pre-paid wallet in the MobileNOW! system. Every time you park, your pre-paid wallet
will be debited accordingly. A $0.35 convenience
fee will apply to each session on top of the regular
parking fee.

Please note that standard parking rules still apply for pay by cell parking. Parking beyond the maximum time allowable in a parking zone is not permitted.

Once registered and funded, simply …

Park by smartphone app

1. Download the Pay by Cell app from your phone's app store.

        

2. Open the downloaded app
3. Enter the location and meter number
   (located on the meter decal)
4. Select the amount of time you wish to park
5. Click on 'Park Now' to begin parking

Download the app

Park by calling

1. Park at any meter with a Pay by Cell decal
2. Call 301-830-7074 with your mobile phone
3. Enter the meter location number
   (located on the meter decal)
4. Select the amount of time you wish to park

When you return to your car, you may either allow the session to run until time expires, or you may call the same phone number to stop your parking session, and pay for time parked only. You will receive voice and text messages confirming the start and stop of your parking session.

For other general questions on parking or to report broken meters, please call Division of Parking Management at 240-777-8740.

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Received citation?

If you believe that the citation was issued in error please contact Division of Parking Management by phone at 240-777-8740 or by email at [email protected]