Paying for parking services with Riga resident’s card.

To pay for parking services with Riga resident’s card, a person is to have a valid Riga resident’s card with an activated e-wallet where to transfer e-money. You pay for parking services with the money loaded into your Riga resident’s card. To receive a Riga resident’s card, a person has to declare his/her residence/own a real estate in Riga. Find out more about applying for Riga resident’s card here.

Read more about e-wallet and how to get it here.

There are 3 options of paying for parking services with Riga resident’s card:

Parking meter

1. Make sure that your Riga resident’s card  (e-wallet) is refilled with money (you can do it at www.ridziniekakarte.lv in “My card” section, in “Rīgas satiksme” customer service centres or with a bank card in  parking meters).
2. Insert your Riga resident’s card into a parking meter for non-cash payments and follow instructions.
This payment option can be only used at parking lots where non-cash payments are available.

Mobile application of Riga Card 

1. Register at Riga Card. https://smsriga.rigassatiksme.lv/login
2. Download Riga Card application to your smart phone.
3. Register at www.ridziniekakarte.lv, where you will be able to review your payments for marking services and refill your e-wallet.
4. Choose Riga Card mobile parking operator in “My card” section.
5. Insert the mobile phone number you registered with at Riga Card in “My card” section.
6. Make sure that your Riga resident’s card  (e-wallet) is refilled with money – you can do it at www.ridziniekakarte.lv.
7. Open Riga Card application in your smart phone.
8. Choose parking time and zone (Riga resident’s tariff will be applied in zones B, C, D).
9. Pay for parking services.

With SMS

1. Register at Riga Card. https://smsriga.rigassatiksme.lv/login
2. Register at www.ridziniekakarte.lv, where you will be able to review your payments for marking services and refill your e-wallet.
3. Choose Riga Card mobile parking operator in “My card” section.
4. Insert the mobile phone number you registered with at Riga Card in “My card” section.
5. Make sure that your Riga resident’s card (e-wallet) is refilled with money – you can do it at www.ridziniekakarte.lv. 
6. To pay for parking, send SMS to number 8585 with text START or RSTART [number] [zone] and after you finish to use the parking lot – STOP or STOP [number].

More information is available www.rigassatiksme.lv.