RingGo - The UK Pay by Phone Parking App Reviews 

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Looking at 235 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Customers frequently struggled with the mobile application, reporting endless loading errors, frustrating login failures, and verification codes that never arrived. Many people experienced severe difficulties trying to process payments, because credit cards were repeatedly rejected and unexpected convenience fees added substantial frustration. However, some customers also noted that poor network signals in remote parking areas made accessing the digital platform nearly impossible. Reviewers additionally complained about receiving expensive parking fines after experiencing system failures or being unable to complete transactions successfully. Visitors mentioned that physical cash alternatives were frequently unavailable or broken, leaving them stranded without viable payment options.

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Payment

Users describe negative interactions with payment, expressing widespread frustration with dysfunctional... See more

Application

Clients share profound dissatisfaction with the application, highlighting persistent connection errors and... See more

User experience

People report negative experiences with user experience, highlighting frustrating difficulties with app... See more

Price

Reviewers mention negative feedback about price, expressing intense frustration over unexpected high costs,... See more

Location

Reviewers highlight ambiguous aspects of location while noting that parking spots can be difficult to find or... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Unclear account emails, often with data missing. There is only a chat service, it's not possible to speak to any agent live which seems discriminatory. Everything needs to be done on the app, but then... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scummy company. Charges a "convenience fee", which is an illegal booking fee as per recent legislation. Does not allow you to extend your booking but forces you to pay for a whole new session,... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My worst nightmare being forced to us RingGo! Location Stembrook Street carpark Dover Didn't have the App! so called the telephone as per sign requires, Advised Car reg, colour and location as r... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolute disgrace of a company. I have accidentally entered the registration of an8ther vehicle in my possession for 2 full 24 hr stays. Had a penalty in the post. The image clearly shows the license... See more


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RingGo let's you take control of your parking. With car parks across more than 450 towns & cities throughout the United Kingdom, you can simply park, pay and get on with your day.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible

Terrible. It took 20 minutes to pay for a one hour parking. The automated call destiny listen to what you say and you have to repeat everything three times. Talk about going backwards. Would have been far easier and quicker to just put a coin into a meter. Theres no confirmation that you’ve paid.

January 28, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Can’t even express the words I have to…

Can’t even express the words I have for this piece of shit app. Logged me out, had to reset my password 3 times to login and then you rejected my payment. Had to move my car and missed my train. Complete joke and no other option. Fix your piece of shit app.

January 29, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Would give less stars if it was…

Would give less stars if it was possible.

Made a simple mistake of clicking the wrong spot. Immediately booked the right spot and requested a refund. They refused saying it is mt fault.

Granted it is my fault but its s shitty thing to do for no reason, a refund would have been easily done and no reason not to other than greed and bad service.

January 28, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

A completely irresponsible operator

A completely irresponsible operator. When their system failure led to me being charged twice for the same parking session they refused to accept any accountability. The response from their "customer services" was patronising and devoid of any accountability. Of course, in any given parking situation they are a monopoly provider. I would urge any local authority or car park owner to avoid entering into a contract with these cowboys because they will only pass costly problems on to you.

January 22, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What a rubbish app

What a rubbish app, it would not let me register as it kept saying already registered! So clicked the delete account and still I can not register! What a wasted trip to Bromley as in the end I could not park!

January 24, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely abysmal

Absolutely abysmal, I have registered with Ringo using their app but my account wasn't recognised when trying to park. I have been advised to delete the account and start again, but I can't delete the app as I can't sign on, incredibly frustrating.

January 24, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Unreliable and unhelpful

I tried to use ringo yesterday but their app was down. I tried to phone their number and I couldnt connect, came up as busy. As a result, I couldn't pay for my parking and had to park somewhere else at double the cost through no fault of my own. I have complained to ringo but they said they cannot offer me anything as i didnt pay them anything. How can I pay them if their app and phone lines are down??? If i can help it, i won't be using their service again and will pay by coins at the parking meter.

January 22, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bromley council car parks and ring go

Bromley council car parks are run by Ring go and today 22/01/26 at 08:55 I could not pay as the app was down trying the only telephone nos did not work and talking to the chat bot was a waste of time, the alternative it gave was to pay or park somewhere else first of all Bromley has removed all cash machines from there car parks and parking somewhere else is a problem because they are all fun by Ring go. Ask the traffic warden would I get a ticket his response was “ not my problem you will get a ticket or find somewhere else to park” the solution surely would be to put back cash machines as a back up and ring go should contact all the company’s that use them not to give out tickets

January 22, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful app

Awful app, never gets signal, always purposely sets it to the next street so that you get a fine. Had countless issues with it and so has my son. The amount of times we have been fined due to the street we are on not even being in the top 3 streets on the app is ridiculous

January 22, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No support and badly optimised app

Heavy issues when logging in, it repeatedly comes up with an error message as well as when I click forget password. I go to the website and I’m talking to a useless chatbot that repeatedly says their team are busy. 0 support and app optimisation is awful.

January 22, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Rubbish App

This is the most frustrating app that declines already accepted email addresses, passwords and mobile phone numbers and will not allow a reset.

January 22, 2026
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Not a favourite app

Another example of the extra charge for parking - sms alerts in the notification section which I've now turned off put the cost up by 50% on the car park board (which I paid with a coin).
To its credit it does find the location quickly but app seems clunky and unwilling to always play nice!

January 19, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible app

Terrible app. I dread going to a car park with forced RingoApp. Had a dreadful time on Friday at Snowhill car park. Thankfully had some coins I could use but won’t use that car park until they change using RINGO

January 16, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible app

Terrible app. So difficult to use and pay for parking.

They should allow you to login on as a guest, make it easy, use apple pay or google pay.

It's terribly made and the user experience is awful!

January 9, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I am trying to purchase a new resident…

I am trying to purchase a new resident permit and it says I have too many permits when I am just trying to extend the ones I have for a year , even though they have mailed telling me to extend, there is no way to speak to someone just go in a loop with their chat bot

January 5, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The app is abysmal

The app is abysmal. Cannot reset your password, cannot delete and recreate an account. Laughably bad. I will likely get a ticket whilst in an appointment due to the shoddy app.

January 6, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company is a complete joke!

This company is a complete joke!
They are charging extra money to sending you text notifications without notifying you !
Is all your fault because you have notifications set automatically on your app already!
But is doesn't mention they will charge extra!

What a corrupt company! They are hungry for your money!

Avoid using them!

December 31, 2025
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