Bayan Signage designs and builds parking tariff boards for malls, hotels, hospitals, office towers and private car parks. We lay out bilingual price tables that read from a car window, fabricate lockable and illuminated cabinets in our Ajman factory, and fit changeable price strips, so a new rate is a reprint rather than a new board.
A parking tariff board shows what a car park costs: the rate per hour or part hour, any free period, the daily maximum, the lost ticket charge, valet and validation rules and the operating hours. It ranges from a printed aluminium panel on a post to a lockable illuminated cabinet with slide-in price strips. In private car parks at malls, hotels, hospitals and office towers it is the owner's main statement of charges, and the board most likely to be photographed when someone disputes a fee.
Readability is the whole job. Drivers read the board through a side window, from 3 to 8 m, while slowing for a barrier. A dense page of conditions is effectively invisible, prices that drift out of line with their durations get misread, and taped-over rate changes look temporary and invite arguments. We design each table for that distance, align Arabic and English so the eye runs straight down the prices, and build every changeable line as its own strip.
Bayan Signage is the production arm of Bayan Advertising, which has worked in the UAE for 15 years, and our factory at Alam Square, Industrial Area 2, Ajman has built outdoor signs since 2016. We weld galvanised posts and cabinet frames, CNC-cut faces and strips, print and laminate the tariffs, and assemble and test LED modules in-house. Outdoor boards carry our 5-year warranty on LEDs, powder coat and structure, and we keep every strip's artwork on file for the next rate change.
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The right board depends on how often rates change, whether the car park is used after dark and who might tamper with it. These are the formats we build most.
A printed aluminium panel with one changeable strip per tariff line, on twin posts or a wall. The standard choice for most private car parks.
View details →A sealed, lit cabinet with a locking front, for malls and hospitals where strips must not be removed and the board is read after dark.
View details →Slim edge-lit boards for covered entrances, hotel driveways and podium car parks, where a deep cabinet would look heavy beside the architecture.
View details →A street-facing P sign or totem paired with a separate tariff board just inside the entrance, so each message is read at the right moment.
View details →Outdoor-rated screens that we supply, mount and integrate for operators with frequent or event pricing, updated from the operator's own software.
View details →We take your tariff and terms, then visit the entrance to see where cars slow, how the barrier sits and where power is available. The visit is free in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman.
Our designers set the tariff as an aligned bilingual table, decide which lines change, and print a full-size paper proof that we read from a car seat at the real distance.
Posts and cabinet frames are cut and welded from galvanised steel or aluminium and powder-coated to your colour. Faces and strip channels are CNC-routed to ±0.1 mm.
Tariff faces and strips are printed on 3M cast vinyl or backlit film and laminated against UV, so prices stay readable after years of sun.
Lit cabinets are fitted with IP65 modules and ventilated drivers and run at full brightness in our test area, then checked against the approved proof.
We install the board where drivers see it before the barrier, connect it to your supply, and hand over the key, spare blank strips and the artwork reference.
This is our usual specification for an outdoor board at a car park entrance. We adjust it to the tariff, the operator's branding and the landlord's criteria, and itemise every change on the quote.
| Component | Our standard | Upgrade options | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure | Twin galvanised posts, powder-coated | Freestanding monolith or wall mount | Stays rigid in wind and matches the building rather than a road sign. |
| Board | Aluminium panel with strip channels | Lockable cabinet with hinged front | A locking front stops strips being removed, swapped or stolen. |
| Tariff strips | Laminated print on aluminium strips | Backlit film strips for lit cabinets | One strip per line means only changed prices are reprinted. |
| Illumination | Non-lit, reflective header | Samsung or Epistar IP65 LEDs, edge-lit or backlit | Lit boards stay readable after dark, when many disputes start. |
| 3M cast vinyl, UV-resistant inks, laminated | Anti-graffiti laminate | A faded price is the start of an argument at the exit barrier. | |
| Control | Photocell switching on lit boards | Timer or link to building systems | The board switches on at dusk without anyone remembering to do it. |
A tariff board is a table read from a moving car. These are the layout and placement rules we apply before anything is printed.
A tariff read only after taking a ticket leads to complaints, reversing cars and arguments at the pay station. Drivers should see the rates before they commit. We place the board where cars naturally slow, typically 10 to 20 m before the barrier, angled towards the driver's window, and add a smaller board at each pay station for drivers on foot.
Twelve lines of rates, discounts and conditions cannot be read from a car. Keep the board to the essentials: free period, hourly rate, daily maximum, lost ticket and hours, plus valet or validation if they apply. Move the full terms and conditions to a separate notice at the pay stations, where people stand and read.
Durations on one side, prices on the other, all in a single aligned column with the same unit throughout: 'per hour' or 'first hour, then per hour', never a mix. Arabic reads right to left while numerals read left to right, so we lay out both languages together and check the alignment on a full-size proof, so no driver reads the wrong price against the wrong duration.
Rates change with seasons, events and new operators. Stickers and tape over old prices peel in the heat and make the board look unofficial. A strip per line costs little at the start and turns a rate change into a reprint of two or three strips. We keep the artwork on file and include spare blank strips with every board.
An unlit board in a dim entrance is a dispute waiting to happen. Edge-lit or backlit cabinets with a photocell switch on at dusk; a reflective face is a lower-cost option for smaller car parks. In full sun, a ventilated cabinet with drivers away from the hottest face keeps the lighting reliable through summer.
We price each board from your tariff and site, not a list. Send the tariff text, the number of entrances and pay stations and a few photos, and you will usually have an itemised quote, separating fabrication, electrical work and installation, within 24 hours.
Larger boards with more tariff lines use more material and strips, and need sturdier posts and foundations to stay rigid in wind.
A one-piece panel is cheapest at first. Slide-in strips and lockable cabinets cost more but save money every time a rate changes.
Lit boards need LED modules, drivers, a sealed cabinet and a power supply, which adds fabrication time and electrical work on site.
Many sites need boards at each entrance and pay station; making them together keeps them identical and lowers the cost per board.
Freestanding boards need foundations and scanning for buried services. Wall-mounted boards beside barriers are quicker to install.
Boards visible from a public road may need approval, and operators often require their own artwork sign-off before production.
A parking tariff board inside a private car park usually follows the landlord's, mall's or community's signage criteria rather than a municipality permit. Boards visible from a public road, especially illuminated ones, may also need approval from Dubai Municipality, Sharjah or Ajman Municipality, or the free-zone authority. We confirm the current requirement for your site and prepare drawings where a submission is needed.
Public on-street and authority-run parking is signed by the authorities themselves, not by building owners or private operators, so we only produce boards for private and operator-managed car parks. The tariff and terms are the operator's responsibility; we print exactly the approved wording and keep a signed-off proof of every board and strip on file.
Every tariff is laid out for reading from a car and checked as a full-size proof from a car seat before production.
Welding, powder coating, CNC cutting, printing and LED assembly happen in-house, so boards at every entrance match.
LEDs, powder coat and structure on outdoor boards are covered for 5 years, with a warranty document at handover.
Changeable strips, kept artwork and spare blanks mean a new tariff is a quick reprint of a few strips.
Arabic and English columns are aligned and checked together, so prices and durations always line up.
Tariff, entrance, height, bay number and reserved signs can be made and installed together, with one project manager.
The essentials are the hourly or part-hour rate, any free period, the daily maximum, the lost ticket charge and the operating hours. Valet and validation rules are worth adding if they apply. Full terms and conditions are better placed on a separate notice at the pay stations, so the board stays readable from a car.
It depends on the size, the number of tariff lines, the changeable system, illumination, foundations and how many locations need boards. A wall-mounted panel with strips costs much less than a lit lockable cabinet on its own foundation. Send your tariff and photos and we will send an itemised quote, usually within 24 hours.
Yes. We build tariff boards with slide-in or screw-on strips, one per line, so only the changed lines are reprinted. A lockable front stops strips being removed or swapped. For operators who change rates very often, a digital display is another option, though it costs more and needs care in direct sun.
For a typical tariff of six to eight lines read from a car at 3 to 8 m, boards around 800 x 1,200 mm are common, with prices about 50 to 75 mm high. Pay station boards read on foot can be smaller. We size every board from the actual tariff and reading distance.
If the car park is used after dark, yes. An unlit board in a dim entrance is hard to read and leads to complaints at the exit. Edge-lit or backlit cabinets with a photocell are common, and a reflective face is a lower-cost option for smaller car parks.
Boards inside a private car park usually follow the landlord's or mall's requirements, while boards visible from a public road may also need municipality or free-zone approval. Public on-street parking is signed by the authorities themselves. We confirm the current requirement for your site before production.
Yes. Headers can carry the car park, mall or operator branding in exact colours, and frames can be powder-coated to match the facade. We keep the tariff area plain and high contrast, because readability matters more than brand detail once a driver is looking for a price.
Yes. We build every board in Ajman and install across Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah. The survey is free in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman, and replacement strips can be couriered for your team to slide in.
Send your logo, the fascia size and a site photo. Our estimating team replies with options and an itemised price, usually within 24 hours.