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Find out about parking rules in Hutt City and how to pay or appeal your parking ticket.
Reasons we issue parking tickets
We need to make sure the cars on our roads – and on the side of our roads – have a current Warrant of Fitness (WoF) and are where they should be.
We can issue you a parking ticket if you:
- don’t pay for your parking (this includes going over the parking time limit)
- overstay the time limit
- park unsafely – for example, on broken yellow lines or on the footpath/cycle lane or parked within 1 metre from the vehicle entrance or inconsiderate parking
- park a vehicle on a road with an expired warrant of fitness or licence label or certificate of fitness.
Pay your parking ticket online
Charges for parking infringements and overstaying
Note: These are the proposed fees and charges for 2024-25, based on in-principle decisions made by Council on 7 June 2024. These fees and charges will be confirmed when the Long Term Plan is adopted on 30 June 2024, and will take effect from 1 July 2024. They may be subject to change before 30 June 2024.
| Infringement | 2023-2024 Charge | 2024-2025 Charge |
|---|---|---|
| Parked in a metered area without paying the required fee | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Parking on a mobility car park without displaying a vaild mobility pass card | $150.00 | $150.00 |
| Overstaying excess time | 2023-2024 Charge | 2024-2025 Charge |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 30 minutes | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| More than 30 minutes but less than 1 hour | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| More than 1 hour but less than 2 hours | $21.00 | $21.00 |
| More than 2 hours but less than 4 hours | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| More than 4 hours but less than 6 hours | $42.00 | $42.00 |
| More than 6 hours | $57.00 | $57.00 |
These fees and charges include Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Note: You can pay fines up to and including the 53rd day after the ticket has been issued.
Pay your parking ticket online
Parking without paying or displaying a permit
If you park in a mobility car park without displaying a valid mobility pass card, you'll be fined $150.
Be a courteous Hutt City resident and leave these spaces for the people they're reserved for.
Understanding parking tickets
Offences are controlled by the following pieces of legislation:
- Land Transport Act 1998
- Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004
- Traffic Bylaw 2017
Maximum fees a council can charge are set out in the Land Transport (Offences and Penalties) Regulations 1999.