Parking fines

Pay a parking fine

If you get a parking ticket, you have 28 days from the date it is issued to pay the fine, or dispute the ticket. There are several different ways you can pay a parking fine:

Pay online using a credit card
Pay by Internet banking (select 'Internet banking' from drop-down list)
Pay in person at any of our customer service centres using cash, credit card or EFTPOS

If you are late in paying your infringement it will be lodged with Taupō District court and will incur an additional fee applied by the courts. Further action will be taken by the court and any payments should be made to them.

Dispute a parking fine

If you disagree with a parking ticket that's been issued to you, you can appeal against it by completing our online parking infringement explanation form.

You must do this within 28 days from the date the infringement is issued, before it is sent to Court.

Submit a parking infringement explanation form

Reasons we issue parking fines

Parking fines are issued when drivers overstay the allocated time limit or park in an unsafe way, such as on broken yellow lines or on a footpath. Fines vary depending on the type of infringement and length of time overstayed.

To help keep our roads safer for everyone, we also issue infringement notices for obvious breaches of the Land Transport Act, like bald tyres, overdue warrant of fitness or expired vehicle registration.

What you'll pay

All parking fees are set by Government, not by Council.

Fines for exceeding the time limit

If you stay too long in a time restricted space you’ll receive a parking ticket with a fee depending on the amount of time overstayed.

Time overstayed	Fee
Up to 30 minutes	$20
30 minutes to 1 hour	$25
1 to 2 hours	$36
2 to 4 hours	$51
4 to 6 hours	$71
More than 6 hours	$97

Fine for parking unsafely

If you park on the road in a way that's unsafe for pedestrians or other vehicles, you will receive a $100 fine.

This includes parking:

on or within six metres of an intersection
on or too close to a pedestrian crossing
on a broken yellow line
alongside a car that is parked on the side of the road (double parking)
on a clearway
in an active bus lane or cycle lane
in a marked bus stop.

Fines for other infringements

Type of infringement	Fee
Parking on a footpath or cycle path, over a vehicle entrance or over a fire hydrant.	$70
Parking in a mobility car park without displaying a valid mobility pass card	$750
Worn or damaged tyres (tread less than 1.5mm)	$150
Not displaying a current WOF (Warrant of Fitness)	$200
Not displaying a current vehicle licence (registration)	$200

Parking tickets and legislation

Parking offences are controlled by the following pieces of legislation:

Infringement fees for councils to charge are set out in the Land Transport (Offences and Penalties) Regulations 1999 and Land Transport (Offences and Penalties) Amendment Regulations 2024 (SL 2024/179) – New Zealand Legislation.