🅿️ Are you eligible for a parking ticket refund?

📣 If you received and paid an infringement for failing to activate the parking meter in a metered space between 1 July 2022 and 29 February 2024 you are eligible for a refund.  Click here to learn more.

Parking infringement fee increases from 1 October

The government has set new nationwide fees for parking infringements and towage. The increased fees below will come into effect on 1 October 2024.

Please note: Parking without registering your vehicle plate in the system (via a kiosk, the PayMyPark app, or QR code) will incur a flat fee of $70 from this date. This includes accessing the free 30 minutes of on street parking.

Exceeding the time limit
The parking ticket fee depends on how much extra time you park in a metered or time-restricted space.

Time overstayed:
Up to 30 minutes	$20
30 minutes to 1 hour	$25
1 to 2 hours	$36
2 hours to 4 hours	$51
4 hours to 6 hours	$71
More than 6 hours	$97
Failed to pay for parking at carparks using pay and display, pay by space or pay by plate method	$70

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 signed/marked bus stop.

Parking in a mobility park without a valid permit

Being illegally parked in an area reserved for disabled people is an offence that will incur a $750 fee.

Other parking infringements

The fee for most other parking infringements is $70. This includes parking on footpaths, over a vehicle entrance or over a fire hydrant.

For a complete list of infringements and increases, please click here.

 

Using our parking meters

Our parking meters are simple to use and offer a wider range of options to pay for parking, including Paywave, app, online and coin!

 

Pay using your phone

You can pay for your parking in the city using the PayMyPark app.

Download today for iOS or Android, and follow the on-screen instructions to get started.

 

Further reading

• FAQs: ICC – Parking Kiosk FAQs

 

Paid parking hours

Day	Time
Monday – Friday	8am – 5pm
Saturday	9am – 3pm
Sunday	Free all day
Public holidays	Free all day

 

Parking charges

Parking is charged in 15-minute increments and you receive 30 minutes of free parking each day* on Zone 1 parking only.

The hourly rate is $2.50 for the first two hours, and $5 per hour after that. 

The minimum charge is 50 cents (or 70 cents when paying by coin), and there is no surcharge for using your credit card at a parking kiosk. Please note: Other fees may be charged when using the app or website.

*Please remember, even if you only intend to park for 30 minutes, you must still register your vehicle at the parking kiosk, via the PayMyPark app or website using the QR codes for access.

When the paid time has expired, that plate is no longer validated and you may be issued with an infringement notice.

 

CBD Car parks and parking buildings

• Wilson Parking, 31 Leet St [Pay on arrival]
• Wilson Parking building, 92 Esk St – former H & Js Parking  [Pay on arrival]*
• Invercargill Central parking building, Tay St [Pay upon departure – 30 mins free]*
• 19 Don St [Pay on arrival]
• Leven St Car Park building [Levels 2 & 4 pay on arrival, Level 8 free for 90 mins]*
• Esk St 1 Car park [Pay on arrival]
• 67 Don St Car park [Pay on arrival]
• Esk St 2 Car park [Pay on arrival]

*Parking buildings are not suitable for high-roofed vehicles (eg. campers vans), height restrictions apply.

 

 

Leven St Car Park Hours & Charges

• Leven St car park hours & charges [PDF]

 

Free parking for over 80s

Invercargill residents who have reached the age of 80 and still have a current driving licence are eligible for a free all-day on-street parking.

To get started simply visit the Civic Administration Building, at 101 Esk Street, Invercargill, with your drivers license and car’s number plate on hand.

 

Forms

• Parking – Statutory Declaration Use this form for parking offences if you were not the driver and seek to transfer liability

 

Mobility parks in the city

There are a number of mobility parks located throughout the inner city. Refer to the map below to find their locations:

• Map of mobility parks: Inner city mobility parks map [PDF]