Parking TicketsNgā whaina whakatū waka

Parking tickets may be issued when vehicles are found to be

• parked for longer than parking area allows,
• parked unsafely (e.g. on broken yellow lines or on the footpath) or,
• parked on a road with an expired warrant of fitness or licence label.

We no longer offer a discount to those who pay their parking fine within seven days of it being issued, as a result of legislation change from Central Government.

You are generally required to pay a parking fine within 28 days. If you do not pay your parking fine within 28 days of the ticket being issued, the registered owner of the vehicle will receive a reminder notice in the post. If the fine is not paid within 28 days of the reminder being issued, it will be lodged with the Courts. The fine, plus an administration cost, will then need to be paid directly to the Court (not to Council).

If you can't pay your fine before the due date, please phone us anytime on 06 857 8060 and speak with us. 

Pay your parking ticket

You can pay your parking fine in a number of ways:

• Make a payment online
• Visit our Council offices in Ruataniwha Street in Waipawa and pay the full amount using EFTPOS or cash. We do not allow payment by instalments.
• Post a cheque for the parking fine amount along with your ticket to Central Hawke's Bay District Council, PO Box 127, Waipawa 4240.

Appeal your parking ticket

If you wish to appeal your parking ticket, please complete this online Parking Infringement Explanation form, or visit our offices in Ruataniwha Street in Waipawa and talk to our team.

Possible grounds for appealing a parking fine include:

1. Vehicle is exempt from registration and licensing 
Some vehicles are exempt from being registered or warranted. If we have issued you a parking ticket for not having a registration or warrant of fitness and the vehicle concerned is exempt, please let us know when completing the online Parking Infringement Explanation form. 

You can read more about the rules around vehicles being exempt from registration and licensing on NZTA's website here.

2. Driver/owner responsibility
Drivers are responsible for any parking fines they incur, whether they are driving their own car or someone else’s. If you receive a ticket for a traffic offence someone else committed while using your car, the ticket can be redirected to them. Complete the online Parking Infringement Explanation form, providing the name and address of the driver, and the parking ticket number.

3. Sold vehicles
If you have sold a vehicle and receive a parking ticket incurred by the new owner, complete the online Parking Infringement Explanation form, providing the name, address and date of birth of the vehicle purchaser and we can redirect the ticket to them.

You can read more about your legal obligations when buying and selling a car on NZTA's website.

4. Stolen vehicles
If you receive a ticket for an infringement received during a time when your vehicle was reported stolen, complete the online Parking Infringement Explanation form, providing details of the theft and a copy of the police report of the incident.