Hutt City Council

Parking

Contact Us

Telephone: (04) 570 6666
After Hours: (04) 570 6666
Fax: (04) 568 2004
Email: email us

Parking Services

Parking Services are responsible for administering parking services such as car parks, special parking permits and the enforcement of stationary vehicle offences. Parking Services also investigate vehicles that are reported as being abandoned and, where appropriate, arrange for the vehicle's removal.

Stationary Vehicle Offences include:


Parking in the City Centre

Methods of payment of infringment fees.


Council cannot accept payments for infringement fees by Internet or telephone banking.

Infringement Explanation

Send an explanation to Hutt City Council regarding an Infringement notice.

Parking notice explanation form (PDF 77Kb)

Location

Parking Services, Ground Floor, Main Administration Building, 30 Laings Road, Lower Hutt.

Hours Available

Monday to Friday (except public holidays) 8.00am to 5.00pm.

For urgent parking matters outside of these hours refer to after hours contact numbers.

Contact Numbers

General Parking Inquiries (04) 570 6783
Meter and Pay and Display Faults (04) 570 6749
Fax (04) 570 6716
E-Mail Email Us
After hours
(urgent matters only)		 (04) 472 3000
(ask for Communications)

 

Parking fees and charges 2010/11

Council operates Pay & Display metered parking in the central business district (CBD) of Lower Hutt.

The metered area is generally from Market Grove at the southern end of the CBD to Downer Street at the northern end, bounded by Cornwall Street and the Riverbank car park.

Meter charges are structured into five tariff tiers HC1 to HC5.

A small number of P15 and P60 spaces are provided, free from fees, throughout the metered area for additional public convenience.

Mobility car parks are provided throughout the CBD, at the prevailing metered tariff.

Saturday parking is free from fees within the CBD. Time restrictions (P120) apply on Saturday to the Red HC1 and Green HC2 parking zones.

Sunday parking – No fee or time restrictions apply on Sunday.

Hours of Meter Operation

Pay & Display parking meters operate for the following hours:  9:00am to 5:00pm  Monday to Friday.

Tariff Structure

These tariffs will not change throughout the year and are not affected by the increase in GST.

Premium (Red HC1) Zone

Shoppers (Green HC2) Zone

Commuter (Yellow HC3) Zone

Riverbank car park (Yellow HC4) Zone

TheNewDowse car park (Yellow HC5) Zone

Other Charges

Council Pay & Display machines support alternative payments from Mobile telephone Text, or Credit Cards. A 50 cent per transaction fee applies.

Council supports the use of SmartPark in-car meters. Hutt City Council SmartPark stored value cards are available at Council Reception. An $8 media fee applies. $50 and $100 denominations are available.

Reserved spaces - $20 per day for short term applications.

Construction and Temporary Traffic Management exemptions are site specific. Charges are assessed on a case by case basis.

Parking Zones

Council has adopted the following zone structure, effective from 1 July 2010.  Small changes may be required throughout the year as the CBD continues to develop.

Red Premium HC1 Zone

Green Shopper HC2 Zone

Yellow Commuter HC3 Zone

Yellow Riverbank HC4 Zone

Yellow NewDowse Civic HC5 Zone

Residents Parking Schemes

Council does not currently support any Residents Parking Scheme.

Penalties

Council sets the penalties in accordance with the maximum permitted in the Transport Act.

Metered Parking

Failure to display a valid Pay & Display Ticket $40.00
Overstaying, where the excess time is:
    More than 30 minutes $12.00
  More than 1 hour $15.00
  More than 2 hours $30.00
  More than 4 hours $42.00
  More than 6 hours $57.00
Parking on a Mobility car park, without displaying
a valid Mobility Pass card		 $150.00

 

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