Parking Fees & Charges

Parking Fees & Charges 2007/2008

Council has adopted the recommendations of the May 2007 CBD Parking Review. The new metered zones, hours of operation, and parking fees are intended to manage the parking space resource for the benefit of all users by ensuring that there is turnover of spaces.

All metered parking within the Central Business District is managed with Pay & Display machines, which provide for payment by coins, TxT-a-Park or Credit Cards. HCC Pay & Display Parking Meters provide GST Invoices, and do not vend coin change.

Approved In-Car meters (e.g. SmartPark personal parking meter) are supported and HCC stored value cards are available from Council.

Some free of charge P15 and P60 spaces are provided for shorter term parking. Mobility car parks are provided at the prevailing zone fee.

On-street metered parking is restricted to 2 hour maximum parking duration in the Lower Hutt commercial centre. High demand parking spaces attract a higher fee for the second optional hour. All day parking is provided on-street and in the car parks that surround the central area. The Dowse car park offers metered 2 hour and 4 hour maximum duration parking.

Hours of Meter operation

Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, except Public Holidays

General Fees
Inner “Shoppers” zone (2 hour maximum)	$2 per hour, rising to $3 per hour for the second hour.
Fringe “Commercial” zone (2 hour maximum)	$1.50 per hour.
Outer “Commuter” zone (All day, unrestricted)	70 cents per hour with a $5 per day maximum charge.
Riverbank car park	70 cents per hour, with a $4 per day maximum charge. A monthly pass is available at $60 per month (reduced to $45 for December).
Txt-a-Park & Credit Cards	50 cents service fee applies
SmartPark stored value cards ($50 & $100 denominations)	$8 service fee applies per card.

Parking Zones

Inner “Shoppers” zone ($2 per hour, rising to $3 per hour for the second hour - 2 hour maximum)	- High Street (Laings Rd to Waterloo Rd) - Queens Drive (Laings Rd to Waterloo Rd) - Margaret St (Dudley St to Queens Dr) - Bunny St - Waterloo Rd (Queens Drive to High St) - Laings Rd (Queens Drive to High Street) - Part Daly St (Dudley St to River Stopbank)
Fringe “Commercial” zone ($1.50 per hour – 2 hour Maximum)	- Market Gr (North side) - Ward St - Fraser St - High St (Fraser St to Laings Rd) - Queens Rd (Laings Rd to Daly St Extn) - Andrews Ave - Dudley St - Daly St (North-east part from Andrews Ave) - Rutherford St (Margaret to Countdown car park) - High St (Waterloo Rd to Downer St) - Queens Drive (Waterloo Rd to High St) - Osbourne Place - Kings Cres (Cornwall St to Queens Dr) - Bloomfield Tce (Knights Rd to Kings Cres) - Cornwall St (Kings Cres to Pretoria St) - Pretoria (High St to residential boundary) - Waterloo Rd (Queens Dr to Cornwall St) - Raroa Rd (Cornwall St to eastern end)
Outer “Commuter” zone (70 cents per hour, $5 Maximum fee – All day)	- Raroa Road (High St to Cornwall St) - Cornwall St (Knights Rd to Kings Cres) - Knights Rd (Cornwall St to Bunny St) - Stevens Grove - Myrtle St (Knights Rd to Huia St & north side, Huia St to Laings Rd) - The Dowse car park - Civic Fountain car park - Market Grove (South side) - Rutherford St (Countdown car park to Queens Dr) - Riverbank car park ($4 maximum & monthly $60 pass available)
The Dowse car park (70 cents per hour)	- Provides parking duration at Outer “Commuter” zone rates.

Penalties - Pay and Display Areas
Not displaying a ticket	$40.00

Overstay where the excess time is:
No more than 30 minutes	$12.00
More than 30 minutes but no more than 1 hour	$15.00
More than 1 hour but no more than 2 hours	$21.00
More than 2 hours but no more than 4 hours	$30.00
More than 4 hours but no more than 6 hours	$42.00
More than 6 hours	$57.00

Miscellaneous

Exemption Permits for permitted activities.

$10.00 per day.

Please also refer to main parking section on the internet -
Parking Services, Car Parks, Charges & Infringement Notice Explanation