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 Services, Ground Floor, Main Administration Building, 30 Laings Road, Lower Hutt.
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.
| General Parking Inquiries | (04) 570 6783 |
| Meter and Pay and Display Faults | (04) 570 6749 |
| Fax | (04) 570 6716 |
| Email Us | |
| After hours (urgent matters only) |
(04) 472 3000 (ask for Communications) |
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.
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.
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, except Public Holidays
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Premium Shopper Zone (red) |
$2 per hour, rising to $3 per hour for the second hour. |
| Shopper Zone (green) (2 hour maximum) |
$1.50 per hour. |
| Commuter Zone (yellow) (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) |
$5 service fee applies per card. |
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Premium Shopper Zone (red) ($2 per hour, |
- High Street (Laings Rd to Waterloo Rd) |
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Shopper Zone (green) ($1.50 per hour
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- Market Gr (North side) - Ward St - Fraser St - High St (Fraser St to Laings Rd) - Queens Dr (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 St (High St to residential boundary) - Waterloo Rd (Queens Dr to Cornwall St) - Raroa Rd (Cornwall St to eastern end) |
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Commuter Zone (yellow) (70 cents per hour, |
- Raroa Road (High St to Cornwall St) - Cornwall St (Knights Rd to Kings Cres) - Knights Rd (Cornwall St to Bunny St) - Stevens Grove - 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) |
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Myrtle Street (yellow) |
- Knights Rd to Huia St and north side Huia St to Laings Rd |
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The NewDowse car park (yellow) |
- Provides 2 hour and 4 hour maximum parking duration at Commuter Zone rates. |
| 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 |
| Parking Exemption Permits for permitted activities available for Contractor only - conditions apply | $15.00 per space per day or $8.00 per space per half day. |