Infringement fee increases | Hamilton City Council

Parking infringement and towage fees

Central Government is increasing the parking infringement and towage fees across New Zealand from 1 October 2024. The fees haven't been updated in 20 years, and are increasing based on inflation.

It's important every driver understands the Government's changes and continues to follow the parking rules to avoid any fine.

Click to read the Government's announcement.

Contact the Ministry of Transport for more information.

Parking fine increases

Parking infringement	Fee from 1 October 2024
Overstaying not more than 30 minutes	$20
Overstaying more than 30 minutes but not more than 1 hour	$25
Overstaying more than 1 hour but not more than 2 hours	$36
Overstaying more than 2 hours but not more than 4 hours	$51
Overstaying more than 4 hours but not more than 6 hours	$71
Overstaying more than 6 hours	$97
Stop or park on motorway	$255
Park vehicle without due care and consideration	$100
Park vehicle on roadway when practicable to park on road margin	$70
Park vehicle on bend	$70
Unauthorised parking on or within 6 metres of intersection	$100
Park contrary to a traffic sign (general)	$70
Park in an area reserved for disabled persons	$750
Park, etc, a non-electric vehicle in parking area reserved for charging electric vehicles	$100
Park on broken yellow lines	$100
Park vehicle on pedestrian crossing	$100
Park vehicle within 6 metres of driver’s approach to pedestrian crossing	$100
Park vehicle in signed/marked area on driver’s approach to pedestrian crossing	$100
Park vehicle in special vehicle lane (bus lane or cycle lane)	$100
Park vehicle on traffic island or flush median	$70
Park vehicle within 6 metres of bus stop sign	$70
Vehicle obstructs entrance or exit of driveway	$70
Park vehicle near fire hydrant	$70
Park vehicle alongside another stopped vehicle	$100
Fail to park vehicle parallel to road	$70
Fail to park vehicle at angle when required	$70
Park vehicle on footpath or cycle path	$70
Park vehicle of unauthorised class on reserved area	$100
Park on loading zone	$70
Stop on level crossing	$255
Stop near level crossing so as to obscure view	$255
Parking goods vehicle at angle during hours of darkness	$100
Park trailer on roadway for more than 5 days	$100
Fail to dip headlamps when vehicle parked	$255
Park unlit vehicle during hours of darkness	$255
Park heavy vehicle (or vehicle fitted with flat-deck for goods carriage) during hours of darkness without rearward facing position lamp	$255
Stopping or standing temporarily during hours of darkness without using position lamp(s) or dipped-beam headlamp(s)	$255

Service	Fee from 1 October 2024 (including GST)
Towage - 3500kg or less, between the hours of 7am and 6pm, Monday to Friday (not including public holidays)	$90.20
Towage - 3500kg or less, any other time (eg Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday)	$120.30
Towage - more than 3,500kg, between the hours of 7am and 6pm, Monday to Friday (not including public holidays)	$223.40
Towage - more than 3500kg, any other time (eg Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday)	$343.70

Other fees

The national changes have also increased these parking fines:

Parking infringement	Fee from 1 October 2024
Parked heavy vehicle for more than 1 hour in residential area	$70
Parked vehicle on a road for purposes of repair	$70
Parked vehicle encroached outside metered space	$70
Stopped vehicle on launching ramp longer than necessary	$70
Parked on lawn, garden or verge	$70
Parked in metered parking place without paying applicable fee	$70
Failed to correctly activate the parking machine	$70
Parked a vehicle on road for purpose of sale	$70
Parked vehicle on road for purposes of advertising	$70
Parking expired meter space	$20 - $97