FAQs

The Parking Control Bylaw sets out rules governing how vehicles may be parked within the city and how Council will enforce those rules.

Council has recently been made aware of an inconsistency of wording between the Bylaw and the wording of payment signs and processes for issuing fines.

Our proposed update to the bylaw is designed to add clarity to the process and simplify the ability of parking wardens to observe how long the vehicle has occupied the park.  

The consultation on the parking control bylaw involves several key updates and clarifications to improve parking regulations' effectiveness and clarity.

The new bylaw will provide clear definitions such as "authorised vehicles," "bus stops," "parking area," "parking signage," "parking warden," "roadway," "maximum period," and details on parking systems and app definitions.

The bylaw requires vehicle plates to be registered at the time of parking, either at the kiosk or on the app, regardless of whether payment is required for the anticipated parking period. The proposed changes to the wording make this clearer.  

We have proposed some other minor changes, like setting clear requirements for mobility parking, heavy vehicles, and authorised vehicles. The bylaw also gives more clarity to the creation of offences and penalties.

There will be no changes to the current parking zones. 

There have been some minor changes to how parking is depicted in some of our parking maps to show individual parks.

The proposed bylaw introduces a new requirement for parking a vehicle to pay the prescribed parking fee for the intended parking time, immediately upon parking in a metered parking area. All vehicles, including those intending to park for less than thirty minutes within the free timeframe, must register their vehicle plate in the parking meter. This registration process is mandatory for all vehicles using metered parking spaces. Payment for a parking space must cover the entire duration intended to park in a metered parking area. If the stay exceeds the originally paid time, additional payment will be required to cover the extended period. 

Under the new bylaw, vehicles cannot remain in a parking space longer than the maximum authorized time for that zone and any further extension is not permitted, i.e. the vehicle must then be moved. The bylaw also specifies the creation of a breach if a vehicle is parked in an Authorized Vehicle Park without an active Authorised Vehicle Permit

These changes aim to streamline the payment process and ensure fair usage of parking spaces within the council's jurisdiction. If you have specific inquiries regarding these new procedures, please contact the council's parking services department for further assistance.

Council is proposing a trial during late 2024 or 2025 to convert a number of parking spaces to larger-sized taxi drop-off zones for the exclusive use of people with disabilities.  These are proposed for the following four key locations: 

•          37 Gala St (outside Work and Income)

•          50-54 Esk St (outside Whitcoulls Invercargill)

•          30 Dee St (outside Speights Alehouse)

•          89 Spey St (outside Needle Exchange SHRP)

There is no change proposed to the Parking Control Bylaw at this time but if the trial is successful this could require a further change in the future. If this trial is successful, making the change permanent would reduce the available parks by 8. 

If you have views on this proposed trial now, you can share your views here.

Our parking enforcement team will continue to monitor parked vehicles, and when they note the parking conditions for that parking space have been breached, they will issue a ticket  

We are holding a parking drop-in event at Invercargill Public Library on Thursday 6 June between 11 am – 2 pm

You can also contact us via email: Policy@icc.govt.nz

Submissions can be made online, via email to policy@icc.govt.nz, via post or at a submission box which are located at Te Hīnaki - Civic Administration Building, Library, Bluff Service Centre 

Hearings are currently set for 9 July 2024. Please indicate whether you wish to be heard in your submission