Appeal a parking ticket

If you've received a parking ticket and don't think it's right, you can appeal it. You have 28 days from the time the parking ticket is issued to submit an appeal.

Please note, to dispute your ticket, you will need to have a valid reason.

The simplest way to ask us to review your parking ticket is by submitting our online form.

You will need to provide:

  • your parking ticket number and licence plate number
  • an explanation of the circumstances you would like us to consider
  • photographs, screenshots, documents or any other supporting evidence

Click here to view form.

Please allow 20 working days for us to consider your appeal and respond. 

Grounds for appealing a parking ticket or other stationary vehicle infringement

You need to provide a valid reason why the ticket should not have been issued or isn't justified. Reasons we'll consider include the following.

You paid for the wrong bay number, or you paid for parking but still received a ticket

Please provide proof of payment. This can be from a meter receipt or bank statement. Depending on where you parked and how you paid, we may also accept:

  • a screenshot from your Frogparking app
  • details of your Council parking permit.

You parked in a mobility car park but forgot to display your mobility permit

Please provide proof you hold a current mobility permit. 

Someone else was lawfully or unlawfully in charge of your car

You can apply to transfer the liability to another person:

  • if you sell your car and get a ticket meant for the new owner
  • if someone else was driving your car when the offence occurred.

We will require a statutory declaration  as well as supporting evidence. 

To find out more about making a statutory declaration, please follow the steps to transfer liability for a parking ticket before returning to this page to complete the online form. 

If your car was stolen and you'd like us to waive the infringement, please follow the same steps.

Your car broke down

Please provide proof of breakdown that shows the date. For example:

  • a mechanic's report
  • a receipt for towing.

There was a medical emergency

Please provide dated evidence.

You've been ticketed for an expired warrant or rego

Our parking enforcement officers can issue tickets for overdue warrants of fitness and expired vehicle licence registrations. Under some circumstances you may be able to apply for a review. Before you do, check out the conditions.

What happens if my appeal is declined?

If we decline to waive your ticket, you can apply for a second review. We will only consider your request if it meets one of the two criteria below.

Your car broke down

Please provide proof of breakdown that shows the date, like a mechanic's report or receipt for towing.

There was a medical emergency

Please provide dated evidence.

You can also choose to have your appeal heard by the Courts. 

Find information about going to court on the Ministry of Justice website