We're aware of a national scam where people are asked to pay parking fines via text. We'll never text you to request a payment for a parking fine. We'll only contact you about parking fines via letter or email. If you have any doubts, contact the Parking Team.
Resident parking permits
Find out about resident parking permits for the zone you live in and what you'll need to apply or renew through MyAccount.
About resident parking permits
If you live in a controlled parking zone you can get a resident parking permit which allows you to park in parking bays in your zone.
Check if you live in a controlled parking zone.
If you do not live in a controlled parking zone, you do not need a parking permit.
How we issue resident parking permits
Digital parking permits
From 3 November 2025, parking permits will be issued digitally. When you buy a digital parking permit, you will not need to display anything in your vehicle windscreen.
Find out what digital parking permits are.
Physical (paper) parking permits
If you were issued a resident parking permit before 3 November 2025, you still need to display your paper parking permit in the windscreen of your vehicle until it is time to renew.
Resident parking permits waiting list
There might be a waiting list for a resident parking permit in your zone.
Where you can and can’t park
You can use your resident parking permit within your parking zone, in:
permit bays
shared use bays
A resident permit does not guarantee you a parking space or a space outside your home.
You can't park:
anywhere else