Auckland Transport hikes parking charges by 50c an hour

The city's parking charges will be hiked by 50c an hour from April 14.

• Auckland Transport will raise parking charges by 50c an hour from April 14.
• John Strawbridge said the increase is due to rising operational costs and high parking demand.
• Some areas are excluded from the hike if they recently had a price change.

Auckland’s beleaguered motorist are about to get socked again - with parking charges set to rise by 50c an hour.

Auckland Transport will increase parking prices from April 14.

AT’s group manager of parking services, John Strawbridge, said the costs to maintain and service the network were increasing. 

“Our operational costs have gone up by 13%, and we are responding to approximately 30% more requests from Aucklanders to respond to issues that are frustrating them, such as blocked driveways, footpaths, and clearways.  

“We’ve also been investing in technology infrastructure and compliance tools to ensure parking spaces are used as intended and we are responsive to issues on the network.” 

Strawbridge said demand for parking remained high in Auckland’s town and suburban centres. 

“Public parking prices are adjusted sustainably and in several ways. The annual review looks at data including market conditions, economic conditions, operating costs, and considers socio-economic factors. We also make adjustments to prices based on demand and do this throughout the year.”

He said it was a similar approach to that taken each year when reviewing public transport fares, which also changed recently.

The process ensured users were paying a small share of the costs of running and maintaining Auckland’s parking, so the cost didn’t fall on ratepayers.  

“Auckland Council is striving to keep rate increases low, and a small increase in parking prices is one way we are supporting this,” Strawbridge said.   

AT’s parking prices last increased in August 2023, by $1, to keep up with costs. 

AT said hourly charges for parking at all AT-managed car parks would also increase by 50c per hour, and daily price caps at these car parks would change as well.   

Some areas of Auckland are excluded from the latest hike if they had had a recent price change (Devonport, Westgate, Eden Terrace South, Freemans Bay, Edgerley Ave in Parnell, and McNaughton Way and Delta Avenue in New Lynn).

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