Report a Parking Offence

A vintage camper with white and yellow stripes is parked on a street.

Occasionally residents and visitors encounter vehicles that are illegally parked, including vehicles that appear to be unattended or dumped.

At this webpage, you can learn about parking rules and how to report a breach of these rules.

General parking offences

If you want to report illegal parking, including a blocked driveway or unsafe parking, then:

  • For immediate action, please call Council’s Regulatory Team on (02) 9806 5050 between 6:00am and 7:00pm, Monday to Sunday; or 
  • Report the offence

Unattended or dumped vehicles, including boats and trailers

If you believe that a vehicle, including a boat or trailer, has been left unattended or dumped in your neighbourhood, it’s a good idea to first check on Service NSW’s website to see if the vehicle is registered.

Please note that:

  • Unregistered vehicles cannot be legally parked on a public road at any time
  • Registered vehicles are permitted to stay parked in one spot for 28 days providing they are in good order and parked in line with the NSW road rules. 

Community members can report suspected unattended or dumped vehicles to Council’s Regulatory Team for investigation on (02) 9806 5050 or via Council’s Online Services portal (choose Laws and Enforcement and then Unattended/Dumped Vehicle).

When investigating suspected unattended or dumped vehicle offences, Council considers a range of issues including:

  • Safety issues, including whether the vehicle is compromising sightlines
  • The impact on other road users
  • The local availability of parking spaces, and
  • The impact on public amenity (such as whether the vehicle is causing debris to gather in gutters or being used to store waste).

Council encourages caravan, boat or trailer owners to park their vehicle on private property, rather than on the street. 

Parking these types of vehicles on a public road can impact other road users and members of the public, particularly in high demand areas such as in and around school zones.

Heavy and long vehicles

Special on-street parking restrictions apply to heavy and long vehicles (including boats and trailers).

A heavy vehicle means a vehicle with a weight of 4.5 tonnes or more, while a long vehicle means a vehicle that, together with any load or projection, is 7.5 metres long or longer.

These vehicle types must not stop on a length of road in a built-up area for longer than one hour, unless the driver is:

  • Permitted to do this by a traffic sign or device
  • Obeying a police direction
  • A bus
  • Carrying out an authorised filming project
  • Picking up or putting down goods, or
  • Carrying out authorised functions under road transport legislation.

Report alleged heavy and long vehicle offences through Council’s Online Services portal (choose Laws and Enforcement and then Parking Offence).

For more information, see the Australian Road rules 2014 (Rule No 200).

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