How to pay for parking

How to pay for parking

The City of Hobart provides you with a choice of payment methods for parking.

Parking meters are compatible with the mobile payment app EasyPark, but also accept payment by credit card, contactless tap-and-pay, or coins at the meter.

To pay using either the app or at the meter, the correct bay number for the parking space is required. This is a unique code that appears as a three or four digit number displayed on the kerb.

More information on each payment method can be found in the tabs below.

EasyPark app

If you haven't installed the EasyPark app, you can find instructions at the bottom of the page.

Step 1.Note your bay number on the ground or area code

When parking in a meter controlled space, your bay number appears as a three or four digit number on the kerb next to your park.

Bay number

When parking in a voucher controlled area, the area code appears on the signage and voucher machine in the area.

Step 2.Enter your bay number

At the top of the app is an area for you to enter your 'Parking area code'. This is where you enter your bay number.

EasyPark screenshot - enter parking code

Any parking 'areas' will display on the map and can be selected by pressing the highlighted area and confirmed with the area code number.

Step 3.Set your parking time

Spin the wheel to set your parking time, and then press 'START parking'.

Make sure you follow the time limits which are located on the relevant parking sign.

Easy Park - start parking

Step 4.Press STOP when you are finished

When you are leaving your parking bay, open the app and click 'STOP parking'.

This means you'll only pay for the exact time you were parked, and not for any longer.

EasyPark - stop parking

Parking meters

Step 1.Note your bay number on the ground

Your bay number appears as a three or four digit number on the kerb next to your park.

Bay number

Step 2.Enter your bay number

Type in your bay number using the keypad on the machine.

Step 3.Press the green tick button

Confirm your bay number by pressing the green tick Accept button button.

Step 4.Pay for your parking

  • Credit or debit card

  • Press a blue minus, plus or max Time button button to activate the card payment option.
  • Select your time using the blue minus, plus or max Time button buttons.
  • Press the green tick Accept button button to confirm, and then tap or insert your card.

  • Coins

Insert coins and press the green tick Accept button button to finalise your payment.
Please note: parking meters cannot give change.

Voucher machines

Step 1.Pay for your parking

  • Credit or debit card

  • Select your time using the blue minus, plus or max Time button buttons.
  • Press the green tick Accept button button to confirm, and then tap or insert your card.

  • Coins

Insert coins and press the green tick Accept button button to finalise your payment.
Please note: parking meters cannot give change.

Step 2.Display your voucher

Take your voucher and display it on your vehicle's dashboard. Make sure it is easily visible.

Installing the EasyPark app

The free EasyPark app is available to download for free now from the Apple App Store for iPhones, or Google Play for Android phones.

It allows motorists to skip the meter and pay from anywhere. Features include the ability to top up parking to the maximum time allowed, and notifications advising when the parking session is due to expire. You can end the session manually upon vacating your parking space to ensure you pay only for the amount of time you stay.

As the City of Hobart is operating from a bay-based system, map functionality is not required to use the app. Just insert the bay number to identify your location.

For more information on the app, call 1300 734 070 or visit the EasyPark website.

Public holidays

On-street parking restrictions do not apply on public holidays. This means you do not need to pay using the meter or EasyPark, and time limits do not apply.

Multi-storey car parks (Argyle Street, Centrepoint and Hobart Central) use the same fees as they do on a Sunday. These can viewed on the car parks page.

Please note: these arrangements apply to gazetted public holidays. This means that when a public holiday falls on a weekend, these arrangements are applied to the day the public holiday is recognised. For example, if New Years Day (January 1) falls on a Saturday, the public holiday will be recognised on the Monday (January 3).

Frequently asked questions

Answers to some frequently asked questions can be found on the parking FAQs page.

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