About Parking Meters
The City has 3 types of meters located throughout the Local Government Area (LGA) – MX, Parkeon and Hectronic meters. All City of Sydney meters accept payment by coin and many also accept payment by credit card and mobile phone.
All parking meters in the City of Sydney are inspected, tested and maintained daily by technicians. The City’s meters also have a communications system which automatically monitors the state of each meter and raises an alarm if a fault occurs. Technicians then attend and fix any meter faults within two hours of notification.
If you have any issues with operating a parking meter please contact the relevant parking meter call centre to log the fault.
A REFERENCE NUMBER PROVIDED BY THE CALL CENTRE DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY WAIVE AN INFRINGEMENT. IT IS ONLY A CASE NUMBER USED TO IDENTIFY YOUR CALL WITH THE TECHNICIAN’S FINDINGS AFTER THE METER IS INSPECTED.
Types of Parking Meters
MX
MX Parking Meter
In June 2005 the City of Sydney installed 1010 MX parking meters throughout the City Local Government Area (LGA). Features of MX meters include:
- Payment by coin ($1, $2, 50c, 20c, 10c), credit card (Visa, MasterCard or AMEX) and mobile phone (mPARK)
- ‘Pay and Display’ – they print a ticket for motorists to place on their dashboard
- Environmentally-friendly – they are solar-powered and use biodegradable paper
- Anti-vandalism features
- Monitoring via a communications system, which automatically reports on any faults
If you encounter a problem with these meters contact:
MX Customer Service Centre
Tel: 02 8218 4899
Parkeon
Parkeon Parking Meter
The City has 280 Parkeon parking meters located throughout Surry Hills and CBD North. Features of Parkeon meters include:
- Payment by coin ($1, $2, 50c, 20c, 10c) and some meters also have credit card facilities (Visa, Mastercard and Amex)
- ‘Pay and Display’ meters – print a ticket for motorists to place on their dashboard
- Advanced anti-vandalism features
- Monitoring via a communications system, which automatically reports on any faults
If you encounter a problem with these meters you can contact:
Parkeon Customer Service Centre
Tel:
1300 850 248
Hectronic
Hectronic Parking Meter
The city has 80 Hectronic meters which are located throughout Glebe and Ultimo. Features of Hectronic meters include:
- Payment by coin only ($1, $2, 50c, 20c, 10c)
- 'Pay and Display' meters - print a ticket for motorists to place on their dashboard
- Anti-vandalism features
- Monitoring via a communications system, which automatically reports on any faults
If you encounter a problem with these meters you can contact:
Hectronic Customer Service Centre
Tel: 02 8218 4888
