Northern Beaches Parking Fines: Minimum Penalties From $140 to $423 on the Council’s List, and How to Pay or Dispute a Penalty Notice With Revenue NSW (Sydney, NSW)

Northern Beaches Council lists minimum penalties for common parking offences from $140 to $423 and says a Penalty Infringement Notice must be handled through Revenue NSW because the council cannot cancel one once it is issued. The council’s penalty list is marked “correct as at November 2025”, and the page shows no newer date.

This guide uses the council’s parking rules page, its Penalty Infringement Notices page, its parking areas page and its Church Point parking page, all read on 7 November 2026.

What are the common parking rules, and what do they cost?

Offence	The rule (council)	Minimum penalty
No parking	Do not stop for more than 2 minutes in a No Parking area, and stay in or within 3 metres of the vehicle; Mobility Parking Permit holders can stop for up to 5 minutes	$140
Painted island	No parking or stopping on a painted island, often next to accessible parking spaces	$140
Heavy and long vehicles	Vehicles over 4.5T GVM or 7.5m cannot park longer than one hour on a road with buildings and streetlights	$140
Continuous yellow edge line	No stopping, not even for a second, with the same effect as a No Stopping sign	$330 (towing charges may apply)
Broken yellow edge line	A clearway in the signposted times; with no sign, no stopping at any time	$330 (towing charges may apply)
Parking the wrong way	Always park parallel to the kerb in the direction of travel	$330
Driveway	No stopping on or across a driveway, footpath or bicycle ramp, even your own	$330
Bus zone and bus stop	No stopping in a bus zone; no stopping 20 metres before and 10 metres after a bus stop sign, whether or not it is signed	$330
Median strip or double white lines	Leave 3 metres between your car and the lines or median, unless a sign says otherwise	$330
Angle parking	Park parallel to the road unless signs permit angle parking	$330
Pedestrian crossing	No stopping 20 metres before and 10 metres after a crossing, unless a signpost allows	$423
Near an intersection	Leave 10 metres from the intersecting road to the front of your car, unless a sign permits	$423

The council notes that some offences may also carry demerit points. The amounts are minimum penalties and are marked “correct as at November 2025”.

I have a Penalty Infringement Notice. Who do I contact?

Contact Revenue NSW, not the council. The council asks you not to contact it about a notice and directs all infringement enquiries to Revenue NSW, which receives and processes the notices and handles enforcement for unpaid ones. You can pay online or look at your options on the Revenue NSW website.

What you want	What the council page says
Pay	Pay online or check your options on the Revenue NSW website
Replacement notice	Contact Revenue NSW if you have lost the notice
Review	Request a review online or contact Revenue NSW directly; processing of the notice is put on hold while the request is considered
Go to court	The details are on the Revenue NSW website; Revenue NSW cannot conduct a review once you have elected to have the matter heard in court
Contact	Revenue NSW on 1300 138 118, or by post to PO Box 786, Strawberry Hills, NSW 2012

The council warns that it is important to contact Revenue NSW before the expiry date of the notice, to avoid further enforcement action. It also says that once a notice is issued, the council cannot cancel it, which it describes as a way of operating fairly, consistently and transparently.

Does the council publish its fine numbers?

Yes. The council says it publishes reports on the parking fines it issues, as PDFs, within 28 days of the end of each reporting period. The page lists the reports for quarter 1 of the 2025/26 financial year (1 July to 30 September 2025), quarter 2 (1 October to 31 December 2025) and a 2026 half yearly report (1 January to 30 June 2026).

What are the general street and car park rules?

The council says street parking, with and without meters, ranges from 1 hour to 4 hours on weekends, and that rangers monitor vehicles so spaces turn over. Rangers may also enforce other road rules, including pedestrian crossing rules. You can report an illegal parking issue to the council. In most council car parks that are not signed as beach and reserve paid parking, parking is free, and disabled parking is available in all council car parks. The council says to check the signs for the time limit and any other restrictions.

For beach and reserve car parks, which do charge, see our guide to Northern Beaches beach car parks. For the paid stations in Manly, see our Manly parking stations guide.

Can I sleep in my car or leave a boat trailer on the street?

The council says it is not an offence to stay in a vehicle overnight as long as the vehicle is parked legally and no sign prohibits it. For public safety, criminal activity or welfare and emergency concerns, it points to NSW Police on 13 14 44.

For boat trailers, the council says the Impounding Act 1993 provisions ceased in November 2022 when that Act was repealed. They were replaced by the Public Spaces (Unattended Property) Act 2021, which covers trailers left parked unattended on a public road across the whole Northern Beaches area. The council asks owners to park legally and with consideration for neighbours, and has a form to report an illegal boat trailer or a trailer hotspot. The parking rules page adds that the council made a submission in June 2025 to the NSW Office of Local Government’s review of that Act.

How does parking work at Church Point?

Option	What the council says
Beach and reserve paid parking	At the Church Point Reserve car park; the beach parking permit is not valid there
Church Point Parking Permit	For Northern Beaches residents, an annual permit available for 12 or 6 months; non-residents can buy a 12-month permit
Reserved Parking Space Scheme	A reserved space on the top floor of the Church Point car park
Timed spaces	Some unticketed timed spaces in front of the shops and wharf and along McCarrs Creek Road, from 5 minutes to 8 hours

As alternatives, the council suggests parking free in Mona Vale or Warriewood and catching a Keoride, a Transport for NSW service, or parking at Bayview Baths with a beach parking permit and catching a bus. It says there are regular bus services from Mona Vale, and that taxis and rideshare operate in the area.

Sources

• Northern Beaches Council: parking rules, read 7 November 2026
• Northern Beaches Council: Penalty Infringement Notices and enquiries, read 7 November 2026
• Northern Beaches Council: parking areas and Church Point parking, read 7 November 2026
• Revenue NSW

OZ Local Updates is an independent local guide and is not affiliated with Northern Beaches Council or Revenue NSW.

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