The City of Melbourne currently has two residential priority parking permit schemes. One for Carlton, North and West Melbourne residents and one for all other areas.
The objective of these parking schemes is to provide a fairer and more efficient parking system for residents, business operators and visitors.
Eligibility
Residents who live in Carlton, North and West Melbourne (Areas 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 5, 6, 9A, 9B, 9C) are entitled to apply for up to two parking permits as well as visitor vouchers.
To be eligible for these parking permits your home must have been issued a certifcate of occupancy before 1 July 2005 (Areas 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 9A, 9B, 9C) or 1 July 2008 (Areas 5, 6).
Note: Residents are considered ineligible if the property has been reconstructed to increase residential density, is a commercial property or is purpose built student accommodation.
Suburb boundaries
To determine what permit zone your suburb falls into, please examine the following maps:
- Residential Priority Parking Permits Boundary Map (Areas 2,8,10,17,14,16,18,1A,1B,1C,12,3,7,15,16,18,19) (PDF, 330kb)
- Resident Priority Parking Permit Boundary Map (Areas 5,6,4A,B,C,D,9A,B,C) (PDF, 622kb)
Cost
The fee is $20 for the first permit, $80 for the second permit and $20 for a visitor voucher booklet.
This fee must be paid when submitting your permit application and before your permit can be issued.
Fee concessions
Holders of a Pensioner Concession Card, Veteran’s Affairs Pensioner Concession Card, Repatriation Health Card for either Totally and Permanently Incapacitated (TPI) or War Widow will have their permit fee(s) waived if a copy of the card is produced at the time of application, and it shows the same address as on the application. No other concession cards are eligible.
Permit options
Parking permit options include a combination of the following:
- Single vehicle registration parking permit – lists only one vehicle registration number on the permit and is non-transferable.
- Dual vehicle registration parking permit – lists two vehicle registration numbers on the one permit, but can only be used on one of the vehicles at a time. This permit can be transferred between the two vehicles. This permit is particularly suitable for residents who may have access to company vehicles. Any vehicle that does not have the permit displayed must abide by the standard street parking restrictions/hours within that area.
- Visitor voucher parking permit – if you live in Carlton, North and West Melbourne you can purchase one booklet of 18 visitor vouchers. A new set of vouchers can be purchased once every two months if needed..
Permit expiry
Your parking permit will expire 12 months from the issue date. This is called the ‘anniversary system’. The City of Melbourne is progressively moving all parking permits onto this system.
Interim parking permits
If you have just moved into a property within the City of Melbourne, you are entitled to one interim parking permit until you gather all your required documents. You must visit the Melbourne Town Hall customer service counter and provide your details, including one piece of evidence that shows you are now living at the address. Only one interim parking permit per registration, up to the allowable number of permits at the address, will be issued. The interim parking permit will be valid for a period of 14 days from the date of issue.
Application form
Download the Resident priority parking permit and visitor voucher application form (PDF, 884kb) 
If you have a screen reader and require an accessible text only version, visit Parking permits accessible forms.
Submitting your application
Your completed permit application can be submitted by:
- posting a copy of your permit application and payment to City of Melbourne, Permits and Approvals, PO Box 488, Melbourne VIC 3001
- emailing a scanned copy of your permit application to permits@melbourne.vic.gov.au
- faxing a copy of your permit application to (03) 9658 9912
- hand-delivering your completed permit application and payment to the customer service counter in the Melbourne Town Hall Administration building, 120 Swanston Street, Melbourne, between 7.30am and 5pm, Monday to Friday; in most cases, the parking permit can be issued on the spot.
Online application form
Complete the appropriate online form to apply for a:
For information on what is needed to complete transactions online, visit Online payments assistance.
Paying for your parking permit
Payment can be made by:
- credit card; complete the credit card section on your permit application form.
- cheque or money order; make payable to “City of Melbourne” and mark “Not negotiable” and return with your application
- cash; will only be accepted when you are hand-delivering your permit application to staff at the Melbourne Town Hall Administration building, 120 Swanston Street, Melbourne, between 7.30am and 5pm, Monday to Friday
- EFTPOS and credit card; facilities for these are available at Melbourne Town Hall.
Further information and feedback
Visit Carlton, North and West Melbourne Frequently Asked Questions.
If you have further questions or would like to provide comment or feedback about this permit, contact the City of Melbourne on (03) 9658 9658 or Contact us online.
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