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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.

MX

MX Parking Meter

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 you can contact the Parking Meter Customer Service Centre on 02 8218 4899 for information about what you should do.

 

 

Parkeon

Parkeon Parking Meter

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 the Parkeon Parking Customer Service Centre on 1300 850 248 for information about what you should do.

 

Hectronic

Hectronic Parking Meter

Hectronic Parking Meter

The city has 83 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 the Parking Meter Customer Service Centre on 02 8218 4888 for information about what you should do.

 

 

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Last Updated: Tuesday 8 November, 2011

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