Fines Infringements - Auckland Transport

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Manage your driving, parking, Harbourmaster or public transport fine.

Pay a fine

Choose from a range of methods to pay your fine online or in person, or set up a payment plan. Choose payment method

View images

Images help us prove an infringement happened. See the proof before you pay or raise a dispute. View images online

Transfer liability

In some circumstances, you can ask for a ticket to be moved to another person. This is called 'transfer of liability'. Transfer your vehicle fine

Dispute your fine

Most disputes are unsuccessful. Find a list of the evidence you'll need to submit, and how to get started. Dispute your infringement

How to not get a fine

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How to not get a fine

Understand your infringement

The infringement process

Learn what your options are when you get an infringement notice, and what happens if you choose not to pay.

The infringement process

Vehicle infringements

Learn about parking and driving infringements and how to stay safe on the roads.

Vehicle infringements

Public transport infringements

Learn about public transport infringements and how to avoid getting a fine.

Public transport infringements

Harbourmaster infringements

Learn about Harbourmaster infringements and how to stay safe on the water.

Harbourmaster infringements

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The infringement timeline

From when your ticket is served, you have 28 days to act. You can do everything online.

Your options include:

• paying your fine
• disputing your fine
• transferring your vehicle fine to the correct person
• requesting a court hearing.

If you do not pay or request a court hearing, a reminder notice will be sent. This gives you another 28 days to take action.

If you still do not pay or request a court hearing, Auckland Transport can send your fine to Baycorp for collection. Fines that remain unpaid are then sent to the Ministry of Justice and become a court fine. Court fees will be added to the fine and there are serious consequences for non-payment.

Learn more about your options at each stage of the infringement process.

If you cannot afford to pay

We offer payment plans through Zip and Afterpay to help make payments more manageable. You can pay in 4 instalments with no interest or extra fees.

Learn more about using Afterpay and Zip.

If you cannot pay your fine because of financial hardship, you can request a court hearing and ask the court to consider your circumstances. However, please note that court costs will be added.

Learn more about requesting a court hearing for financial hardship.

What happens if you do not pay

Payment is due 28 days from the date your infringement notice (ticket) is served. After 28 days you'll be sent a reminder, which gives you another 28 days to pay.

If you do not pay or request a court hearing before the final date for payment, Auckland Transport (AT) may refer the matter to Baycorp. Baycorp will contact you to arrange payment, which can include paying it off in instalments.

Once the ticket has been referred to Baycorp, all payment should be done through them.

If you do not make payment with Baycorp, your infringement will be sent to the Ministry of Justice and become a court fine. Court costs will be added and non-payment can bring serious consequences.

Learn more about the infringement process.

Your address has changed, or you do not have an address

Most vehicle fines are sent in the post to the person registered to the vehicle. This information is provided to Auckland Transport by the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA). We do not have access to your email address to send tickets electronically.

When you move house, make sure you update your details with the NZTA (opens in a new tab).

If you do not have a permanent address, you can find options for getting mail delivered on the NZ Post website (opens in a new tab).

Lost infringement number

You must have both your infringement number on your ticket and your licence plate number (vehicle registration plate) to manage your fine online.

This is to make sure your information is secure and cannot be accessed by anyone except the person with the ticket.

If you have lost your ticket, please contact us:

• Vehicle infringements: 09 355 3553
• Harbourmaster infringements: 09 355 3553
• Public transport infringements: 09 366 6400

Note that our customer service staff cannot process disputes, transfers or court requests on your behalf.

Where your money goes

The money collected from fines goes to Auckland Council to be managed. It can then be allocated to support transport work such as: 

• public transport improvements 
• parking facility and road safety upgrades 
• walking and cycling initiatives. 

Auckland Council can also allocate funding toward libraries, the zoo, parks and community centres across the region. 

Legal definitions

We have used plain language as much as possible to aide understanding and reduce confusion.

This means, for example, using the words 'fine' and 'ticket' instead of the legal term 'infringement fee'.

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