Parking

Tamworth’s CBD has almost 4000 car parking spaces; 2,315 on-street spaces and 1,429 off-street (car park) spaces. There are also 53 disabled car parking spaces in the CBD.

There is a mixture of free and paid parking spaces available, with spaces signposted to indicate if payment is required. In the CBD, time restrictions on free parking spaces range from ¼ hour, ½ hour, 1 hour, 2-hour, 4 hour and all day.

Paid parking spaces can be paid for hourly or daily, using one of the 42 pay and display parking machines throughout the CBD, or the pay by mobile Easypark app. For current parking fees, click here and search for ‘parking’.

Monthly parking permits are available for purchase at Council’s Customer Service Centre. These permits can only be used in Council’s off-street ticketed car parks at White Street (off Kable Avenue in Bicentennial Park), Kable Avenue (on the south side of Ray Walsh House) and Country Women’s Association/Hands of Fame car park (Kable Avenue).

Parking is also available in several large, privately owned car parks such as Centrepoint (330 spaces) and Tamworth Square (500 spaces).

Free Parking

• Griffin Avenue (all day)
• Tamworth Community Centre car park - access from Peel or Darling Streets (all day)
• Byrnes Avenue between Hill and Roderick Streets (all day)
• Byrnes Avenue between Roderick and Murray Streets (all day)
• Behind the NRMA office in Peel Street between White and Hill Streets (free all day; some 2 hour free parking Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm)
• Gipps Street, over the footbridge on the western side of the Peel River, access via Ebsworth Street (all day)
• Riverside beside the main Peel River bridge, with access off Bridge Street via Carter Street (all day)
• No. 1 Oval off Kable Avenue (all day)
• Tamworth Regional Playground Car Park (3hrs)
• White Street carpark off Kable Avenue in Bicentennial Park (all day)
• Hands of Fame car park, in Kable Avenue (all day)
• Tamworth Town Hall car park, accessed from Fitzroy Street (3hrs)

Paid Parking

Click here to view a map of metered parking zones in the Tamworth CBD (PDF 502.4KB)

 

Signposted, designated disabled parking is available throughout the Tamworth CBD. Look for those spaces marked with the symbol for people with disabilities – a person in a wheelchair.

Disabled spaces are reserved only for those with a current parking permit, for people with disabilities or a mobile parking scheme (MPS) permit. These permits are issued by RMS and shall be clearly displayed inside the car windscreen if parking in a designated space. No time limits apply to designated disabled parking spaces.

Other parking concessions for people with a disability

If you have a Mobile Parking Scheme (MPS) permit, the following concessions apply:

• parking in a ticketed area, no charge
• limited parking (over 30 minutes), the vehicle can park for an unlimited time
• limited parking (up to 30 minutes), the vehicle can park for 2 hours
• limited parking (less than 30 minutes), the vehicle can park for a maximum time of 30 minutes

Please note: The MPS permit does not allow you to park in 'No Parking' or 'No Stopping' spaces or in taxi zones or bus zones.

 

To ensure regular movement of vehicles in the Tamworth CBD and the availability of parking spaces, Council Rangers and Parking Officers regularly patrol car parking areas in the Tamworth region. While Council officers issue infringement notices, Council are unable to review or waive fines.

Reviewing an infringement

We understand that sometimes people may believe that an infringement was issued incorrectly or unfairly.

Revenue NSW adjudicates and administers all infringement notices and fines for Council. This means that only Revenue NSW can waive fines.

Revenue NSW also acknowledges that under certain circumstances, a person may have grounds to request a review of the issuing of a parking infringement.

For more information visit the Revenue NSW website.

Paying fines

Revenue NSW receipts and processes infringement notices and fines (e.g. parking) issued by Council officers. You have 21 day from the date of issue to pay your fine. 

For full and up-to-date information on fines, penalties, infringement notices and payment options contact Revenue NSW.

Website: Revenue NSW
Phone:
1300 138 118
7.30am - 8.00pm Monday to Friday
For international callers: +61 2 4937 9207
Mail:
Revenue NSW
PO Box 786
Strawberry Hills NSW 2012

 

In accordance with the Fines Amendment (Parking Fines) Act 2024 and the Fines Amendment (Parking Fines) Regulation 2025, Tamworth Regional Council is required to report on parking fines issued each quarter.

 

Background on Legislative Changes

The NSW Government’s reforms to the parking fine system, which came into effect on 1 July 2025, require councils to:

• Attach a parking fine or notification to the vehicle (except in limited circumstances).
• Provide photographic evidence of the offence to Revenue NSW.
• Issue fines within seven days of the offence if no notification was attached.
• Publicly report data on parking fines issued.
• These changes aim to restore fairness and transparency to the parking fine system across NSW.
  
  

Tamworth Regional Council will continue to monitor the implementation of these reforms and provide quarterly updates as required.

For more information on the Fines Amendment (Parking Fines) Act and Regulation, visit the NSW Legislation website.

Ticketed parking legislative requirements Tamworth Regional Council Q1 2025 (XLSX 81.7KB)

 

 

What parking restrictions apply in the Tamworth CBD?

Time restrictions include 1/4-hour, 1/2-hour, 1-hour, 2-hour, 4-hour and all day.

Parking meters were introduced in Tamworth in 1965, and upgraded in 2008 to the Pay and Display ticket machines.

Pay parking areas are managed by 42 pay and display ticket parking machines. For current parking fees, click here and search for ‘parking’.

When do parking restrictions apply in the CBD?

Within Tamworth's central business district (CBD), parking officers monitor the following time zone parking restrictions:

• Monday to Friday – 8:30am till 6:00pm
• Saturday 8:30am till 12:30pm

Disabled parking spaces, loading zones, no parking and no stopping zones are enforceable at any time.

Parking restrictions are enforced near schools, neighbourhood shopping centres, where driveways are obstructed and at any location where motorists are parked contrary to parking signage.

How do I pay for parking?

You’ll need your vehicle registration (number plate) handy to pay at the parking meter. Use the touch screen to enter your vehicle’s number plate, and the length of time you’d like to park your car.

Payment is made digitally via payWave, and you’re not required to display a paper ticket in your vehicle, as the meters are ticketless. You can request an electronic receipt if you’d like to.

Here are step-by-step instructions on how to pay at the meters.

1. If the screen is blank, it’s in power-saving mode. To awaken, press ‘TOUCH HERE TO START’ underneath the touch screen.
2. On the touch screen, press ‘Start’
3. Enter your number plate and press continue  
4. Select the amount of time you’d like to park using the ‘Less’ or ‘More’ buttons on screen
5. Confirm the amount you’ll pay by pressing ‘OK’.
6. Tap your debit/credit card or smart device on the meter’s black payWave square, underneath the touch screen.
7. If you would like an e-receipt, select ‘Yes, please’  
8. Use your mobile phone or smart device to either scan the QR code, or enter the URL and code that appears on screen, and press ‘Continue’ to download your e-receipt
9. The transaction is now complete. The end screen displays the time your parking will finish. 

Alternatively, you can use the EasyPark app. Go to the EasyPark website on your smartphone to find out how to download.

What parking signage is used in Tamworth?

Various parking signs are found in the Tamworth CBD. The majority of these indicate a time, followed by the letter 'P', indicating that parking is only allowed for the time set by the signs. For example, 4P means a four-hour parking limit.