Perth Parking Fines: City Guide (2026)

The City of Perth covers the CBD, Northbridge, East Perth, and West Perth. Perth CBD parking enforcement is active across several key corridors:

• St Georges Terrace — the main CBD artery with heavy enforcement, particularly in clearway and timed parking zones
• Murray Street Mall area — the pedestrian retail precinct and surrounding streets, including Hay Street
• Northbridge — entertainment precinct with mixed timed and permit parking zones
• William Street — high-foot-traffic corridor connecting the CBD and Northbridge

Parking officers patrol these areas frequently during business hours and evenings. Time-limited bays are monitored closely in the CBD core.

EasyPark is the dominant paid parking app in Perth CBD. PayStay is also used by some operators and councils in the metro area.

When using any parking app in Perth:

• Screenshot your transaction confirmation at the start of every session
• Note the session start time, bay or zone reference, and transaction ID
• Keep these until well after you've left the parking area

EasyPark sessions have been known to fail on Hay Street and Murray Street during busy events — the app may show "active" on your phone but the transaction does not always register with the City of Perth's enforcement system in real time. Your transaction record is your evidence if this happens.

• City of Perth portal: cityofperth.wa.gov.au
• WA Fines Enforcement Registry (FER): myinfringement.wa.gov.au — for fines already registered with the FER
• By phone or post: Reference the infringement notice number

Check which payment portal applies — if the notice has not yet been registered with the FER, pay via the City of Perth portal. If it has been referred, pay via myinfringement.wa.gov.au.

In WA, disputing a parking fine means making a withdrawal request — not an "appeal" or "internal review." The withdrawal request goes to the issuing authority (City of Perth or another council) within 28 days.

For detailed steps, grounds, and evidence advice, see the full how-to-dispute guide →.

If the City of Perth refuses the withdrawal, the options are pay the fine or apply to the Magistrates Court for a hearing.

Is the City of Perth the only issuer in Perth metro? No. The City of Fremantle, City of Stirling, City of Vincent, and other metro councils issue infringement notices in their respective areas. WA Police issues some notices in clearway and emergency access zones. Check the top of your notice for the issuing authority.

What does the WA Fines Enforcement Registry do? The FER manages unpaid fines. If you don't pay or request a withdrawal within 28 days, your infringement notice is registered with the FER. The FER can pursue licence or registration suspension for persistent non-payment. Contact the FER at myinfringement.wa.gov.au.

Can I submit a withdrawal request for a Perth parking fine online? The City of Perth's online withdrawal submission option is. The default process has historically been paper-based — confirm the current options with the council before submitting.

Pine AI prepares City of Perth withdrawal requests using WA-specific language and the correct format for Perth parking enforcement. For EasyPark failures on Hay Street or Murray Street, Pine structures the letter around your transaction evidence. For sign-obscured disputes in CBD zones, Pine addresses the City of Perth's signage obligations.