A Parking Scheme For Residents

UPDATE: 21/08/2020
The roll out of Manly's new parking permit scheme will start from September 1.  Here's what the new permits will look like. 

Each new Residential parking permit (above left) will have a unique car registration, corresponding to a vehicle which must be registered to the applicant's address. To purchase a second residential permit the applicant must have a second car registered to their address.  A third residential permit is possible "in extenuating circumstances".

​In addition, Multi-use permits (above right) will be available whether you have a car or not. They are designed for visitors, tradies etc, so they are transferable between vehicles. Only one is available for each rateable property and will be linked to the property.

The new scheme will start on the following dates
Little Manly Zone     1 Oct 2020
Balgowlah                1 Oct 2020
Ethel St West           1 Nov 2020
Ocean Beach           1 Nov 2020
Isthmus                    1 Dec 2020
Fairy Bower             1 Dec 2020
Tower Hill +              1 Mar 2021
Ivanhoe Park +         1 Apr 2021

Permit applications will open one month before in each case, and applications should be made via the Council's website if possible, although you can still apply at the Customer Service Centre. You must display your old permit, even though it appears to be out of date, until you get the new one. 

The up-front cost is the same as last year. 

​FEES:
1st Residential or Multi-use Permit* - Free
2nd Residential or Multi-use Permit* - $42
3rd Residential or Multi-use Permit* - $110
(*only one Multi-use permit per household)
Business, Special Issue, Support Worker or Car Share Permits -  Free (for 2020/21)

But it's a different story if a permit is lost or stolen, with a replacement to cost $545.

Clearly the concern is with the Multi-use permit, which may be open to misuse, such as being sold on eBay, although with this permit linked to a specific property, tracing the permit will be easier.  A review of the Multi-use system will therefore take place in a year, with several audits carried out along the way. The risk is, that if the Multi-use system is abused, the Council may stop issuing this type of permit. Staff say there will always be some mechanism for visitors and tradies to park, but it may become more like the City of Sydney, where residents get a limited number of single-use, one-day 'scratchies'.

Go to the Council website here or call 1300 434 434 for more details.

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31/7/2020   
During peak Coronavirus lockdown, Manly suddenly had plenty of street parking, showing what it's like when only locals are parking here. ​

Manly's new Parking Permit scheme, to be rolled out in the next few months, is designed to keep the balance strongly in favour of residents. It will work by linking all new parking permits to a specific vehicle or address, thereby stopping the on-selling of permits and limiting them to genuine local residents. 

Each new Residential parking permit (above left) will have a unique car registration, corresponding to a vehicle which must be registered to the applicant's address. To purchase a second residential permit the applicant must have a second car registered to their address.  A third residential permit is possible "in extenuating circumstances".


Multi-use permits (above right) will be available whether you have a car or not. They are designed for visitors, tradies etc, so they are transferable between vehicles. Only one is available for each rateable property.

There will also be a big reduction in the number of permits issued to businesses, and no permits for trailers or boats. 

And in great news in this financially uncertain time, there will be NO increase in permit fees, and the first permit will still be free. 

As well, an idea to limit parking permits to residents with insufficient off-street parking has been scrapped.

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Specifically, each dwelling can apply for up to three permits, and a fourth under "extenuating circumstances"

* One permit per car can be purchased, which must be registered to the car's registration and applicant's home address.
* A multi-purchase permit can be purchased to be used by visitors, tradies etc. This permit must be linked to the home address of the applicant.

As well as residential and multi-use permits; business, car share, special issue and support worker permits will be available. ​
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Fees:
1st Permit - Free
2nd Permit - $42
3rd Permit - $110

The new scheme will start on the following dates
Little Manly Zone     1 Oct 2020
Balgowlah                1 Oct 2020
Ethel St West           1 Nov 2020
Ocean Beach           1 Nov 2020
Isthmus                    1 Dec 2020
Fairy Bower             1 Dec 2020
Tower Hill +              1 Mar 2021
Ivanhoe Park +         1 Apr 2021
Permit applications will open one month before in each case.

Existing residential parking permits remain valid (despite having passed their 'expiry' dates) until the respective start date in each area, and must be displayed.  As a bonus, the permit validity extensions have given locals a permit fee holiday for at least six months.

You can view the Parking Scheme Framework below.