Fines and infringements Ngā whāina me ngā whiu iti

From when your ticket is served, you have 28 days to act. 

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.

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.

Payment is due 28 days from the date your infringement notice 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 infringement has been referred to Baycorp, all payment arrangements 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 incur serious consequences.

Learn more about the infringement process.

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). 

If you have lost your infringement notice, please contact us: 

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

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. 

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'.