Illegally parked vehicles
City of Adelaide Parking and Information Officers patrol Adelaide and North Adelaide streets to ensure parking conditions are being complied with and to provide fair access to on-street parking.
Illegally parked vehicles can be a public safety issue.
If you see an illegally parked vehicle, you can report it for us to investigate.
Important information about illegally parked vehicles
- The City of Adelaide is unable to investigate reports of illegal parking that are:
- outside the City of Adelaide boundaries (postcodes 5000 and 5006)
- on private property, including private laneways.
How to report an illegally parked vehicle
City of Adelaide encourages you to report illegal parking as soon as you see it.
The best ways to report an illegally parked vehicle during business hours, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Friday, are:
- using our online report an illegally parked vehicle form
- calling the Customer Centre on (08) 8203 7203
- in person at our Customer Centre
Outside business hours
For any other issues between 5:00 pm and midnight weekdays, and from 8:00 am to midnight on weekends, it is best to call (08) 8203 7203.
At other times you can report an illegally parked vehicle using our online form.
What we need to know
To investigate reports of illegally parked vehicles we need:
- full address or detailed location of the vehicle
- the vehicle's registration number
- details of any signage at the location
- photos of the vehicle
- any other relevant information, such as
- make, model and colour of the vehicle
- how long the vehicle has been at the location
In case we need more information we will also collect your:
- name
- email address
- phone number.
What happens next
We aim to investigate reports received during business hours within two hours.
Reports received after 5:00 pm Monday to Friday may not be investigated until the morning of the next business day.
Reports are prioritised by considering:
- whether the vehicle is a potential hazard
- where our Parking and Information Officers are at the time of the report
- how long the vehicle can legally park.
More information
If you have any questions about illegally parked vehicles, please contact the Customer Centre: