Parking heavy vehicles in residential areas

Depending on the size, type and purpose of heavy vehicles, there are restrictions for where you can park them in residential areas.

Heavy vehicle parking on residential land is regulated by the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2017 and heavy vehicle parking in residential streets is regulated by the Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017.

Able to park on most residential land

You can park a vehicle on residential land if it meets all these conditions:

These rules do not apply to land with multi-unit homes (like townhouses or apartments).

A heavy vehicle (not including light rail) is:

A long vehicle is 7.5 metres in length or more, including any load or projection.

Heavy vehicles can park on residential land if:

Only one heavy vehicle is parked at a time (unless the other is plant or equipment like a bobcat or crane)
The vehicle is 3.6 metres high or less
It is not parked in front of the home or within 1.5 metres of any residential land boundary.

Refrigeration units must be turned off unless delivering
Heavy vehicles can only operate in residential areas:
- 6 am to 10 pm
- 5:30 am to midnight if you have an existing operator certificate.

Commercial vehicles can park near multi-unit dwellings if:

Vehicles longer than 7.5 metres and with a GVM over 4.5 tonnes cannot park on land next to residential land for more than 1 hour, unless:

The land is residential or used for commercial purposes
The vehicle is collecting or delivering goods or passengers or providing services.

If a vehicle is partly on residential land and partly on adjoining land that is not residential, it is considered not parked on residential land.

Heavy or long vehicles can only park or stop on residential streets for 1 hour, unless:

Certain parking practices are considered illegal, such as parking on nature strips or foot paths. Read about Illegal Parking.

These vehicles cannot park on residential land at any time: