Carpool

Now is the time to start saving on petrol costs - grab a friend and ride into town together!

Carpooling is easy, especially if you already know someone from your neighbourhood, a workmate, or a family member who also comes to town. Join up together and carpool into Nelson.

Free parking for carpoolers

Nelson City Council offers carpoolers free central Nelson parking. Spaces can be reserved for up to 12 months. All you need to do is register your carpooling group (2 or more people) together and you can park for free!

Once a carpool is registered, each member will be sent a registration card to display while the car is parked. Each member must have their card displayed every time the car park is used.

Use is on a first-come basis as far as getting a parking space in one of the three designated areas. If car parks are not occupied by 10am, the general public may then park in those spaces.

How to register for a free carpool space

Online

You can sign up online with your carpooling group for a free parking space in central Nelson. You'll need to have the required information on all the members of your carpool on hand to fill out the online form. Register online for a free carpool space.

By fax or email

Download a registration form for a free carpool space, fill it out and return it by email or fax, or as always you can simply bring it into the Council offices or post it to Nelson City Council, POB 645, Nelson. Directions are on the form. Download the Free Carpool Space Registration Form (PDF @ 45KB.

By phone

Call +64 3 546 0204 to register with a Customer Services Officer by telephone. You will need to have all of the information that is required on the online and PDF forms above in hand when you phone. Find out more information about the free parking spaces in central Nelson.

Renewing an existing registration?

Fill out the same registration form online, using the same directions, but tick the 'Renewal' box.

Don't have someone to carpool with?

Several carpool matching services exist throughout New Zealand, and they can help you locate or start a carpool in the Nelson Tasman region.

Questions?

Please email or phone +64 3 546 0204.