Logan council tight-lipped on which schools it will target in back-to-school blitz on illegal parking

Police will not be the only ones ready to pounce on drivers breaking the rules in school zones. Councils are also ready to sting those parking illegally and the fines in one southeast Queensland council area have gone up as much as 2.3 per cent.

Logan City Council will target those parking illegally in school zones at 62 schools.

THOSE parking illegally or found speeding in school zones will be fined when school returns on January 28.

And the Logan City Council sting has gone up as much as 2.3 per cent this January with fines ranging from $89 up to $266.

The heftiest fines are reserved for parking in a bus or a disabled zone or parking near pedestrian crossings.

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It is illegal to stop or park within 20 metres before, or 10 metres after, a pedestrian crossing.

Last year, those fines were $261. This year they will set offenders back $266.

Drivers caught double parking outside schools will be fined $178 this year and those caught in loading zones or areas signed “No Stopping” can cop fines of up to $133, up from last January’s $130.

Parking across a driveway will set the driver back $89 as will parking on the footpath or nature strip.

Those exceeding the maximum 40k/h speed in school zones will also be fined by patrolling police.

Drivers at 11 schools were put on notice last year and warned about the fines for breaking the road rules and illegally parking in school zones.

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Drivers will be targeted in school zones across Logan.

But this year, Logan City Council has remained tight-lipped about which schools it will surreptitiously target saying only some school zones would be patrolled more than others.

Last year, Crestmead, Edens Landing, Greenbank, Kimberley Park, Marsden, Mount Warren Park, Regents Park, Shailer Park, Windaroo, Woodridge and Yugumbir State School were patrolled by council after they were identified as having a high number of illegal parking and stopping.

Three years ago, Yugumbir State School in Regents Park and Flagstone State School in Jimboomba topped the shame list with 26 fines. Mt Warren Park State School on Mt Warren Blvd followed with 22 fines.

This year, council listed all 62 Logan state schools it will target with officers visiting between four and 10 schools during a morning or an afternoon.

Council’s “Patrick Pace Car” will be used and police will also patrol school zones during the first three weeks.

Parking patrols will use automated number plate recognition which detects, records and then fines offenders in incorrectly parked vehicles.