Illegal parking targeted in Canterbury Bankstown

Canterbury Bankstown council is waging war on illegally parked trucks and cars, with many owners fined during a recent blitz.

The owner of this truck, illegally parked on a nature strip in Punchbowl, was fined by the council.

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Canterbury Bankstown Council has fined the owners of 40 trucks who were found illegally parked on footpaths and nature strips during a 48-hour blitz.

The owners were fined in the first blitz on the weekend of September 21-22, with the most incidents in Punchbowl and Campsie.

The fine for illegally parking a heavy vehicle for more than one hour is $114, while it is $268 for parking on a path or nature strip in a built up area.

One of the trucks which was illegally parked in Bankstown.

Canterbury Bankstown Council has fined the owners of illegally parked trucks.

The council said they were responding to complaints from residents, with fines also issued to the owners of 10 cars found parked illegally on the footpath.

Council officers targeted suburbs identified by residents as being the worst: Earlwood, Campsie, Croydon Park, Lakemba, Punchbowl and Roselands.

The council has also been successful in reducing illegal dumping by a huge 40 per cent through its by EyesOnIt campaign, where community input is considered very valuable.

Unregistered cars are also being dumped in Canterbury Bankstown Council.

The council also has to deal with unregistered vehicles parked illegally on its property including streets.

Mayor Khal Asfour said trucks were illegally parked on nature strips and footpaths, and in no parking areas, causing safety issues for motorists and pedestrians.

“It’s disappointing to see so many infringement notices needed to be issued over just two days but, hopefully, as this operation continues, we will see an improvement,” Cr Asfour said.

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“If you drive a heavy vehicle, you have a responsibility to park it safely and consider the impact on others.”

Mayor Asfour said in future police could be involved and there will be no prior warning. He encouraged residents to contact the council if they spot illegal parking.

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“Our officers can’t be everywhere all the time, so it’s important residents tip us off when someone is doing the wrong thing, including trucks being parked illegally and causing safety issues,” Cr Asfour said.