Wyndham Council says a bumper 28,801 parking fines issued last financial year

Wyndham Council is slapping nearly 80 drivers a day with parking fines, and chasing almost $1 million in unpaid fine revenue. Here’s why so many are copping the dreaded windscreen tickets.

Wyndham Council is owed nearly $1 million in unpaid parking fines.

Tight-fisted motorists owe Wyndham Council nearly $1 million in unpaid parking fines.

The council dished out 78 tickets a day on average last financial year, totalling $3.07 million.

Data obtained by the Wyndham Leader reveals 28,801 parking fines were issued in 2017-18 but only 12,943 (about half) had been paid on time.

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There is still $946,340 outstanding.

Wyndham Council’s city operations direction Stephen Thorpe blamed motorists’ bad parking behaviour for the “sharp rise” in the number of infringements issued.

“This (increase) relates largely to the choices of some motorists parking in areas they shouldn’t be, or parking longer than the allocated time,” he said.

Parking in a ‘no stopping’ zone, on nature strips, against the direction of travel, or in loading zones were also common parking fails, he said.

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“Monitoring parking is not about raising revenue, it is part of a holistic approach which includes the design of spaces to incorporate adequate parking spots, encouraging active travel where possible, and community education,” Mr Thorpe said.

“Issuing infringements is part of the process, to ensure that motorists are aware of the rules in place, keep streets safe and allow equitable access to parking in our busier areas.”

Mr Thorpe warned people who did not pay could face legal action by Fines Victoria.

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