The three Brisbane streets where you can’t escape the parking inspector

The Brisbane streets where new parking technology is catching the most motorists have been revealed.

Council has recently expanded its use of high-tech cameras to sting drivers who park illegally, and a whopping 2443 fines were handed out last year on three streets alone.

The cameras can do what parking inspectors can’t – keep watch 24/7. And they take photos at 30-second intervals to deter drivers from even briefly breaking the rules.

There’s no escape from the cameras, which are on the lookout for parking breaches 24/7.Credit: Edwina Pickles

“We started off with the trial, and we have expanded it now to 41 locations,” Cr Sarah Hutton told Nine News. “The focus is really around keeping our city moving.”

There are now 200 devices installed across Brisbane.

“Last financial year, we had 44,000 illegal parking complaints,” Hutton said. “So using that data, we really found hotspots.”

Fortitude Valley, St Lucia, and Eight Mile Plains are the suburbs with the most surveillance.

“Some [hotspots] might be a clearway, some might be a bus zone, some might be a yellow line,” Hutton said.

Drivers who stop on a yellow line, in a bus zone, or in a signed no stopping zone are fined $333, while stopping in a clearway will set you back $500.

In the 12 months since cameras were first installed, 4949 fines have been handed out.

Graham Street in South Brisbane.Credit: Brittney Deguara

Graham Street in South Brisbane has racked up the most infringement notices – more than 1406. Most were for parking on a yellow line.

On Park Road in Milton, 571 drivers have been stung – mostly for stopping in a no-stopping zone.

One Milton local said it could be difficult to find a park near his unit, while another theorised the rules were in place to help local restaurants.

Green Square in Fortitude Valley was another hotspot for no-stopping zone fines, with 466 handed out.

Council does not have plans to roll out any more cameras, but has not ruled it out.

“There could be opportunities for us to move them and consider other locations,” Hutton said.

“We’re hoping this happens, because we’re hoping people do the right thing, and we’re hopefully not issuing any fines.”

With Abbey Geran

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