Parking monitoring program

Our parking monitoring program aims to: 

  • improve parking access  
  • encourage turnover in high-demand areas 
  • support safer streets across the city.  

Our smart parking technology and foot patrols help manage the increasing demand for parking. This ensures parking opportunities are shared across the community.

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Where parking is monitored

Parking monitoring is focused on busy, high‑demand areas, including: 

  • North Lakes 
  • Redcliffe 
  • Caboolture 
  • Strathpine 
  • Petrie. 

Council also responds to community complaints and patrols other in-demand parking areas. 

Parking monitoring vehicle 

To help us monitor parking, we use a hybrid parking monitoring vehicle. This vehicle is equipped with number plate recognition technology. It also features a high-resolution camera and GPS. The vehicle patrols regulated areas and automatically captures images of parked vehicles. This data includes the vehicle’s location, number plate and the time it was detected. 

The vehicle monitors: 

  • timed parking 
  • loading zones 
  • no stopping areas, including yellow lines 
  • other regulated parking restrictions. 

Council Officers verify all data captured by the vehicle to determine if an offence has occurred. If a vehicle is found to be parked illegally, an infringement notice is issued. The fine is posted to the vehicle's registered owner.  For more information on infringements, visit Pay a fine or infringement notice.  

Avoiding a fine

Time-restricted parking

Motorists are expected to leave a time‑restricted area once they reach the signed time limit. This helps ensure others have a fair opportunity to use available parking.

The monitoring vehicle’s GPS and camera help determine whether a vehicle has left a time-restricted area.

A motorist is required to leave the length of road or area at the expiration of the time indicated by the parking signs per State Government parking laws. The law requires that you leave the street or area to provide an opportunity for others to utilise the parking space.

You can return to the length of road or area and use the same parking space, so long as you have provided the opportunity for someone else to use the available parking.

Always check local parking signs and follow the rules. Find out more about parking regulations.  

Disability parking permits

Your disability parking permit should be clearly visible from outside the vehicle. Permit holders may park: 

  • for up to 30 minutes, where the time limit is less than 30 minutes 
  • with no time limit, where the signed time limit is 30 minutes or more
  • in any designated disability parking bay. 

Smart monitoring and your privacy 

All information is handled per the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Queensland) and Council’s privacy policy. 

This includes the handling, storage and security of any images or data collected by the monitoring vehicle. 

Report illegal parking and more information 

You can report illegal parking online or use the Snap Send Solve app.

You should include the vehicle’s registration number, colour, make, model and location. 

 For more information, contact Council. 

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