New stealth tech to bust parking violators
Sneaky stealth technology is now being used to slap drivers with fines for violating parking rules.
Council workers are driving around in a vehicle which is fitted with special licence plate recognition cameras that record the time of parking.
When the workers come back for another scan to potential violators, they are alerted of vehicles that have overstayed the limit.
Drivers are then surprised with a fine in their mailbox.
At the moment these vehicles are being used by The Hills Shire and Bayside Council in NSW, but motorists are not happy.
“This is way too far, it's beyond a joke. This is not the Australian way of life. What happened to this being a free country? We aren't even free to step outside our homes without the government watching our every step. you need a telescope to spot the line that's how far over it this has gone,” someone wrote.
“How ridiculous. Pure revenue raising. No one is harmed by people overstaying parking limits,” another commented.
“Oh for goodness sake aren't they ripping off the people of NSW enough,” another said.
“They should make more free parking spaces rather than finding more innovative ways to charge them! The huge amount of toll we pay seems like not enough! It’s unbelievable how difficult it is to find free parking spaces in Sydney nowadays,” someone else commented.
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