Across Sydney and other parts of NSW, parking can be difficult and expensive.
While some local councils and the state government are working hard to increase the number of parking spaces, a new study has found that parking meters might be the overarching problem.
According to new parking app provider CellOPark, Australians are spending around $15 million extra as a result of ‘parking fine paranoia’. Essentially, motorists are deliberately overfeeding parking meters by an average of $2 each time to avoid fines.
As demand for parking spaces increases, NSW authorities are seeing a rise in motorists using disabled car parking spaces illegally.