Parkhound Blog
News, advice and tips for Australian drivers

Is there anything more annoying than a parking fine? Does your heart skip a beat when you see one? 5 mins late and your $140 poorer… It’s funny how a tiny piece of paper can get you so fired up… Parking has become a major problem for all Australians and we want to do something about it. Besides introducing a

It’s hard enough trying to find a parking space these days. Now you also need a PhD to understand the bloody parking signs once you get one. 2 hours here, no standing there, clearway from 4 – 5 pm, parking ticket required from 9 – 4. You don’t know where it starts and ends. Some parking signs have so many numbers

Did you know that the average parking fine in Australia is $134 – that is not a typo – it really is $134! With Christmas just around the corner, that got us thinking (for once)… Why are parking fines so expensive? Are they really that bad? Imagine all the things hard working Australians could better spend their money on. Here are the

It’s the worst feeling in the world.  And it always happens when you are a bit skint for money. That dreaded piece of shiny white paper with size 4 font. Even though it says ‘parking fine’, you know it’s not fine; it’s the opposite of fine. You were only a few minutes late and now you find yourself $200 down. One whole

Melbourne city council made over $90 million last year in parking fines and fees. The Sydney suburb of Mosman pulls in about $1.6 million a year in parking fines alone. There is no doubt that councils are becoming more cunning in their plans to meet budgets by getting more income from ordinary drivers. With quotas in place, drivers plate scanning and