There's little doubt Wagga City Council's decision to invest in a mobile parking car is paying big dividends.
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In the past financial year alone Wagga motorists caught parking incorrectly were slugged more than$1m in fines.
That figure was close to five times the revenue collected by Dubbo council over the same period and well above other comparable cities such as Orange, Albury and Tamworth.
None of those centres have the Licence Plate Recognition mobile parking car.
Now while some motorists are upset about the high number of fines the message is loud and clear - Don't park illegally here or you will be caught and heavily penalised.
It's also interesting to note of the 800 infringement notices issued more than 300 were handed out in school zones.
There's also a push by some within the community for parking metres to be installed, so that in itself should be incentive enough for locals not to break the law.
The LPRT car patrols on-street timed parking and makes several sweeps of the city each day.
Council admits the car can do far more than any ranger can do on foot.
Wagga has more than 3000 on-street parking spaces in the CBD, more than half of which are unrestricted.
Presently the Wagga Business Chamber is reviewing parking in the city particularly with reference to Fitzmaurice St.
If anything the focus should be on extending the number of two hour zones as they work well in Peter St and could be easily extended to other areas.
As well one of the most under utilised facilities is the Wagga beach car park yet it's only minutes away from the main street.
It offers free all day parking so why would anyone run the risk of swelling council coffers by over staying their welcome in a restricted area?