Council rangers will be banned from stinging drivers with ticketless parking fines under new legislation to be introduced by the NSW government.
The move comes after the number of ticketless fines issued by local councils surged to more than 822,000 in the last financial year, an increase of almost 50 per cent on the previous 12 months.
Some drivers have also reported cases of being unknowingly fined multiple times for the same offence. Premier Chris Minns said the ticketless parking fines system was introduced by the previous government without enough protection for drivers."Too many motorists have driven off with no idea they might be liable for a parking fine. We're fixing that."
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