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General parking tips for Redlands

General parking tips for Redlands Coast

There is a wealth of public transport to get you to and around the Redlands Coast region.

However, there are many places to park if you do decide to drive. You must be careful to observe the parking signage for each location, as various restrictions apply.

The Queensland Police Service is the primary enforcing authority for parking. Council is also able to issue warnings and infringement notices on Council roads.

Drivers within Redlands Coast should be aware of the local parking rules. Council’s Local Law 5 – Parking regulates the parking of vehicles within established traffic areas and off-street parking locations defined in the local law. It is the driver’s responsibility to know and comply with these rules.

For more information about parking and road rules, including road rules refresher, visit the Department of Transport and Main Roads website.

Below are some general parking rules for Redlands Coast and parking guides for specific areas.

General parking rules

Examples of some commonly used parking signs – please check the sign before you park your vehicle to ensure you are permitted to park.

No stopping sign

No parking signs

Loading zone sign

Mail zone sign

Parking sign

No stopping

No parking

Loading Zone

Mail Zone

Timed Parking sign

Check whether you’re parked within a specific traffic area – Maps of Redlands Coast parking areas.

Park your vehicle ‘rear end in’ where signs and line marking indicate – rear end in parking illustration shown below.

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Park on the roadside only if there is a three metre (3m) space between the car and the line (or car and other side of the road if there is no line).

Parking both road sides

Vehicles parked with two wheels on the nature strip and two wheels on the road is not lawful parking. On-street parking is available to the whole community provided vehicles are parked safely and legally. Three metres of clear roadway must be left beside each parked vehicle to allow large vehicles, such as waste collection vehicles, to access local streets.

Do not park your vehicle

  • facing oncoming traffic
  • too close to an intersection
  • across a driveway
  • on a footpath, nature strip, median strip or dividing strip.

Regulation

The parking of vehicles on the footpath is regulated by Transport Operations (Road Use Management Road Rules) Regulation 2009. Council is legally required to investigate complaints about footpath parking where vehicles block or partly block a bicycle path, footpath, shared path, dividing strip, verge or nature strip on a Council road. Additionally, where parked vehicles make it difficult for other drivers to exit a property or side road or damage underground infrastructure. Penalties apply.

  • Do not stop in a clearway, bus zone or no stopping zone.
  • Do not park in a parking zone marked for people with a disability unless you have the appropriate parking authority.
  • Do not stop in a zone designated for specific vehicles, such as a loading zone, bus zone or boat trailer zone.
  • Do not park a heavy vehicle in a built-up area for more than 1 hour.
  • Please ensure parking availability and park all vehicles lawfully.

Parking guides for specific areas