Albury council saves $100,000 by swapping manual parking rangers for cameras
Albury will replace chalk checks with number plate recognition cameras starting October 6.
Albury council is replacing its manual parking system with number plate recognition technology from October 6. Rangers will use a mobile app and vehicle-mounted cameras to check compliance electronically.
They'll drive past instead of walking streets with chalk. Driving one side of Dean Street takes 10 minutes, compared to an hour on foot.
The council will also replace 407 parking sensors installed in 2021. Rangers will still have to physically attach fines to windscreens.
They'll also walk up to vehicles to check disability permit stickers. Albury chose this over paid street parking after residents complained.
Wodonga has run the same system for nine months and reports safer, more efficient monitoring.
- $100,000
- Software cost savings
- 10 minutes by car
- Time to monitor Dean Street
- 1 hour on foot
- Old monitoring time
- 407
- Sensors being replaced
Why it mattersResidents keep cheaper parking without paid meters. The council saves at least $100,000 in software costs and can redirect rangers to other work.
AustraliaAlbury residents will see no change in parking rules but benefit from lower council costs and more frequent compliance checks, avoiding the congestion some blame on Wangaratta's new paid meters.
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