THE Roads and Maritime Service (RMS) says its mobile speed cameras are legislated to park in restricted areas after a resident raised concerns about the amount of time the vehicles spend in restricted parking zones.
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Local man Allan Edwards said he doesn’t understand why mobile speed camera vehicles are allowed to park in areas where other cars are not.
He said the vehicles have exceeded the one hour restricted parking along Head Street on a number of occasions.
“They definitely sit along Head Street longer than one hour. It’s something I’ve noticed quite often. If other cars did that they would get booked in an instant,” he said.
“Why should they be allowed to sit there longer than what’s allowed when they’re booking people? It’s a bit of a joke.”
An RMS spokesperson said their vehicles were legally allowed to park in restricted parking zones.
“Operator vehicles are legislated to be able to park in certain restricted areas to carry out enforcement. Roads and Maritime Services will review this deployment location to ensure access to limited parking,” the spokesperson said.
“Mobile speed cameras are in place across the road network to reduce speeding and the risk of speed related crashes through the use of anywhere, anytime enforcement.”
Mr Edwards says he believes the vehicles were simply “revenue raisers” for the Macquarie Bank who he claims owns the vehicles.
But an RMS spokesperson did not confirm or deny the bank’s involvement.
“Ownership of mobile speed camera service providers in NSW varies depending on whether they are listed entities or are wholly owned subsidiaries. There have been no significant ownership changes recently.”