Petrol Car Drivers to Face Fines for Parking at EV Charging Slots in South Australia

Published on April 4, 2024

The South Australia (SA) government has announced that petrol and diesel car drivers can face fines if they park their vehicles in areas designed for electric cars. Electric car drivers will not be immune to the penalties either, as parking electric vehicles (EV) in signposted EV charging bays without using the charging facility would incur a similar penalty. Both offences will attract on-the-spot fines of $75 (US$49.39) in the first instance and $111 for repeated infringements, a practice known as “ICEing,” referring to the use of internal combustion engine cars. The SA government unveiled its transport penalties this week, becoming the fifth jurisdiction in the country to have done so, along with New South Wales (NSW), Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), and Queensland....

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