Safe parking and transport

The City’s Parking Local Law is designed to control and manage parking, to ensure safe and fair use of parking facilities.

Drivers are responsible for being aware of, and adhering to, all signage, road markings and legislation. The regulations stated in the Road Traffic Code 2000 and the City’s Parking Local Law 2014 are enforceable at all times and do not require signage.

Safe parking within the City

We want to ensure the safety of all drivers and pedestrians within the City. Here are some of the most common parking problems encountered:

1. Parking on a footpath:
   • It’s an offence to park any part of your vehicle on or over a footpath, including where a footpath intersects or crosses a driveway.
2. Vehicles parked against the flow of traffic/Facing the wrong direction:
   • When parking a vehicle on the side of the road, it must be parked facing the direction the traffic is moving.
3. Parking in bays set aside for people with disabilities (ACROD bays):
   • These bays are easily identified with signage and bay markings
   • Parking in these bays without the required permit carries a penalty of up to $5000
   • Disability parking permit holders are allowed to park in a street or kerbside time-restricted area for double the signposted time, provided a valid parking session is active, where paid parking applies.

View the City's Parking principles.

Safe parking at schools

Unlawful parking in school areas is a major safety hazard that poses a risk to children, pedestrians and other road users.

School parking

It is an offence to stop or park a vehicle:

• In No Stopping or No Parking areas
• So that it obstructs a footpath
• On a verge without the owner’s consent
• Facing the wrong way
• So that it is double parked
• Within three metres of a continuous dividing line or median strip
• Within 10 metres of an intersection/corner (without traffic control signals)
• In a manner that blocks a driveway
• On a median strip or traffic island
• So that any portion is within a bus zone.

Please be aware that infringements may be issued for these offences.

No stopping areas

No stopping areas can be defined by signage or a continuous yellow line painted along the edge of a road. 

Please note, a driver is not permitted to stop on a length of road or in an area where No Stopping restrictions apply, this includes dropping off passengers or goods in No Stopping areas. Vehicles may only stop in these zones to comply with other regulations (for example, at traffic lights or to avoid an accident).

Double parking

A driver must not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is between any other stationary vehicle and the centre of the road.

Useful resources

• Transperth
• Your Move
• School Drug Education and Road Aware (SDERA)
• School Road Crossing section Traffic Warden requests, coordination and training  
• Main Roads Report school zone and regulatory sign damage.

Off-road vehicles

Due to the City’s high residential population, there are no areas for using off-road vehicles (ORV) in the City of Stirling. However, there are a number of areas nearby which have been set aside in the Control of Vehicles (Off Road Areas) Act 1978 in conjunction with the Department of Environment and Conservation. 

These areas are:

• Gnangara Pine Plantation, Gnangara Road in Lexia (City of Swan)
• Pinjarra Pines Area: corner of Pinjar Road and Wattle Avenue, Pinjar (operated by Department of Environment and Conservation)
• Ledge Point (Shire of Gingin)
• Lancelin (Shire of Gingin).

Off-road vehicles are not to be used in any parks, reserves, beaches or on the road in the City of Stirling. If you see an ORV in the street, call the Police on 131 444. If you spot an off-road vehicle in a park, reserve or beach, please phone our Customer Contact Centre on (08) 9205 8555.

E-scooters

The City of Stirling is partnering with Beam Mobility (Beam) to provide 250 e-scooters across a 26km2 area in Watermans Bay, Scarborough, Trigg, Karrinyup and Innaloo.

It is quick and easy to access a Beam e-scooter, simply download the Beam app and scan the code on an e-scooter at one of the designated parking spots. E-scooters are available to ride from IKEA in the east of the operating area all the way to our iconic Scarborough Beach in the west.

All Beam e-scooters are fitted with registration numbers (front and back) to make it quick and easy to report any issues. If you see a badly parked e-scooter, vandalism or poor riding behavior please immediately report this to Beam for swift response via the reporting channels below.

Benefits of e-scooters

• E-scooter trips reduce dangerous emissions, traffic congestion, take up a fraction of the space of a car and are extremely energy efficient

How to locate

Download the Beam app and find an e-scooter nearby.

How to ride

• Unlock it Scan the QR code on the handlebar to unlock the e-scooter and follow the instructions in the app.
• Safety first Check all equipment, including the brakes, and wear a helmet before you ride.
• Start riding Push off on the e-scooter to get it moving, then press the ‘Go’ button gently.
• To slow down and stop Release the ‘Go’ button gently to reduce your speed or pull firmly on the brake levers on the handlebar.
• To end the trip Park at designated parking spots, ensuring that the e-scooter is parked on the footpath away from pedestrians and doorways. And, place the e-scooter back on its kickstand, take a photo of the e-scooter parked neatly before ending the trip.

For more information, contact Beam or phone the City's Contact Centre on (08) 9205 8555.