Parking all day on the main streets of Balclutha and Milton will be a thing of the past this Christmas.
Fines of between $12 and $57 would be issued to parking overstayers from December 15, Clutha District Council regulatory services manager David Campbell said.
The council would conduct ''random parking surveys'' and issue reminders in the two towns over the next two weeks, before enforcement began.
''[The enforcement] follows recent complaints about people parking for too long on the main streets of the two towns,'' he said.
Clutha Mayor Bryan Cadogan said it was not a revenue-gathering exercise.
''This is to help our local retailers by keeping car parks turning over, so they are available for all to use, especially during the busy ... period.''
