If the vehicle is not locked, the driver may be fined.
According to the Daily Mail, most drivers are unaware of a parking rule: if the vehicle is not locked, the driver may be fined.
It is reported that on Tuesday morning, Kunzhou police came to the parking lot of (Stockland) Shopping Center in Karendra (Caloundra), 95 kilometers north of Brisbane, where they found 22 cars unlocked.
During the operation, the police did not issue a ticket, only a friendly reminder that people to lock the door.
Johnson (Darryl Johnson), the head of police in the Sunshine Coast (Sunshine Coast) area, said it was a violation for drivers to park their vehicles without locking them.
In New, Victoria and Queensland, drivers who are more than 3 meters away from the vehicle are required to lock their doors, and violators are liable to a fine. The fines were A $108, A $117 and A $40, respectively.
Johnson said they wanted to emphasize to drivers that they were responsible for their actions and property, and that they did not leave a chance for thieves. Many lawbreakers look for such opportunities in the parking lot. They will inspect the vehicle and find the unlocked car to commit the crime.
However, Blank (Stephen Blanks), chairman of the New State citizen Rights Committee (NSW Council for Civil Liberties), said the police should not inspect vehicles without a warrant. Unlocked vehicles are not an excuse for police to suspect illegal items in them. This kind of rite by the police has caused them to lose the support of the community.
In 2017, there were 12216 cases of vehicle theft in the new state, compared with 11125 in Kunzhou and 15332 in Victoria, according to (National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council), Australia's Motor Theft reduction Commission. (Chen Mei)