A Queensland disability parking permit is free, and the City of Gold Coast says a valid, correctly displayed permit lets you park free in metered spaces across the Gold Coast. You apply to the Queensland Government, not the City, and the application usually takes about 28 days.
Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3 is open: the Government said the first passengers would board at Burleigh Heads from 6am on Sunday 9 August 2026, and John Holland reported that day that passengers were travelling. The G:link now runs from Helensvale to Burleigh Heads. The Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) says some finishing works may still be needed after the start of passenger services.
Every fuel retailer in Queensland has to report its prices to the State Government’s fuel price reporting scheme, and free apps and websites then publish those prices. Treasury’s page lists apps run by other companies and says the Government does not endorse them, so you choose the app.
Queensland’s state-backed fast-charging network is finished, and the Government’s own list of co-funded sites puts one fast-charging location in the Gold Coast, at Pimpama. The City of Gold Coast’s own chargers are a separate story: five of its charging sites were taken off the Chargefox app in November 2024 after they stopped working.
The Pacific Motorway (M1) is not on the Department of Transport and Main Roads’ (TMR) list of Queensland toll roads, but the Gateway and Logan motorways, which many drivers use between the Gold Coast and Brisbane or Brisbane Airport, are tolled. Car tolls on those two motorways range from $2.28 at Loganlea to $6.02 at Murarrie as of 1 July 2026, and all tolls are paid electronically, with no booths and no cash.
If anyone is hurt in a crash in Queensland, call 000 and stay and help until the police arrive, unless you are getting medical or other help for someone. You must also report a crash to the police if a vehicle is towed or carried from the scene, if anyone is injured or dies, or if you did not get, or did not give, the other drivers’ details.
On a Gold Coast road with a clearway sign, you must not stop at all during the days and times shown on the sign, except a bus or taxi dropping off or picking up passengers. If the City has impounded your vehicle, you have one month to reclaim it, and the City’s 2026-27 fees list $749 to release a motor vehicle plus $24 for each day it is stored.
The Queensland Government’s list of fixed speed and red light cameras names 30 Gold Coast sites: two fixed speed cameras on the Gold Coast Highway, eight combined red light and speed cameras, 14 red light cameras and six point-to-point sections on the M1 Pacific Motorway. Mobile speed cameras are a separate group and can be anywhere, so the list below is the fixed part of the picture only.
Yes: if you are visiting Queensland, you can drive on the Gold Coast under a valid interstate or overseas driving authority, as long as you drive only the class of vehicle it authorises and follow its conditions.
In Queensland, holding a mobile phone in your hand or resting it on any part of your body while you drive is illegal, and the penalty is $1,295 and 4 demerit points. A driver who does not wear a seatbelt properly faces the same $1,295 and 4 points, and cameras now check for both offences anywhere on Queensland roads, at any time.