More than 13,000 Brisbane residents successfully overturned at least $850,000 in Brisbane City Council-issued parking fines in 2017-18.

Officer error and faulty meters were in the top five reasons for a parking fines being cancelled, along with meters paid but with incorrect registration or meter, resident parking permits not being displayed and compassionate or reasonable doubt grounds.

Brisbane City Council cancelled 13,106 parking fines in 2017-18 after residents appealed.

Opposition councillor Jared Cassidy said it was concerning 13,106 fines had been issued that shouldn’t have been.

“Where we’re seeing faulty metres out in the streets council is in the wrong, but we’re still collecting money off people,” he said.