CHARLES Sturt Council has slapped doughnut lovers with 145 parking fines in seven days as frustration grows over congestion caused by Krispy Kreme mania.

Parking inspectors have issued fines worth $21,000 around the new West Croydon store after a flood of complaints from nearby residents since it opened last week.

The council-issued fines range from $62 for stopping in a loading zone, to $245 for parking in a bicycle lane – an offence accounting for 60 fines.

The council said about 25 residents had complained about difficulty accessing driveways, rubbish discarded by store customers and narrow backstreets clogged with parked cars.

Police have also been monitoring the area and booked drivers for obstructing traffic, including at intersections, parking illegally, disobeying traffic lights and driving without due care.

SA Police would not release the number or value of fines issued.

The council has also offered a parking permit to a nearby business to help its customers counter the congestion.

Kilkenny Primary parent Abby Iley said customers were not looking where they were going and parking where they should not.

“People are banking up and crossing over each other and it’s really dangerous,” she said.

Senior Sergeant Sven Kahl said patrols would remain in the area until traffic returned to normal. He said Victorian police experienced similar conditions for about six weeks after a store opening in Melbourne.

Council chief executive Mark Withers said parking inspectors would also remain in the area until traffic returned to normal.

“Please respect the local residents and their surroundings as they have been inundated with traffic and people ... at all times of the day and night,” Mr Withers said.

“(The) council is requesting that customers driving into the area have patience and abide by the local area traffic restrictions that are in place to make sure the roads and footpaths are safe for everyone.”

Parking spaces off Rosetta St and other surrounding backstreets have been consistently full while traffic has been backed up around the immediate area since the 24-hour store opened, the council said.

Last week the council set up a temporary no-parking zone on one side of Malcolm and Blanford streets, in West Croydon, to allow cars to move more easily through the narrow backstreets.

No parking is allowed on Port Rd, adjacent the store. Bike lane restrictions apply during peak-hour.

Krispy Kreme general manager Mark Higginbottom said the store had employed security to manage traffic and staff were clearing rubbish from surrounding streets as often as possible.

“Krispy Kreme, while doing everything within their powers to minimise the impact on local residents, cannot, of course, be held responsible for the actions of the public at large,” Mr Higginbottom said.

“With students now having returned to school and the store now nearing being a week old, we have no doubt the amount of traffic around the site will start to lessen.”

About 60 parking spaces are available on site as part of the Port Rd Krispy Kreme and On the Run service station complex.

The Port Rd Krispy Kreme store is the first in SA and will make and distribute doughnuts to at least three stores planned for SA.

It includes a drive-through and viewing deck, and can produce up to 5000 doughnuts an hour.

Hundreds of people lined up, some overnight, to get be the first customers in store on opening day.

Originally published as Frustration, fines over Krispy Kreme parking