thats unbelieveable, thats blatant revenue raising, i cant see how a fine of that magnitude is justified for being in the wrong spot for 10 minutes.

spaceboy, i was 3 minutes late!! i was in town to pick up my sister and i was heaps early so i took my bike and went to the skate park for a bit. on my back to the car to drop off my bike i was stopped by a police officer i was about 10 metres from the car and he wanted to see some ID (which i got out of my car) to give me a warning about riding my bike without lights. My sister called to tell me that she was going to be 5 minutes late. As the nice police officer who was taking my details along came mr parking inspector writes me a ticket! The police officer said that i wasnt at fault and that it was "immoral" to write me a ticket. The parking inspector continued to write the ticket as my sister came around the corner. the parking spot ended at 9 pm and we out of their by 9:03pm!!! I did get a good park though

Thats what annoyed me

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poor poor boy, u shouldliv in the country like me, parking fines wat are they?? lol

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-jamie-
1963morris 850
1965 solid side van
1994 rover racecar

then you should appeal it then, cant lose with the law on your side.
damn i hate the way our country has become.

i paid it today, the court costs would far outweigh the parking fine, realistically what the point in going to court over it in the end it is only $78 only half a weeks income

cheers

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so its okay for that kind of thing to happen..

well its not okay, but still it isnt worth my while going to court over it. i have written a letter to the council and will post it on monday.

cheers

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fair enough, i wasnt there.. but i get so mad about stuff like this.

Bloody parking permits-tickets etc....
We drove around Tassie last month, amazing how you can't park anywhere in Burnie and many other places without paying.
Thank God for Maccas and KFC..

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i "received" a parking fine in Adelaide the other day, was only $16 i think....

bit of a price difference there....

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Do you know the name of the copper you were talking to and did you include that in your letter ? The more info you can give the better , but I agree with you about the expense of taking it to court . Strange how parking fines and speeding fines are the only ones where you're guilty until proven innocent , the police or parking officers don't have to prove your guilt unless you take it to court ....

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My wife and I were honeymooning in New Zealand and rented a car.
We had to stop in a town and buy some stuff and I parked right in front of the shops.

Walked in and the lady freaked out... Hey, you better pay, they'll book you!
I said, oh ok, how much is the fine... $16
HAHAHA I said thats cheaper than parking where I come from so i'll cop the fine instead of running back to the car thanks!

Peter.

I just paid my parking fines (after they sent me 2 letters)
First letter said 'Your license is suspended'
Second letter said 'All vehicle registrations are cancelled'

$780 in fines!

Trust me, pay on time, accept the $78 or it QUICKLY turns into $125 then $160

Cheers,
Peter.

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I got a parking fine in Melbourne city centre yesterday.

Parked in a loading zone in La Trobe St (which is OK, cause the Mini van is G registered - as in Goods carrying) at 3:50. Walked across the road to the shop where I was dropping off some magazines (Technical Book Shop if you are looking for the mag in City Centre). Had TJ with me (8-yo son) so did the right thing and went up to the lights and waited for walk signal, etc (normally I just scoot across the road), came back same way - up to lights, wait for walk, etc.

Got back to the Mini at 4:02. Loading zone became Clearway at 4:00. Parking dude was printing out the fine. "Hang on", I said, "we are just moving it". "I've already done it", he said. "Bloody Hell!" I replied. (I'll probably get another fine for causing him personal trauma).

Interesting thing is that the time of the fine was 4:08. Simply not true! I'm going to appeal this one.

Now for the important part - the fine is $105.

It certainly doesn't pay to do the right thing and cross at the lights - OK, that's not the right message, but you know what I mean. Maybe I just need to hurry a bit more and not do everything at the last minute.

Cheers, Watto.

you should of done a dance for him Watto that would of promted him to take pity on you and tear it up

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ya don't say....

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