Dropped a board off in Brisbane city this morning. I was waiting in what I thought was a 20 minute loading zone, sitting in the car, enjoying a coffee. Then an inspector put a ticket for $60 under my wipers.

After a minute of deliberating whether to punch the guy or not I:
#1 Made a mature, rational decision
#2 I figured the guy was a fair bit larger than me (must be in job specs)
#3 points 1 & 2

It turns out the loading zone didn't start for another 4 minutes.

- I'm thinking of objecting on the basis my clock is 4 minutes fast (it actually is).

- This is obviously revenue raising. If they really wanted to clear the road he could have just tapped on the window. Slapping me with a $60 fine leaves me still on the road.

BTW Stefan, the ticket is all mine. Thanks for the offer to pay for some of it though.

Maybe he's a tea drinker?

If this is the case he will be much smarter and you would be wise to drop the case.

Sorry panda - parking vultures are my daily gamble and pish me off too.

evlPanda said...

... he did.

But will they know that? Ticket says 8:56.

Surely if the zone starts at 9 am it's a no brainer

Ask to see documentation for when the clock on the ticket machine was last checked/calibrated[}:)]. Chances are that they can't be bothered to look for it and will drop the ticket to save the hassle.

Actually I don't get too pished orf. It's a glass half full thing.

I park free everyday (in 2 hr zones moving once - maybe twice - a day). Each year I get approx $200 in fines. Not happy but I still save around $1200-$1500 a year so I can't really get too bent outta shape.

Bet if you think about it Panda, you have won on 90% of illegal parking occasions too.

Saviour the good times old bean.. And start drinking tea

That's the ticket