I used to be a serial parking fine offender in my 20's and in the last 20 or so years I've seen the light and have not got one since. That was until today.

I didn't realise I did the wrong thing, parked there every time I've been down that way. It turns out that only trailers were supposed to park where I was between December and April. It was not like I was causing a hazard as there was tons of parking available there, it just looked convenient and I made sure that I was parked where it said no standing. I seriously didn't see the other signs saying it was for cars with trailers only.

Anyway, I copped $117 for my error of judgment on my windscreen. Really, where are these councils coming from, what is a fair penalty for my mistake - personally I'd say around the $40 mark. Why was it $117 and not a round number - I don't get it?

Is there some sort of guidelines that determine how much councils can fine people for various mistakes, or is it pretty much open slather?

Has Australia got too many signs of what you can and can't do that send mixed messages to us?

There is a road nearby to where I live that is probably 800m long with three signs saying three different speed limits as you go down the street, it's micro-management gone mad.

petermac33 said...

i got a $60.00 fine last week at Vic.Park shopping centre for parking inside the shopping centre carpark.

they now charge you for parking inside a shopping centre carpark, i'm not joking.

THats bizarre / /

I got one awhile back in Murray street I parked in a loading zone..as it said I could after a certain time...got booked...asked the kindly grey ghost why did I get a ticket if it says it's ok...his answer...yes it is ok...but not in this loading zone on this side of the road...if you would have parked 3 feet away on the other side..no ticket!!!!!!!!!!
And I read the Bl@@dy sign 3 times...you need a frigen degree to work them out

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It's like the girlie is in the 2100 century and thought this is a good idea..and I agree!
Grey Ghost..still in the dark ages and thought oh this is a good scam..revenue raising...

GypsyDrifter said...

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It's like the girlie is in the 2100 century and thought this is a good idea..and I agree!
Grey Ghost..still in the dark ages and thought oh this is a good scam..revenue raising...

Do they get a bonus if they fine X amount of people?

The councils need to raise money because most of them blew millions of ratepayer's dollars in speculative derivatives investments which of course became worthless during what is now commonly referred to as the G.F.C (global financial crash).

What qualified these beaurocrats to make these kind of decisions???