Sydney man’s confusion over $724 parking fine: 'Ludicrous'
The man said there were no signs advising the parking rule and he believes it shouldn't apply to all streets.
A Sydney man is fighting more than $700 in fines for parking in his usual spot with no signage to advise people can't park there.
Damian Seagar who lives in Erskineville said he was surprised when being hit with a $362 fine and two demerit points for 'parking within 10 metres of an intersection with no traffic lights' in December.
"This seemed ludicrously over the top for a quiet area, I would never park intentionally illegally if it was signposted that way," he told 9 News. "I think it's totally unfair."
Mr Seagar said he and other residents usually park in that spot, because there are no signs to suggest they shouldn't, which made getting the fine quite confusing.
"It's really unclear, and it's mixed messaging to have some corners with signs and some without, because that implies that the corner without the sign is fine," he said to the publication.
Sydney man says rule shouldn't apply to tight streets
Mr Seagar questioned the need for a "blanket rule," suggesting that it should depend on which areas the cars are parked. He said it should not apply where buildings close to the curb obstruct the view of the traffic more than parked cars.
"(It) shouldn't apply to tight one-way streets," he said.
To top it off, last week he received the same fine for another car that's been parked in the same spot only metres away for almost five months. His fines now total $724 and he plans to fight them in court.
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"The warden would have seen it parked in that spot when they ticketed me for the first one," he told 9 News. "It just shows even some wardens don't know the rules properly themselves."
Only this week, another Sydney driver received nearly $900 in fines for parking within three metres of a white dividing line, with there also not being any street signage to indicate that she can't park there. All the NSW parking rules can be found online.
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