Court Case Verdict

OK, so I googled.

"There is a long line regular bike parks, then a small section at the
end with a sign that has a picture of a motorcycle on it and a picture
of a wheelchair."

"...I was happy to accept the expected $60-odd fine and learn a lesson,
but $384 dollars is just absurd."



Nev..
'04 CBR1100XX

 

Yep, and when I parked there I wasn't sure whether the sign meant 'disabled
bikes only', in 'disabled vehicles *and* motorcycles'.
This was my story when I parked there and it was my story at court. A
magistrate after seeing photos of the signs also said the sign was confusing
so this isn't just me.
So, to say I knew it was a disabled spot at the time I parked is incorrect.

Again, at the time of parking I wasn't sure of the meaning of the sign. When
I received the ticket I then learnt that my take on the sign must've been
incorrect.

I didn't expect a ticket at all at the time of parking. When I saw the
ticket, my immediate thought was that parking tickets are about $60, I'll
cop that and learn a lesson.
As it turns out, if the council had more realistic penalties they would've
made some money out of the deal. Because of their greed they end up with $0
and some court costs to boot, and I get the last laugh.

The discussion in here then turned into what is the appropriate penalty for
illegally parking. I still think $384 is absurd for any* parking offence.

If anyone wants to debate the appropriate penalties for parking offences
then I'm still up for it.

* of course parking on top of an old lady or any other ridiculous take on
the term 'illegal parking' is excepted.

 

Pretty much what I thought you said all along, and of course, Nev is still a
fuckwit (though according to google Theo said he's only a bit of a fuckwit).

P
Now where di I park Aunty Betty?

 

[shrug]
Jeeze; you're not even TRYING Bully.
No defence possible eh?

 

Wow; ... so there's ignorant fuckhead magistrates AS WELL as ignorant
fuckhead civilians in Sydney.
What a revelation......

 

Did your vehicle have a Disabled Pass? Merely having a disabled passenger
doesn't confer parking rights.

You can still be "able" and park in disabled parks or not be bothered with
coins/timelimits....

Just ask the RTA...plenty issued but I for one see many very able drivers
using the passes.

It's a privilege that's been widely abused.

 

And if you don't have your sticker then you deseve to be beaten with a blunt
stick. We all know how much grief little stickers can give to disabled
people

 

Oh sorry I got the impression from your lame response that you weren't
trying either.
So tell me, which real worthwhile human that matters did I ruin the life
again?

 

wrong

"The Permit holder must be present and must alight from the vehicle
displaying this permit when that vehicle is parked in an area for
disable persons"

wrong

"the permit holder is entitled to park in any parking area for twice
the time allowed subject to the payment of any applicable initial
(minimum) parking fee"

it is the councils discretion whether to wave the parking cost or time
limits, Port Melbourne is the one of few that I know of and it is
stated on the parking meters

but this is for Vic, so it might be different in NSW

and if they got a fine they wouldn't have a leg to stand on in
court...

totally agreed


Marty

 

I don't know and, sadly, neither do you. You have absolutely zero knowledge
(or understanding) about what you've done (so you certainly don't have any
excuse or defence!).
Cockhead is as cockhead does and only a cockhead would claim he's caused no
damage just because no-one has (or has been able to) stick it in his face
and prove it to him.
Mind you; slime like you would probably still try and weasel out of it
.......

 

Is this a pertinent place to point out that Bully's Federal MP is Tony
Abbott?

 

Thus my statement:-
" You can still be "able" and park in disabled parks or not be bothered with
coins/timelimits.... "

You can still park, just not illegally. And you won;t get a ticket UNLESS
you are caught redhanded. I wonder indeed at the numerous disabled stickers
around the city for clearly commuter purposes. Yes, there are legitimate
users that also hold down fulltime city jobs...but that many!!!???

It;s a blatant abuse.