Should I dispute this parking ticket in court?

[BHDOGS]

U see falcon boy people on here have what is known as double standards if it affects them they care such if it doesnt they dont its the very reason stupid laws such as hooning and parking in a spot for 1 hour and 10 seconds then u have to pay can be passed in the first place

[falconboy]

Thanks BHDOGS. I think, however, your post is going to be even less popular than my initial complaint.

I'll add though I am not against hooning laws, if one is performing unsafe behaviour that risks the safety of others they deserve everything they get. Bit different to my situation which was totally non-dangerous and effected total of ZERO people.

[xisled]

Falconboy fight it at court. I would. Parking inspectors are shifty. Yes you did not get a ticket, but you were not parked there for more than an hour.

[falconboy]

Originally Posted by xisled

Falconboy fight it at court. I would. Parking inspectors are shifty. Yes you did not get a ticket, but you were not parked there for more than an hour.

Yes but their excuse is that the fact there was no ticket displayed I could have been parking there all day and they wouldn't know it. I could just be saying I was only there for the free period.

I truly believe I should have been given a warning upon review given my PERFECT driving record since I got my licence 18 years ago and I'd like to think the court would agree. The problem is whether I have the balls to stand up in court and argue my case over a measley $88 (which is a nice meal out!) just based on the principle of the matter.

[xisled]

The inspectors would have a log on when they patrol. Every street/car park they walk down should be noted with time. If you can see they did not go past your car twice how can they prove you were parked more than the limit.

But it depends on what they have also fined you for. Was it not displaying a valid ticket or was it parking longer than an hour?

Do you have the original ticket?

With the perfect driving recording. Parking fines issued by council and fines issued by police are 2 different matters. You could be the worst driver and have hundreads of speeding fines it would not be used in a parking fine case.

[falconboy]

Same deal, never had a parking fine, Office of State Revenue would know that by their records......not that they give 2 hoots, quite clearly!

[KIWI-1]

Originally Posted by Ben73

What's stopping someone from returning every hour to get another ticket so they can park for free all day

Cameras! Our local car park is two hours. I was there, after about 90 minutes realised I might go over two hours and so paid for an hour i.e. got a new three hour ticket (two free and one paid). Got back to the car in less than the original two hours and had been booked for getting a second ticket. Challenged, they checked the CCTV and it was withdrawn.

[MITCHAY]

Originally Posted by xisled

Falconboy fight it at court. I would. Parking inspectors are shifty. Yes you did not get a ticket, but you were not parked there for more than an hour.

You could be there for 1 min or 1000yrs but if the offence is for not displaying the ticket then how long it was parked for is not relevant really strictly speaking.

[xisled]

Originally Posted by MITCHAY

You could be there for 1 min or 1000yrs but if the offence is for not displaying the ticket then how long it was parked for is not relevant really strictly speaking.

And if you read my other post you would see I asked that.

[Dave3911]

What offence is written on the fine? Does it say something like "fail to display ticket" or is it an offence for staying longer than an hour?

If its the first, all the advice your getting about routes the inspectors were walking are irrelevant - because the offence is the fact you didn't display, not the fact you were there longer than an hour.

[devilcv8]

Dispute it. With a bit of luck you get a hearing date soon after the mention date and when the prosecutor asks for a further adjournment you object. Case dismissed.
Got to love the act magistrates court. Same setup applies in nsw.

[falconboy]

I've now PAID the fine with major objection.

How ticket inspectors and those disgusting thieves at the State Revenue Office can sleep at night I really don't know.

That's my view and if you don't like it, tough.

[WILDB]

You never answered the questions about what specifically was stated on the ticket.

Fail to display or exceed time?

[LTDHO]

How is this "Once again, the revenue raisers have been at it."???

It's pretty simply, you made a mistake and you then pay for the mistake. Complaining on forums or wasting court time is not going to change this fact.

You know how it works. You have done it 100's (no exageration) times before. They do not have to give you grace or show disgression.

So you paid the fine, move on with life and remember to get a ticket.

[falconboy]

Bla bla bla.

I expect none of you will ever ask for discretion or a warning if you feel you should get it. Yeah right!!

I'm outta here!

[falconboy]

Originally Posted by WILDB

You never answered the questions about what specifically was stated on the ticket.

Fail to display or exceed time?

Its irrelevant. Apparently. I got a ticket, I'm an idiot for expecting to ever be given a warning based on a slip up. That's that.

[BHDOGS]

Don't bother falcon boy these are the same people who rave on about speeding tickets and how everyone should challenge blah blah

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

It's a simple task, get a ticket it's free.

Why do you feel that you are so important that you require an exemption??

Be a man and face up to the fact that you stuffed up and take the penalty like a man, easy really, and next time get the ticket and you won't get a fine!

Everyone has a perfect record till they stuff up and get a fine

[MNM96]

Originally Posted by falconboy

required to get a ticket from a machine and put it on your dashboard.

On this particular occasion I stuffed up. Yes, I am guilty of not getting one of the tickets.

These 2 lines answer your question. You were aware of the rules, you broke them and were caught.

Pay up lad!

[something wrong]

Originally Posted by falconboy

Its irrelevant. Apparently. That's that.

Its relevant for a ending to the saga, if its fail to display then you had no chance of winning, if it was for over staying the hour you had a slim chance, interested to know which the fine stated,

[Cúl-Báire]

I'd dispute it by taking the angle of asking them (the council) to prove loss of income by you not obtaining a ticket, for this "free period". Chances are they can't and therefore there is no "commercial" reason to fine you. It would be quashed in court fairly quickly if they can't prove loss of income I'd imagine.



Edit: read above that you've paid the fine; might as well try writing a few more nasty letters and see where it gets you.

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

How does loss of income relate to this??

So next time I get a speeding fine or parking ticket all I need to do is prove there was no loss of income and I will get off???

Got to love a good bush lawyer.

[V8GT]

Originally Posted by Cúl-Báire

I'd dispute it by taking the angle of asking them (the council) to prove loss of income by you not obtaining a ticket, for this "free period". Chances are they can't and therefore there is no "commercial" reason to fine you. It would be quashed in court fairly quickly if they can't prove loss of income I'd imagine.



Edit: read above that you've paid the fine; might as well try writing a few more nasty letters and see where it gets you.

Lol goes to show just how little people actually know about the law

[Yellow_Festiva]

Could have sworn this was locked?

Whatever needs to be said to the fn'boy has been said already...

Edit... nope, got mixed up with the class action thread...

[flappist]

This one has reached its use by date as well