A F##king Parking Ticket what should i do??

GRNKPR · 24-08-2005, 09:54 PM

Got home to night and went to get the mail and there was a letter from the boorandara city council with a parking ticket attached said they saw my car in a no standing zone ?and was illeagly parked . Okay if it was why didnt they put the ticket on it like everyone else gets ?why post it

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**Peuty** · 24-08-2005, 09:56 PM

What should you do?

Pay it.

XA-Coupe · 24-08-2005, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Peuty

What should you do?

Pay it.

Yep... that and don't park in no standing zones.

LUXO_8 · 24-08-2005, 10:01 PM

and if you know you did the wrong thing, dont whinge about it..

GRNKPR · 24-08-2005, 10:13 PM

what im saying is my car wasnt there and if it was they could have put it on my windscreen .Just pay it how f##ken weak are you, im not giving in im off to the council friday

Bucknaked · 25-08-2005, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by GRNKPR

what im saying is my car wasnt there and if it was they could have put it on my windscreen .Just pay it how f##ken weak are you, im not giving in im off to the council friday

Same thing happened to a mate It arrived in the mail. Only problem is that his car was at home, about 250 k's from where the ticket was issued. We think the parking inspector got the rego wrong on the car they booked by maybe 1 digit because the car was the same car as his. I assume car yads regster several new cars at the same time so they would have consecutive numbers.

We were with him at his house on the day the ticket was issued. One of the guys there wrote him a letter which he sent to the RTA.

XA-Coupe · 25-08-2005, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by GRNKPR

what im saying is my car wasnt there and if it was they could have put it on my windscreen .Just pay it how f##ken weak are you, im not giving in im off to the council friday

A little bit of info that would have been handy phil

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As others say, write a letter. If you have some way of proving you weren't there.. start the ball rolling in case they want to go ahead with it.
There a quite a few reason as to why they didn't put it on the car ... other than it wasn't there.

LUXO_8 · 24-08-2005, 10:15 PM

well, if you were adament on not paying it.....why did you make a post asking what you should do.........

what you should do is pay it

**Captain Stubing** · 24-08-2005, 10:17 PM

If your car wasn't there, and you can prove it, good luck! But how did they get your rego number?

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they probably posted the fine, because you were about to get into the car, and they didn't want a confrontation.

LUXO_8 · 24-08-2005, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by swanny

EDIT
they probably posted the fine, because you were about to get into the car, and they didn't want a confrontation.

i have heard they do that

GRNKPR · 24-08-2005, 10:19 PM

i dont know maybe someone has rang in thats what i cant understand if they got my rego and the car was there why didnt they book it there and then ,,,easy it wasnt there

Racecraft · 25-08-2005, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by GRNKPR

i dont know maybe someone has rang in thats what i cant understand if they got my rego and the car was there why didnt they book it there and then ,,,easy it wasnt there

In Qld nowdays most traffic infringments are done remotely.. It saves a confrontaton, saves you saying there was nothing on the windscreen and you didn't receive notification, they can also sit or stand somewhere nearby out of eye sight and book alot more cars..

I havent had a ticket stuck on the windscreen for months and months, they all come thru the mail these days...

Dezza · 25-08-2005, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by GRNKPR

i dont know maybe someone has rang in thats what i cant understand if they got my rego and the car was there why didnt they book it there and then ,,,easy it wasnt there

It reminds me of when my dad got a letter from the EPA saying his Ford D-series truck had been sighted with a smoky exhaust. The truth was, the engine was nearly dead and it did belch out plenty of smoke. The strange thing was that it had been sighted at Glen Waverly. That truck never left Gippsland (which is around 2.5 hours away from Glen Waverley by car - In that truck, it probably would've taken about 4 hours to get there, but I doubt it would have made the distance anyway). Somebody obviously got their facts wrong.

loxxr6 · 24-08-2005, 10:21 PM

I'm not too sure it'll be that easy to get out of.

I can see your wallet probably copping it.

MO · 24-08-2005, 10:29 PM

Do you have witnesses to say you were not there/your car was not there...were you driving your car on the day in question.

Unless you can prove you or your car were not there...you pay up and shut up!!!!

24-08-2005, 10:37 PM

I'll give some advice....

write in stating to the best of your recollection you or your vehicle was not parked illegally on the date and time stated, at the location they state. Ask them for a description of your vehicle (or leave this part for court).

Problem is, if they have the correct description and you can't conclusively prove your vehicle was not where they state it was, you will lose...

Quasi · 25-08-2005, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by John McMaster

Do you have witnesses to say you were not there/your car was not there...were you driving your car on the day in question.

Unless you can prove you or your car were not there...you pay up and shut up!!!!

All he really needs to do is prove he was somewhere else at that exact time. If they didn't issue a ticket while the car was parked there (presuming it was), and he can show he was not even there at that time, then he should be right.

Casper · 25-08-2005, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Quasi

All he really needs to do is prove he was somewhere else at that exact time. If they didn't issue a ticket while the car was parked there (presuming it was), and he can show he was not even there at that time, then he should be right.

He doesnt even need to do that. All he needs to do is create doubt of any kind.
First step is to write a letter to them contesting it and asking to see evidence of the incident. They wont have any of course. Then ask for the documentation... they wont give it to you. Finally, tell them you will see them in court. Keep the letters and the responses. Doubt has been created.

Panda · 25-08-2005, 08:16 AM

Very same thing happened to me, got a parking ticket in the mail from the Bundaberg City Council.

Checked dates and times, and I was nowhere near Bundaberg. Wrote them a letter to state as much ( I didn't have any proof as such ) just said I wasn't there and that was the last I heard about it.

Jesus did I cop a grilling from the missus though!!!

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Panda

AU1FORME · 25-08-2005, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Casper

He doesnt even need to do that. All he needs to do is create doubt of any kind.
First step is to write a letter to them contesting it and asking to see evidence of the incident. They wont have any of course. Then ask for the documentation... they wont give it to you. Finally, tell them you will see them in court. Keep the letters and the responses. Doubt has been created.

Depends on how they seen your car,
It could have been a lazy council parking attendant that didnt want to get out of his car, or could have been a camera.
In Brisbane, (I dont know if the area in question has cameras or not), there are cameras at city locations that take photos of cars stopping or parking in areas that are not supposed to be stopped or parked in. if this is the case I'd pay it and forget about it, if you are absolutely certain that your car was not there I'd fight it but if you are not sure it is going to be cheaper for you to pay the fine.

Good Luck

T_Terror · 24-08-2005, 10:36 PM

Dont know about other people but i have a parking ticket or two that are 3 years old.

Dont think theyre going to come and get it anytime soon.

**Peuty** · 24-08-2005, 10:41 PM

Oh come on, how are you going to prove that you were or were not parked there at any one time?

Whats the fine? Fifty bucks? Sheesh.

GRNKPR · 24-08-2005, 10:54 PM

$105 wanna pay it

**Peuty** · 24-08-2005, 10:59 PM

No, I don't but it certainly isn't a whole lot to whinge about now is it?

Steffo · 24-08-2005, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Peuty

No, I don't but it certainly isn't a whole lot to whinge about now is it?

To some people, it is. $105 can be hefty on some people's wallets, especially going towards something like a parking ticket...

jthommo · 24-08-2005, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Peuty

No, I don't but it certainly isn't a whole lot to whinge about now is it?

Hey, $105 out of my pocket is substantial. If your not guilty why pay it ?? It just has to be proved.

If you got the ticket and you knew you were somewhere else, would you pay ?

bindi · 25-08-2005, 07:04 AM

Leave him alone ya big meanies! Fight it, if you can prove that you weren't there. Mistakes happen.

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Originally Posted by Peuty

No, I don't but it certainly isn't a whole lot to whinge about now is it?

Also, $105 is alot to ALOT of people. Take off the rose coloured glasses and realise that there are others much worse off than you. If $105 is nothing to you, then give it to a charity like "Save the GRNKPR" or even better, Lisa's house rebuilding scheme - and stop bragging about how much money you earn.

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Sorry, got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning...

**Peuty** · 25-08-2005, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by bindi

If $105 is nothing to you, then give it to a charity like "Save the GRNKPR" or even better, Lisa's house rebuilding scheme - and stop bragging about how much money you earn.

Whos says I don't give to charity, and not once did I brag about how much I earn. My whole point is that arguing with city councils about parking tickets is like arguing with a brick wall. And I dare say you'd get a better result from the wall.

Cheers.

bindi · 25-08-2005, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Peuty

Whos says I don't give to charity, and not once did I brag about how much I earn. My whole point is that arguing with city councils about parking tickets is like arguing with a brick wall. And I dare say you'd get a better result from the wall.

Cheers.

I warned you I was in a bad mood... sorry for taking it out on you. I am evil. :evilsasmo

Casper · 24-08-2005, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by GRNKPR

Got home to night and went to get the mail and there was a letter from the boorandara city council with a parking ticket attached said they saw my car in a no standing zone ?and was illeagly parked . Okay if it was why didnt they put the ticket on it like everyone else gets ?why post it

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Fight it. Send them a letter asking for copies of the records etc. I got 2 of them mailed to me.. I denied both (no evidence) and told them I'll see them in court. Its now 18 months on and I've heard nothing. Even if it goes to court it will be thrown out because its over 1 year.

Screw em, revenue by post it just over the top.