Straw. Camel. Back. Broken - It's War!

[Jamezilla]

We now have $268.00 worth of parking fines accrued while parked in front of our own house. That amount includes another one today for $50.00

EACH time - the cars (Lada and Forester) have had the residential parking permit clearly displayed. The council's position is that the permit areas are specific to certain spaces - ie: on the south side of the road, not the north. Fair to note too that NONE of the parking spaces are residential only like they are in other suburbs.

But that's f*cking it.

Today was the last straw.

Car parked on the southern side of the road, with permit... What the F*CK!

I LIVE HERE!

Yesterday - I looked at one outstanding one, and the 3 recieved in 3-days... and though, gee - better pay them. But today was too much. They are not getting one red cent.

Yes there will be letters, phonecalls and visits.

Has anyone else been unfairly treated by City of Melbourne council in respect to parking? As I want as much collateral to go at these money grabbing f*cks.

I welcome your cases, ideas and moral support.

I will not back down.

It's war!

[Roy]

Im working on a biodiesel project so can get my hands on large amounts of glycerine...we load up the Lada and we storm their building and blow it sky high.

Then we report the Lada stolen and colect the insurance and get away clean!

[Sass]

if you need assistance, i had the last day of winter school today!

what was that subject, you ask...

negotiation and mediation

[700HP-GTR33]

Im working on a biodiesel project so can get my hands on large amounts of glycerine...we load up the Lada and we storm their building and blow it sky high.

Then we report the Lada stolen and colect the insurance and get away clean!

I am glad you were thinking the Lada, I was thinking the same.

It would have hurt to think of the sube that way

[Roy]

what was that subject, you ask...

negotiation and mediation

See thats kind of helpful. But you are forgetting all the Golden Rules.

Crazy beats big, and it sure as sh1t beats nice.

People respect crazy and generally respond in your favour when they have just crapped and pissed their pants.

And finally we need more murders and executions then negotiation and mediation.

[GTRgeoff]

Not unsurprisingly I was fined for overstaying a park. Had a severe deterioration of the back injury, took 20min to walk 150m and the pricks watched me hobbling across the street then gave the fine just as I arrived. I asked for consideration in writing and was told I should have planned my day better.

Who the f*ck plans for becoming severely crippled during their day???

Letters won't help so go directly to the media.

[Sass]

letters sure as hell haven't helped me!!!

- but maybe i'm just sh|t!

[Ska]

Easy, contact Today Tonight or A Current Affair, they love these "human interest" stories.

Hey dont get me wrong, having to have a bloody permit to park outside your own home is shithouse, let alone GETTING FARKIN FINED FOR IT!!!

Anyway, go with ACA, Tracy Grimshaw is hawt!

[justin911]

The permit system is good in theory... its gay what happened to you though and obviously isnt correct.

I live off high st in armadale and sometimes when the art galleries have big events my street is packed with cars.. sometimes we have to park like 800metres down the street just to get a park

on a diff issue, wait till the fines goto the perin court then organise a payment plan, u can pay like $20 a month If they want there money they can wait for it... i got $828 in fines im paying off over the next 20 yrs

[CNR33]

Anyway, go with ACA, Tracy Grimshaw is hawt!

You can be one of "Tracy's people"

I had one in a parking garage in st kilda.

Its like $3 an hour or $5 for the night. had about $4.95 in change on me, so I went the $3 option.

Came back before my ticket expired, inserted another $3 (putting me over the total for the night) and thought it was sweet.

Returned to my car at the end of the night to find an $88 fine with the "time of inspection" being 15 mins into the future with no inspector in site (oh and trust me, i went looking everywhere for him) and the time of offence was actually covered by both tickets!!!

Safe to say, contested over the phone, ticket went away

That being said, the only one that's worse than the Melbourne City Council is Maribyrnong... Col. Clink down there must be rolling in it!

Edited July 7, 2006 by CNR33

[Jamezilla]

Thanks all.

I'm still pissed about this - but have calmed down now that Troy and I found a video shop specialising in crappy 80's movies, bought a keg and Mrs Gilmore is on TV.

Still not ever paying these fines though.

Shall strategise over the weekend and unleash on Monday.

[VB-]

The permit system is good in theory... its gay what happened to you though and obviously isnt correct.

I live off high st in armadale and sometimes when the art galleries have big events my street is packed with cars.. sometimes we have to park like 800metres down the street just to get a park

on a diff issue, wait till the fines goto the perin court then organise a payment plan, u can pay like $20 a month If they want there money they can wait for it... i got $828 in fines im paying off over the next 20 yrs

a mate of mine wrecked his car with no insurance and damaged another car, from memory the court ordered him to pay back thousands at $2 a week for however many years it was(heaps) LOL

[Aaron34]

Isn't this where INARK chimes in with support for the council and the parking inspectors...

[AGE]

We need to talk!!!

I've just gotten through my Melbourne City Council Saga. I was actually getting parking fines for a car that i had never owned!!! I've had to get police reports, spent 2 days travelling between and Melbourne council and Vicroads. I even had members from the WRX club keeping an eye out for a silver WRX, Which when found, I followed down Punt rd and through Sth Yarra to it's place of work.

Just to prove that i was innocent

[tom_g]

At least you can get a parking permit. Back when i lived in Southbank a couple years ago I couldn't get a parking permit because too many had been issued for the area. When ever anyone stole my spot in the garage (happened regularly) i had to pay to park on the street.

If the ticket machines don't work they won't fine you (since you can't buy a ticket) so one option would be to go out and smash the machines each night. As a bonus I know a few people at work that will thank you for the free parking.

[Interloper]

If the ticket machines don't work they won't fine you (since you can't buy a ticket) so one option would be to go out and smash the machines each night. As a bonus I know a few people at work that will thank you for the free parking.

yup, just by sticking gum in the money slot or spray painting the digital panel will render them useless and you can avoid paying for parking

BTW: i have seen both methods used before

[IOWNU]

if you need assistance, i had the last day of winter school today!

what was that subject, you ask...

negotiation and mediation

Pfft. Negotiation and mediation.

Don't mediate, litigate! lol. Sorry I'm just really pro-lawyer.

Back on topic, parking tickets these days are a joke.

I got one last year, in my own drive way, because I was "obstructing the footpath" which leads to nowhere. My house is the last on the street, after my house is just nature strip.

Wrote them a letter, called the parking inspector stupid (politely.) Didn't work.

So I didn't pay the fine. It keeps growing and growing but I'll be damned if I pay it.

Good Luck!

[allblitz]

Now thats terrorism at its best

[Jamezilla]

yup, just by sticking gum in the money slot or spray painting the digital panel will render them useless and you can avoid paying for parking

BTW: i have seen both methods used before

Bah - a few more beers and I'll teach those ticket machines a lesson. Lada style.

BTW: I also got one in my driveway for obstructing the footpath. Very similar circumstances - last house in the dead end street etc. 3-years on... still haven't paid it. No way in hell.

[R31Nismoid]

Stonnington are f**ked man.

I've seen them here out the front @ 11:45pm on a friday night.

Dishing out fines to people parking on the nature strip.. and a separate occasion on a Sat night for parking approx 30cm over the kerb.

Its amazing the lengths they go to, and the hours @ which they do it