This page shows links to media articles about Council Parking Fines.
21/10/2013 Today Tonight - An Adelaide mum was so unwell that she couldn't physically pay the parking meter, despite this, the council still refused to back down on the parking fine.
16/09/2013 News.com.au - A cranky recipient of a $60 parking fine nearly got his revenge on his local council last Friday when he attempted to pay his outstanding fee with 1200 five cent coins.
13/08/2013 The Age - A woman who was fined by council after stopping her car in a no parking zone to report a traffic accident defeats Melbourne City Council in court.
21/06/2013 Herald Sun - Forty per cent of drivers who appeal against parking tickets in Melbourne are succeeding - clawing back an estimated $4.2 million in fines from council coffers.
21/09/2013 Brisbane Times - A woman who was issued a parking ticket by Brisbane City Council has urged others to check their tickets, after she found it had been issued 10 minutes before her validity expired. Val Trifunov parked in Grey Street South Bank, on September 11 and bought a parking ticket that expired at 9.48am. When she returned back to her car, she found an $82 fine on the dashboard. By chance, she discovered it had been issued at 9.38am.
20/04/2011 The Age - Melbourne City Council is set to reap almost $3 million more a year in parking fines after the council last night approved new in-ground sensors to alert parking inspectors when motorists overstay time limits. The sensors will be rolled out from July and is expected to make the council an extra $11.82 million over four years, even after the $5.48 million price tag for introducing the new technology is deducted.
The in-ground sensors, which record when a vehicle moves in and out of a parking bay, will send a message to the nearest parking inspector when a motorist has overstayed the time limit by five minutes.
16/05/2011 The Telegraph - Drivers accused of offences on NSW roads and trains have flooded authorities with almost 90,000 letters of excuse in just four months, with one in five beating the fines. Data from the Office of State Debt Recovery (SDRO) obtained under freedom of information laws shows 18,275 - 152 per day - were successful in stopping the fine.10/09/2013 The Age - Yarra Council is cashing in on “booby trap” parking restrictions designed to deceive visitors to the Abbotsford Convent, according to residents on Clarke Street. The residents multiple parking restrictions on their street are confusing and have criticised the council over residential permit zones, arguing that there is no demand for 21 designated bays because only a handful of residents had permits.