I disputed this but wanted OzBargain's thoughts - was this a valid parking spot (<5 mins)?
It's a $320 fine with the reason 'Not Parallel Park in Direction of Travel' with the parking sign right there and the car behind the no stopping sign. The other side of the alley is no stopping signs so I couldn't have parked on that side.
The other side of the alley is no stopping signs so I couldn't have parked on that side.
That's the same logic as driving the wrong way down a one way street and proclaiming "I'm only going one way".
Your posts about your cars makes you sound like a wanka
I always park my high yield investment in the direction of travel to avoid this issue. Council officers hate this one simple trick!
Haven't done it myself, but wondering why it matters which direction you are parked so long as you aren't obstructing traffic?
Seriously? Other than the fact you have driven on the wrong side of the road to be able to park there? Why it matters? Kept left, if not the first rule drivers need to follow it's in the discussion for top 3.
What matters, at least in vic, is the licensing system is floored. Book the test, dont stuff up for 20 minutes, get a licence for life. Testing needs to be competency based, book a test, meet a standard, then have a license. The current system has people questioing why they cant drive agaist traffic to secure a car park.
Not drive against traffic but if the car is doing a handstand in a space that fits it and it isn't causing a Hazzard then what's the actual harm?
It's more to do with safety. Park in the direction of travel means the left side passengers would open to the "non road side". For a normal car, this isn't an issue since you can usually exit any side. However, not all vehicles are like this (example vans) so you may end up having to exit the "road side" if not parked in the direction of travel. And that might cause a safety issue for the occupants exiting the road side. Like your kids.
In this street not such a big deal, but driving on the wrong side of the road historically has caused actual harm, hence a rule restricting said parking.
Because you need to drive on the wrong side of the road to get into the spot. It might not seem a big deal on a small street like this, but imagine a busy 4 lane road.
It mattered once, long ago, because there was little streetlighting. Everything was super dark, and car headlights weren't great. They put most of the reflective stuff on the back, so if you didn't park the right way those things wouldn't work right.
But laws are hard to make, but harder to get rid of if there's no pressing need for it. So it persists. Idiots create justifications for it, but they're idiots so the justifications never make any sense
I tried to argue a "parked not in the direction of travel" when I got busted in a residential street. I'd parked for 10 mins to pick up a piece of 2nd hand furniture, and it was raining cats and dogs. The correct side of the road had trucks parked continuously for 30m on either side of the place I was going to, due to construction.
Tried a bunch of 'reasonableness' arguments because I knew I didn't have a leg to stand on. Failed. My fault entirely.
he correct side of the road had trucks parked continuously for 30m on either side of the place I was going to, due to construction
If you do a U turn, the wrong side of the road will be the correct side.
Funny that….too hard to work it out for some people. Would prefer to drive on the wrong side of the road instead.
time parked irrelevant and yes you are illegally parked. Would not expect you have much of a leg to stand on.
It was a valid parking spot
Until you parked in it facing the wrong direction
Very dangerous and deserving of a fine. You should know people can't see a car if it's facing the wrong way 😅
You should see how they react when you reverse.
It was great living in the UK and being able to park on the 'wrong' side of the road.
Unfortunately for OP this is not UKbargain!
You lost your chance for all day parking
this is why rich people are rich
What exactly are you disputing? That it's OK parking there for 5 mins? …. Fine unheld. Pay it and move on.
Time doesn't come into it, nothing comes into other than the fact you put your car there.
Take the fine on the chin and move on. Consider it an expensive lesson.
I've seen parking rangers in my area fine drivers for the same thing. You need to park in a direction that moves with the traffic.
I don't think the rule is always necessary personally (i.e in a big old quiet country town at 11pm at night - you probably wouldn't be fined there either), but parking in the wrong direction infers you've driven into the oncoming traffic lane to park, and you will need to drive back into oncoming traffic again to head with the flow of traffic.
Ah a Merc Driver.
Sir! If you see workers fixing a pothole, please feel good that your 320$ charity fixed that road for everyone.
May your benevolence remain for eternity.
You can only park on the left side of the road in the direction you are travelling. If you wanted to park where you did, you needed to do a u-turn and park there. A car cannot cross oncoming traffic when leaving a parking spot.
He can.
He drives a Merc'.
OP is either full-on stupid or a troll.
two way road?
Park on wrong side of the street, I want to report my neighbours too
My brother once parked across from his own house in Blackburn, facing the wrong way. He got a fine for "too far from curb" 🤣🤣
lucky he didnt get two, too far from curb and another one for facing wrong direction
Do you not even know how to upload an image?!
What a weirdo the OP is.
Parked there to queue up for some Lune croissants? LOL
OzB, never changes !
wtf is with ppl parking facing into traffic?
didn't see it years ago
I drive pass this all the time and see vehicles parked like yourself and I see officers booking people all the time there when the car is "Not Parallel Park in Direction of Travel"…..
Officers LOVE to hide around the corner and catch people out and time the 5 min mark… it's easy money for them. Scums
Upvoted to counter the bootlickers that downvoted you.
The greediness of councils has gone through the roof. How is this threatening or so illegal to deserve a $320 fine?
Imagine parking in opposite direction on multilane road and trying to leave the kerb in peak morning traffic
Isn't that a strawman though? Is that what actually happened?
How much should the fine be? $5? A finger? A slap on the face by the boxer?
I disputed this but wanted OzBargain's thoughts - was this a valid parking spot (<5 mins)?
It's a valid parking spot but the parking was invalid/illegal unfortuntaely.
Got stung by this yoinks ago right outside my house.
Did you hurt anyone or damage their property? No? No fine necessary.
Take this baseballer less than a nano second to pay for it.
https://www.nine.com.au/sport/major-league-baseball-2024-jua…