A driver who lives from “paycheck to paycheck” tries to escape a fine he received for parking in a “confusing” spot.
The motorist abandoned his black Hyundai i30 between a row of parking spaces marked with a white T on a Melbourne residential street.
But they ended up being fined $92, stating that the vehicle was “not quite within a parking bay.”
An image of their car was uploaded to social media on Tuesday, showing it parked with a white T on the right but nothing on the left.
The photo sparked online debate over whether the driver was right or wrong to park in the spot.
The driver abandoned his black Hyundai i30 between a row of parking spaces marked with a white T on a Melbourne residential street (pictured)
But they were eventually slapped with a $92 notice saying the vehicle was “not quite within a parking lot.”
“Did you think this was a parking lot?” read the caption of the message.
‘Yes, the line is still open. It would be a closed corner in if it wasn’t a park,” someone said, indicating that the white T on the right side of the hatchback had opened to the left – making it OK to park there.
“Yeah, that’s definitely a parking lot. There is no sign indicating that parking is prohibited, and the markings on the road are open to indicate that it is a space,” said another.
“All I see is a parking lot,” a third agreed.
A Google image of another car occupying the same spot was posted to the chat, revealing that the fined driver wasn’t the only one who thought the parking spot was okay.
A commentator who said he used to draw white parking lines for Victoria Roads wrote that they marked certain lines on the road to indicate when parking lots ended.
“When I marked this one, we put a line in and a line down to indicate the end of the parking lot… the fact that it is a T-line indicates a different bay,” they said.
But others were positive that the driver deserved the fine.
“No, that’s not a parking lot, you have to park between the marked spaces and in this case there’s no space marked where you’re parked,” they said.
“So the infringement notice is correct.”
“If parking bay lines are painted, you must park within one bay,” another added.
“I assume it’s not a place. In fact [I’ve] come across this often and don’t risk it. [It’s] not capped off by another line, and given that every other place is, it sort of makes it clear,” another wrote.
But the motorist who insisted on the infringement notice was convinced the fine was not legitimate.
‘Yes, the line is still open. It would be a closed corner in if it wasn’t a park,” said an online commenter indicating that the white T on the right side of the hatchback (pictured) has opened to the left – making it OK to park there
“I assume it’s not a place. In fact, I often come across this and don’t risk it. [It’s] not closed off by another line, and given that every other spot is, it’s kind of obvious,” another online user wrote (Photo: A Google image of another car occupying the same spot)
Another online commenter warned that the driver’s efforts to avoid paying the fine could be a waste of time if they have to go to court
‘[The parking officer] I chose the wrong person – I live paycheck to paycheck and now that I know I’m not wrong, I’m going to argue this,” they said.
Another warned that their efforts to avoid paying the fine could be a waste of time.
“Just so you know, if you do take it to court, you’ll have to pay an $80 court fee, which hardly makes it worth it. I speak from experience,” one person wrote.
Meanwhile, others insisted that the parking deed was legitimate.
100 percent dispute that. The lines are too ambiguous to maintain that. I doubt you’ll hear about it after you dispute it,’ someone said.
VicRoads was contacted by Daily Mail Australia for comment.