Phil parked between two white lines but still copped a $140 fine. Would you have done the same?
Exclusive: Another Australian has been stung by 'confusing' parking rules at a popular Sydney beach.
Phil* parked in what he thought was a marked space at the carpark near South Maroubra Surf Lifesaving Club in November.
After a day at the beach, he returned to a $140 parking fine for not parking "wholly within a parking bay".
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A Sydney local thought this was a parking spot but copped a fine when he left his car here. Supplied
Phil was baffled by the fine.
He snapped photos showing he had parked between two white lines which he believed marked a parking space and requested a review through Revenue NSW.
"It's very frustrating," he told nine.com.au.
"To receive $140 fine over an honest mistake in a cost of living crisis is unspeakable - all for a couple of hours at the beach."
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The spot where Phil parked is located in a carpark near Maroubra beach. Supplied
In a letter sighted by nine.com.au, Revenue NSW acknowledged Phil's claim that he was parked within two white lines.
However it was unable to cancel the fine.
"Vehicles must be parked in marked bays where displayed," the letter read.
"The issuing officer has noted the vehicle was not parked within a marked parking bay."
Phil was disappointed with the response.
He said he couldn't have been expected to know the spot where he parked wasn't considered a marked bay.
"If this isn't a parking space, which I'd argue it definitely is, there are no signs to show it," he said.
"It clearly has a white line to show it's a bay."
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Phil argued that the two while lines bordering the no parking zone and the pedestrian crossing marked a bay. Supplied
Phil must now pay the $140 or take the matter to court.
Randwick City Council did not respond to nine.com.au's request for comment.
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