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Driver’s desperate car note backfires

Jay Bentham was on his way to work when he realised he didn’t have any change on him – prompting him to write a note that...

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08th April 2021 2:04 PM

Jay Bentham was on his way to work when he realised he didn’t have any change on him – prompting him to write a note that later blew up.

Man's unbelievable $8k parking fine

A man who left his car in a parking garage for 21 weeks got a shock when trying to leave finding the fee was more than the...

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05th May 2020 7:05 AM

Chef cops fine while closing up restaurant

A chef packing up his restaurant has been slapped with a council parking fine, with inspectors refusing to listen to his...

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25th March 2020 8:03 AM

Councillor calls out $8K parking swoop ‘stupidity’

A councillor says 13 people stung with $667 parking fines should be reimbursed.

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01st Jan. 2020 4:01 PM

Councillor John Connolly says 13 people being stung with $667 parking fines at a park was "ridiculous".

Pain in the grass: 13 parkers stung $667 in one council hit

Lyndon Arnold, who had never received a parking fine, was shocked to return to his car to find a $667 parking ticket on his...

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30th Dec. 2019 5:12 PM

Lyndon Arnold, who had never received a parking fine, was shocked to return to his car to find a $667 parking ticket on his windshield.

Creepy discovery on parking fine

BEN Graham was creeped out when a parking fine arrived in the post because he doesn’t have a car. Things only got weirder...

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25th Nov. 2019 6:11 PM

There’s nothing worse than getting a parking fine, but this one was even worse.

‘It’s a joke’: Man’s massive fine for parking beside home

A mechanic is out hundreds of dollars after being fined for parking beside his Gold Coast home, with what he did next...

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22nd Oct. 2019 3:10 PM

The car was parked on a grass verge at Trentham Court in Parkwood.

‘Unfair’ reason for $568 parking fine

When Kevin’s phone started ringing, he did the right thing and pulled over before answering it — but where he stopped...

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12th Oct. 2019 10:10 AM

There are so many ways you can get a parking fine, it can be hard to keep track — but this is a definite no-no. Picture: Supplied

Man who paid for all-day parking fined anyway

A DRIVER who paid for all-day parking has been slammed with a fine despite using council’s own app.

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08th Oct. 2019 8:10 AM

Woman fights ‘disgraceful’ parking fine

A woman is fighting back after being fined $263 after a parking officer made an extraordinary blunder over a no stopping...

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28th June 2019 6:06 PM

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