parking fine, 10 meters from intersection

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parking fine, 10 meters from intersection

Postby timmyrocks » Tue Dec 18, 2012 2:22 pm

hey guys,
I had never heard of this before and have probable broke this many of times :lol:

today i was in guildford doing some safety training, parked my car off the main drag in one of the side streets. Came back to car and i have a parking fine waiting for me.
Parking withing 10 meters of intersection $232 thank you very much!!!!!!

I am just wondering if the 10 meters is from the closest point of the vehicle to the intersection or front? may be a stupid quieston but 10 meters is a long way and I have seen and parked within this many of times???????

I totally understand i shouldnt have parked there cause I am very lucky guildford didnt implode and $232 of my money will help this situation :P :P

Also shouldnt there be a no stopping sign for idiots like me?

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Re: parking fine, 10 meters from intersection

Postby Glen » Tue Dec 18, 2012 2:26 pm

I thought the deal was 6m from the building alignment. Stupid rule anyway
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Re: parking fine, 10 meters from intersection

Postby Smitty » Tue Dec 18, 2012 2:35 pm

the 30 foot rule applies in mexico :twisted:
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Re: parking fine, 10 meters from intersection

Postby tim » Tue Dec 18, 2012 2:43 pm

I thought it was 3m from the corner (from my L's training 17 years ago)

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Re: parking fine, 10 meters from intersection

Postby AznCruiser » Tue Dec 18, 2012 2:45 pm

There is a rule like that but rarely enforced..........I can see the reasoning though, parking too close might make turning into and out of intersections harder. I have no clue on how far you have to be from the intersection........

Ive never been fined like that and no one I know have had that fine.....maybe framing it and blaming it on a very peeved off or bored parking inspector would make a good BBQ story..........
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Re: parking fine, 10 meters from intersection

Postby timmyrocks » Tue Dec 18, 2012 3:10 pm

Yeh 10 meters is a long way. If it was a $79 one I'd pay shut up and keep going but $232 is a lot of money to donate to holoryd council.
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Re: parking fine, 10 meters from intersection

Postby fireyrob » Tue Dec 18, 2012 4:16 pm

In NSW at least its 10 metres for an intersection or 20 metres from an intersection with a set of lights unless otherwise signposted. BS money grabbing and guilty of it myself. I can only conclude it may be causing someone an issue and they have complained to council who are money hungry. Bastards :x
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Re: parking fine, 10 meters from intersection

Postby timmyrocks » Tue Dec 18, 2012 4:28 pm

The guy running the course asked where we parked cause try have recently put in 1hr parking on the main drag and been out n about booking people and that's why I parked on a side street (no time parking)

Funny thing is I was probably even closer then 10m yesterday on the same street just other side of road but didn't get a ticket.

So the rule stands unless there's a sign saying you can park closer? I'm lucky I haven't been caught before haha.
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Re: parking fine, 10 meters from intersection

Postby h.b.bear » Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:14 pm

Take it to court,according to this its 6mtres from any intersection

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Re: parking fine, 10 meters from intersection

Postby fireyrob » Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:55 pm

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Re: parking fine, 10 meters from intersection

Postby timmyrocks » Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:59 pm

Yeah I found the same thing you found rob :)
Ill just pay it. Not worth going through the courts for $232 :(

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Re: parking fine, 10 meters from intersection

Postby bonester » Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:07 pm

In queensland it is 10 metres from intersection- when I first became a driving instructor the intersection was defined by the property line (fenceline- worse for you) but now it is defined by the kerbs. Were you 10m from the kerbs?
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Re: parking fine, 10 meters from intersection

Postby hoffy » Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:37 pm

Guildford....people parking too close to intersections is the least of its problems..
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Re: parking fine, 10 meters from intersection

Postby smithy5 » Wed Dec 19, 2012 3:52 am

Yeah..... I thought it was 6 mtrs for Joe Citizen, 10 mtrs for suicide bombers and 30 mtrs for drive by shooters ;) :lol:
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Re: parking fine, 10 meters from intersection

Postby dickfaber » Wed Dec 19, 2012 4:53 am

smithy5 wrote:Yeah..... I thought it was 6 mtrs for Joe Citizen, 10 mtrs for suicide bombers and 30 mtrs for drive by shooters ;) :lol:


hey, it was guilford, not bankstown, auburn or liverpool; wasnt it?
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