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| Thread ID: 108866 | 2010-04-15 00:07:00 | Parking Wardens - Wellington | Bozo (8540) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 876621 | 2010-04-15 23:20:00 | I had a short discussion yesterday when I saw a warden writing a ticket to place on the windscreen of a car parked facing the wrong direction. I suggested that perhaps the driver was British, where in England you're allowed to park on the "wrong" side of the road. He said no matter - he/she will still be liable for the $60 fine. Bastardo! and whats wrong with that? the law is the law, if you move to the other side of the world, it's your job to find out what the law is in that part of the world. Ignorantia legis neminem excusat (Latin for "ignorance of the law does not excuse" ) there are so may people in this world who think the law wont apply to them. I should not have to pay a fine, it was only a few days late. I should not be convicted, I was only a bit drunk when driving. I should not have to go to prison, he was only a bit dead. if you dont like the current law feel free to try and get it changed, feel free to break the law, but at the end of the day when you get nicked don't go around and whine about how unfair it is. |
robsonde (120) | ||
| 876622 | 2010-04-15 23:25:00 | Demon hunter write a letter and tell them the truth, you never know, you might actually get off it. | Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 876623 | 2010-04-15 23:28:00 | If you renewed the license by the end of the next working day, you will probably get off the fine. It's not the parking wardens fault you failed to ensure your vehicle was road legal, don't blame them. |
inphinity (7274) | ||
| 876624 | 2010-04-15 23:34:00 | +1 | Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 876625 | 2010-04-15 23:53:00 | Yea, I went down and renewed the registration that day, spoke to a lady at the Parking Offenses office yesterday and she seemed to think because I had renewed it that very day I would likely get off. Fingers crossed. @robsonde Yes I realize its my own fault for not checking to make sure it wasn't up-to-date, but a $200 fine for something as petty as slightly out of date registration seem excessive to say the least. |
Bozo (8540) | ||
| 876626 | 2010-04-15 23:59:00 | Yes I realize its my own fault for not checking to make sure it wasn't up-to-date, but a $200 fine for something as petty as slightly out of date registration seem excessive to say the least. yep, $200 is quite a lot. it would be nice if it was less. the point of my other post is that if you dont like the law then you should try and do something abouyt it. maybe you should start a petition? I am sure I would sign it. |
robsonde (120) | ||
| 876627 | 2010-04-16 00:02:00 | I strongly support the parking wardens being vigilant, productive and enthusiastic. Good on them. (Only applies to the Wellington ones though, when I'm not driving in Wellington.) Fixed that for you R2x1.... |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 876628 | 2010-04-16 00:31:00 | and whats wrong with that? the law is the law, if you move to the other side of the world, it's your job to find out what the law is in that part of the world. Ignorantia legis neminem excusat (Latin for "ignorance of the law does not excuse" ) there are so may people in this world who think the law wont apply to them. I should not have to pay a fine, it was only a few days late. I should not be convicted, I was only a bit drunk when driving. I should not have to go to prison, he was only a bit dead. if you dont like the current law feel free to try and get it changed, feel free to break the law, but at the end of the day when you get nicked don't go around and whine about how unfair it is. X2 |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 876629 | 2010-04-16 02:01:00 | They could just use a slightly nicer way of dealing with this. Something like: Your vehicles registration is out of date and a ticket has been issued, if you can prove within 5 working days this has been solved we will waive the fee or you will be fined. I can imagine that most people fined for this would be more than happy to resolve the issue asap (like I did) and then be saved the hefty fine. Its not like I purposely decided not to pay my registration that month, just completely forgot to check - how often do people check their registration anyway? Correct me if I'm wrong, but if a cop pulls you over because you are driving a car with say a broken tail light, they issue you with a ticket and if you can prove within x number of days that you fixed the issue then the fine is waived. Not sure if this is the law, but it has happened to me before, one of my fog light bulbs was blown, so the cop wrote a ticket and yea - got the problem sorted and all was happy. |
Bozo (8540) | ||
| 876630 | 2010-04-16 02:09:00 | Correct me if I'm wrong, but if a cop pulls you over because you are driving a car with say a broken tail light, they issue you with a ticket and if you can prove within x number of days that you fixed the issue then the fine is waived. Not sure if this is the law, but it has happened to me before, one of my fog light bulbs was blown, so the cop wrote a ticket and yea - got the problem sorted and all was happy. The cop should have given you a ticket for having the fog lights on, bet there wasn't any fog around. The WCC used to issue 7 day warning notices to remove unlicensed vehicles from the road. |
PaulD (232) | ||
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