DCC Parking Nazis

[Huntaway]

What happened to reason, fairness and justice?
As soon as I arrived in Dunedin a couple of weeks ago I got stung $40 for "Did park a vehicle on a footpath." I see, browsing through threads here, I'm not the first to be stung this way. What really pisses me is that I am not in the habit of this and that I did have the opportunity to take a whole car park but relinquished it as a courtesy to a passing car. NEVER AGAIN! So many four letter words come to mind to describe the DCC prats responsible. "Mean" is the only one fit to print here...
Tossers

[Jerry74]

Sounds typical for the Dunedin council.... there are not many designated bike parks around the octagon are there

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Sounds typical for the Dunedin council.... there are not many designated bike parks around the octagon are there

There is is actually quite a lot of designated bike parking spread through out the city (thanx to BRONZ Otago)

[rachprice]

I agree! I got one sent to me for parking on a yellow line...
i know thats bad but it was just out front of med library i was just picking up my bag...all of 3 minutes maybe. perpendicular to the curb so it wasnt in the way.... bastard sent me it in the mail I honestly thought he was doing the car behind me

[MDR2]

Our Car has been hit so many times by the parking nazi's in dunners it's not funny. Yet to get one for the bike though.

[pete376403]

They've always been shits. When I was down there in '85 they were like Hitler Youth riding on scooters - sometimes it seemed if you stopped at a traffic light they'd be ready to ticket you.
Got one back once - turning into a car park in Moray place this turd ran into the back of me and got all aggro - I told him if he thought he had a case to call the police, otherwise piss off. He just muttered something, picked up his scooter and buggered off.

[hayd3n]

i know its parked out of the way and all!!! but you still are on a footparh.
i was parking in a no parking zone ,in the octagon a mere 30 cms from a 5 minute park ,and the parking lady told me to move, and i was just standing there having a ciggie, so i muttered and mumbled ,and moved the 30 cms ,in which then a car couldent fit in the space i had left and i got evils from cages for the next 5 or so

[idb]

i know its parked out of the way and all!!! but you still are on a footparh.
i was parking in a no parking zone ,in the octagon a mere 30 cms from a 5 minute park ,and the parking lady told me to move, and i was just standing there having a ciggie, so i muttered and mumbled ,and moved the 30 cms ,in which then a car couldent fit in the space i had left and i got evils from cages for the next 5 or so

Yes...you are right...quite clearly in the middle of the pedestrian thoroughfare...and we must set an example for the others...there can be no place for non-conformists...what was he thinking...the large pile of pedestrians on the ground confirms the danger...

[Max Preload]

I'm at war with the Auckland Retard Council's Parking Services. They're a bunch of stupid fucks.

[Ixion]

Auckland City Council advis ethat they consider parking motorbikes on the footpath hazardous because "little children might burn their hands on the hot exhaust pipes".

[maybe]

In Brisbane City the Councill is trialing extra motorcycle parks on the footpath they have actually marked parks at the back of the footpath in areas that there are no shop fronts

[Max Preload]

In Brisbane City the Councill is trialing extra motorcycle parks on the footpath they have actually marked parks at the back of the footpath in areas that there are no shop fronts

Clearly aussie kids (and perhaps even bureaucrats...) are smarter than their NZ counterparts.

[wysper]

Auckland City Council advis ethat they consider parking motorbikes on the footpath hazardous because "little children might burn their hands on the hot exhaust pipes".

Compared to the rather pathetic "obstructing the footpath" from the dunners CC, that is probably the closest to a reasonable reason for "public safety".
Of course there is nothing to stop the kid walking off the footpath and burning its hand on the pipe of the bike parked in a carpark!

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

What happened to reason, fairness and justice?
As soon as I arrived in Dunedin a couple of weeks ago I got stung $40 for "Did park a vehicle on a footpath." I see, browsing through threads here, I'm not the first to be stung this way. What really pisses me is that I am not in the habit of this and that I did have the opportunity to take a whole car park but relinquished it as a courtesy to a passing car. NEVER AGAIN! So many four letter words come to mind to describe the DCC prats responsible. "Mean" is the only one fit to print here...
Tossers

Personally I would continued on the angle of tourist thing... didn't know where the bike parks were... Also wanted to keep bike in sight so your gear / luggage wasn't going to be tampered as has happened already on this trip (Yeah I know it hasn't but still...)

However at the end of the day it is on the footpath... end story... and they have every right...

[my_r32]

Yeah I had a run in with one earlier this year in my car. Was in a 5 min park, just about to move out of it, stupid guy on his scooter parks up right beside my window and tells me to 'move my car right now!'........I told him: 'well I would, if you moved out of the bloody way!'

.....and they wonder why people dont respect them