Parking fines, please need guidance

[Hamish Carlson]

in total, all written out one minute after the other, I think the parking officer was just being grumpy at the end of a hard day. If I was to have been pulled over by a cop and they looked for wof and reg, they would just look on their database and everything would have been hunky dory. I really dislike these fines as the bike HAD both requirements, and why should it be fined for abiding by the rules. On my bike it is hard to find a place for both components to be displayed in plain sight, and yes I should get some holders, but the logic of pinging for no sight of a warrant and rego is just trivial. I am 19 and don't have anything to loose in life except life and my bike, so I will be fighting all the fines for as long as I need to for them to be lifted and a letter of apology for wasting so much time is issued. You guys may not agree, but hey, I don't agree that I should be pinged 400 for not showing 2 pieces of useless paper in plain sight. - rego and a wof sticker won't make a pillow to hit the ground with. And from having rego and wof current, I do not disagree with paying for rego, or getting an external saftey evaluation of my vehicle.

[Badjelly]

...You guys may not agree, but hey, I don't agree that I should be pinged 400 for not showing 2 pieces of useless paper in plain sight. - rego and a wof sticker won't make a pillow to hit the ground with....

OK, you've convinced me. If it were up to me I'd let you off.

[Hamish Carlson]

Be good if it were up to you, but will wait a week for them tp post out a replying statement, as thats how it works apparently. Oh, and thee are the infringements for the wof and reg, I quote: "Did use Unlicensed Motor Vehicle" and "No evidence of Inspection - Private Vehicle Warrant of Fitness". For the wof I am going to argue that there is evidence, the officer just did not see it at the time of ticket.

[klingon]

... I will be fighting all the fines for as long as I need to for them to be lifted and a letter of apology for wasting so much time is issued...

This is the bit that convinced me.

[Badjelly]

... so I will be fighting all the fines for as long as I need to for them to be lifted and a letter of apology for wasting so much time is issued....

This is the bit that convinced me.

Yeah. It seems to me if you get the fines waived without the letter of apology, you might want to quit there.

[Hamish Carlson]

they don't apologise and go through all the steps, they won't learn to not crap on the people trying to abide by rules as best they can. I don't want to be a prissy about it, but I got 4 hours sleep last night thinking about how much they want me to pay for two pieces of paper and plastic.

[3umph]

they don't apologise and go through all the steps, they won't learn to not crap on the people trying to abide by rules as best they can. I don't want to be a prissy about it, but I got 4 hours sleep last night thinking about how much they want me to pay for two pieces of paper and plastic.

mount them on the bike, take pics and say they were there all the time and the officer must of overlooked them and show the expiry dates with pics...

may pay to mention that sometimes it is hard for the officers to see where they are on bikes as they can be mounted in all different places on bikes

[JMemonic]

The law is clear they must be visible, how ever the law is an arse as it also states that the inspector must stick the WOF sticker to the vehicle (as I was informed) when I complained about mine being in a position under the seat.

Get some holders, point to the rules re the sticker under the seat, and place the Reg behind the plate on an angle, thus it visible if looked for, and claim the ticket issuer cant have looked hard enough.

Give up the hope of an apology it wont happen.

[Max Preload]

Give up the hope of an apology it wont happen.

Not true. I got an apology (of sorts) for Auckland City Council ticketing my car that I parked in a "goods service vehicle only" loading zone, once I pointed out that despite the fact my vehicle was not goods service at all, they couldn't ticket it because of a technicality.

[JMemonic]

Not true. I got an apology (of sorts) for AUckland City Council ticketing my car that I parked in a "goods service vehicle only" loading zone, once I pointed out that despite the fact my vehicle was not goods service at all, they couldn't ticket it because of a technicality.

This is Christchurch City Council we are talking about.

[3umph]

This is Christchurch City Council we are talking about.

yip and they are total twats

[Max Preload]

This is Christchurch City Council we are talking about.

yip and they are total twats

You think that makes them unique among Councils? :slap:

[3umph]

nope but they would have to be one or the worst re parking wardens

[XP@]

Sometimes a company is too slow and their domain name gets in to the wrong hands. If you are the company that enforces parking tickets this can leave you open to a whole world of fun...

http://parkwise.co.nz/

[fireliv]

*sigh*

I guess you'll be in court then. Get ready to add $130 court cost to some of that. I suggest you try and settle it before you get to court.

All the best

BTW I see your location is Hamilton, if it goes to court it wont be for a few months, and you will have to travel to Christchurch for the case. Is it really worth that too?