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A Gold Coast mum was fined $193 for blocking entry to her personal driveway.
Megan Cross copped the positive earlier this month for allegedly obstructing the council-owned strip in entrance of her Pimpama residence on Coomera Heights Dr, within the metropolis’s north.
‘This does not make sense,’ she advised 7News.
Rangers alleged Ms Cross’s automobile blocked different automobiles from accessing council land – regardless that she has parked the identical method in her driveway for seven years with out concern.
‘I am not parking throughout a footpath … that I’d’ve understood,’ she stated.
Gold Coast mum was fined $193 for blocking council entry to her personal driveway earlier this 12 months (pictured, the picture submitted with ms Cross’ positive)
Ms Cross (pictured along with her automobile) has lived in her residence for seven years and stated she’s at all times parked equally on her driveway with out concern
Ms Cross (pictured along with her automobile) argued the positive ‘would not make sense’ as she was solely blocking her personal driveway
Nevertheless, metropolis mayor Tom Tate defended the positive and advisable Ms Cross ‘park on the street or inside the home’.
‘It is a security concern … that is why they’ve issued it, and it is a part of the native legislation,’ he stated.
Native laws prohibits drivers from blocking entry to paths or driveways, together with their very own.
The council web site explains a resident’s driveway ends at their boundary line, the remainder of the driveway is taken into account a ‘car crossing’, which is owned by council.
‘You have to not cease for greater than two minutes throughout a driveway or throughout every other entry for automobiles,’ the council web site states.
Mayor Tate added: ‘Parking on council land, you are not meant to try this. Do not do it, let individuals stroll previous.’
The reason did little to fulfill irritated netizens who accused the council of ‘income elevating’.
Ms Cross is planning to battle the positive (above) however metropolis mayor Tom Tate insisted her parking was ‘a security concern’ and advisable she ‘park on the street or inside the home’
The council web site explains a resident’s driveway ends at their boundary line, the remainder of the driveway is taken into account a ‘car crossing’ (above)
‘What a joke – income elevating at its finest,’ one person wrote on X.
‘Yip I acquired a kind of fines lol. Simply paid it. Do not have time spare to go courtroom to be advised… you broke the legislation… pay the positive,’ one other stated.
‘Will the mayor mow the footpath as soon as every week and water it? That bloke’s a goose,’ one wrote.
Ms Cross stated she plans to battle the positive.
