Aussie driver fumes after she was hit with an 'unreasonable' $200 fine for breaking little-known parking rule
A young Aussie woman claims she was hit with an 'unreasonable' $200 fine after she left her car mounted on the curb outside a popular Perth cafe.
Imogen Blow left her car in what she thought was a legal position on the side of the road outside Daisies in Cottesloe, in the city's west last week.
'So, I just copied the car in front who was just a little bit up on the sidewalk. There was enough room for a truck to get around me,' she said in a TikTok video.
'There was enough room for the prams and wheelchairs and anything on the path to get past me. If you know Daisies, people all park on the side of the street.'
But when Ms Blow came back to her car 30 minutes later she had a ticket.
'We go away and come back and someone has slapped on a parking fine and I was like "what can this possibly be for",' she said.
'Apparently, in WA it is illegal to put your tyre up on the sidewalk at any time.
'What kind of suburb would have the audacity to actually enforce that? We appealed it because I was like "this is ridiculous", I was just trying to be safe.
Perth woman Imogen Blow (pictured) said she planned to appeal the $200 parking fine
'I'm having another sook because I'm paying an unreasonable amount of money for something that is just part of living.'
Things got worse for Ms Blow when she lost the original penalty notice when she moved homes and was charged a penalty fee.
'So now they've added an extra final demand on top of it so it's going to cost us even more money,' she said.
'This is a bit psychotic, and don't think I'm a Karen. I've just addressed an email to the CEO of Cottesloe and I'll keep you updated to see if there's any sort of compassion.'
Other Aussies said they weren't shocked the fine was issued in Cottesloe.
'Suburbs like Cottesloe need to be strict on this because so many entitled drivers try to park wherever they want,' one wrote.
'Considering the suburb I'm not surprised,' another said.
It's no doubt a rule that has frustrated locals for years.
Pictured is the iconic Cottesloe Beach in Perth, Western Australia
'Yep sadly this is the law. I have to remind friends who come over to my home not park anywhere near the footpath,' one local shared.
'I got fined twice for the same thing. One was done without a fine on my windscreen and then had one put on my windscreen,' another said.
'They told me too bad so I had to pay twice.'
