Councils could be forced to do huge backflip over parking fines

Steve Williams - DailyMail - 07/08
Local councils in Sydney have been ignoring a directive from the NSW government to stop parking officers issuing fines via this method.

Councils in a major Australian city appear set to be forced into major u-turn on how parking tickets are issued after copping a huge backlash from drivers.

Local councils in Sydney have been ignoring a directive from the NSW government to stop parking officers issuing ticketless parking fines.

Unsuspecting drivers only discover they have been booked weeks later, instead of getting a ticket placed on their windscreen, reported The Daily Telegraph.

Under this system drivers lose the opportunity to challenge the fine by gathering evidence right after they have been booked. 

The Minns' government is...
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