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British expat hit with $272 fine over ‘rookie’ parking error at NSW beach

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Archie Lewis (in the photo) arrived in Australia three weeks ago with a work and vacation visa.

A British expatriate received a fine of $ 272 after he parked his rental car in the wrong address and blocked access to a fire mouth near a popular beach.

After spending the day on a beach in Shoalhaven, on the south coast of Nueva Wales del Sur, Archie Lewis, 27, was dismayed by finding a parking fine on the windshield.

The Australians quickly realized their “rookie” parking error when Mr. Lewis turned the camera to show how he was parked on Residential Street.

‘Here you have one, I had never heard of this before. “I parked on the beach all day, I checked where we parked (Y) said nothing about not parking,” he said.

‘Go back and I have a ticket. In Australia, it is illegal to park on the wrong side of the road, basically the road you are not driving.

‘Just a small advice when you come to Australia and rent a car. I have probably cost me £ 100. Damn sound.

Lewis said he was forced to ask Shoalhaven’s locals if they could explain their mistake, which in Australia entails a fine of $ 136 but does not apply in the United Kingdom.

“I had never heard of that, in the United Kingdom you can park as you want, as long as you have permission to park there.” Although I guess makes sense! ‘ He wrote in Tiktok’s video comments.

The fine was on the windshield of the rental car

A British expatriate received a fine of $ 272 after he parked his rental car in the wrong address and blocked access to a fire mouth near a popular beach.

Mr. Lewis, without knowing it, violated another traffic rule when parking in front of a fireproof mouth.

Motorists in Nueva Wales del Sur cannot park less than a meter from a fire mouth, a fire mouth indicator or a fire spark plug indicator.

The infraction entails a fine of $ 136, however, a maximum fine of $ 2,200 will be imposed if drivers do not comply with the road standard.

The Australians asked why he had parked in the opposite direction to other cars.

‘Why would you park on the wrong side? It is very dangerous to enter and leave, ”wrote a person.

‘Didn’t you notice that all cars park in the same direction?’ Another person wrote.

“This is common sense,” added a third.

Others were more understanding with the “rookie error.”

The Australians quickly realized the parking error of the 'rookie' that cost the British expatriate 272 dollars

The Australians quickly realized the parking error of the ‘rookie’ that cost the British expatriate 272 dollars

“Lmao, I knew immediately,” a person wrote.

“It’s illegal because we like things to be ordered and uniform in (Australia),” said another.

Mr. Lewis explained that he was in a hurry and that he had made a “stupid error.”

Motorists in the United Kingdom can park in the opposite direction to traffic flow, however, they must park correctly at night.

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