A motorist was fined $640 for parking on the nature strip because there were no free spaces left on the road.
The New South Wales driver was fined twice for the offence and took to social media to explain that she could challenge the penalty in court.
“I parked on the grass because there were no free spaces on the street or in the driveway and my car got stuck on the front lawn, inside the brick fence,” he wrote.
“Would you take this to court? Two tickets totaling $640 for parking on the front lawn?”
The woman explained that she did not know it was illegal to park on the grass.
She defended the move, saying residents should not have to cut their own grass if the area is managed by the council.
Parking on a nature strip or footpath in New South Wales is an offence under the Road Traffic Act and carries a $320 fine.
Motorists in Queensland face a whopping $3,096 fine for this illegal act, while drivers in the ACT will be fined $3,200.
The driver was fined for parking the vehicle on the natural strip (pictured)
Figures from council reporting app Snap Send Solve showed there has been a 25 per cent increase in the number of drivers parking on nature strips or footpaths.
Danny Gorog, executive director of Snap Send Solve, said parking in nature strips is a major problem that is increasingly frustrating residents.
“Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland are among the states with the highest number of concerns about illegal parking on our pavements,” he said. Yahoo.
The latest incident comes after a man in Canberra was fined $132 for parking his van in his driveway.
The fine was imposed on the driver because part of the vehicle was blocking the sidewalk.
The driver did not realize that this portion of his driveway is considered public property and does not belong to him, making his parking illegal.
