Many can all agree that there's nothing worse than getting a parking fine for a seemingly 'ridiculous' reason.

But sometimes, the rules of parking are not so clear-cut, and sometimes, those who enforce them aren't always seen as helpful or fair.

In a video online, which was taken in western Sydney, the man filming explained that he witnessed another motorist informing the Woolworths driver that he was parking in a rear-to-kerb parking area.

‘He’s like, “Mate, you’ve got to park it rear to kerb because this guy is going to fine ya,”’ he said.

A Woolworths delivery driver was fined for not parking properly. Credit: @humansofeastwood / TikTok

‘And the other guy thought he was being hostile, and now he’s probably going to be fined.’

As the man filmed, the Woolworths delivery man was seen coming back to the truck. The Sydney parking ranger began writing him a ticket and pointing out the sign, ‘60-degree angle parking, rear to kerb’.

The man filming asked, ‘How is he supposed to get the stuff out of the back?’

‘Just think about it from a logistical point of view.’

Another man witnessing the incident couldn’t help himself and offered his two cents aloud.

'Take it to court, bro, that’s ridiculous,’ he was heard saying.

‘This is literally your business here. Take it to court and waste the court's time. That’s the dumbest fine I’ve ever heard!'

Watch the video below:

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The question on everyone’s lips: Why did the driver receive a ticket for not reverse parking?

Rear-to-kerb angled parking in Australia is more common in regional areas. Still, many suburbs have introduced it for smaller cars.

It offers some benefits, including maximised kerbside parking capacity, safety for passengers exiting, easier boot space access, and better visibility when exiting.

But while this may have benefits, some drivers may find rear-to-kerb angled parking confusing and frustrating.

As Lorraine Duffy from Parking Australia said in 2017, research has shown that many motorists’ driving skills suffer because they are too reliant on automated features.

'We will drive around, circle around looking for an easy space to get into rather than reversing, but this causes extra congestion and emissions,' she said.

'Parking wholly and solely is becoming more of a challenge.'

In a similar story, one driver copped a hefty $305 fine for ‘breaking’ a barely known road rule. The woman couldn't believe the fine she received when she had parked beside a residential home with no visible signage nearby. Read more about her story here.

Key Takeaways

• A Sydney parking ranger has been filmed issuing a fine to a Woolworths delivery driver for not reverse parking.
• The incident, filmed and deemed 'dumb' by bystanders, unfolded in Ermington, western Sydney.
• The ranger cited the sign that read '60-degree angle parking, rear to kerb' as justification for the fine.
• Lorraine Duffy from Parking Australia notes that driver skills have declined due to increasing reliance on automated features, causing difficulties with challenges like reverse parking.

Members, have you ever been fined for not reverse parking? Let us know in the comments below!

 

[ibrady]

Many can all agree that there's nothing worse than getting a parking fine for a seemingly 'ridiculous' reason.

But sometimes, the rules of parking are not so clear-cut, and sometimes, those who enforce them aren't always seen as helpful or fair.

In a video online, which was taken in western Sydney, the man filming explained that he witnessed another motorist informing the Woolworths driver that he was parking in a rear-to-kerb parking area.

‘He’s like, “Mate, you’ve got to park it rear to kerb because this guy is going to fine ya,”’ he said.

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A Woolworths delivery driver was fined for not parking properly. Credit: @humansofeastwood / TikTok

‘And the other guy thought he was being hostile, and now he’s probably going to be fined.’

As the man filmed, the Woolworths delivery man was seen coming back to the truck. The Sydney parking ranger began writing him a ticket and pointing out the sign, ‘60-degree angle parking, rear to kerb’.

The man filming asked, ‘How is he supposed to get the stuff out of the back?’

‘Just think about it from a logistical point of view.’

Another man witnessing the incident couldn’t help himself and offered his two cents aloud.

'Take it to court, bro, that’s ridiculous,’ he was heard saying.

‘This is literally your business here. Take it to court and waste the court's time. That’s the dumbest fine I’ve ever heard!'

Watch the video below:

​

The question on everyone’s lips: Why did the driver receive a ticket for not reverse parking?

Rear-to-kerb angled parking in Australia is more common in regional areas. Still, many suburbs have introduced it for smaller cars.

It offers some benefits, including maximised kerbside parking capacity, safety for passengers exiting, easier boot space access, and better visibility when exiting.

But while this may have benefits, some drivers may find rear-to-kerb angled parking confusing and frustrating.

As Lorraine Duffy from Parking Australia said in 2017, research has shown that many motorists’ driving skills suffer because they are too reliant on automated features.

'We will drive around, circle around looking for an easy space to get into rather than reversing, but this causes extra congestion and emissions,' she said.

'Parking wholly and solely is becoming more of a challenge.'

In a similar story, one driver copped a hefty $305 fine for ‘breaking’ a barely known road rule. The woman couldn't believe the fine she received when she had parked beside a residential home with no visible signage nearby. Read more about her story here.

Key Takeaways

• A Sydney parking ranger has been filmed issuing a fine to a Woolworths delivery driver for not reverse parking.
• The incident, filmed and deemed 'dumb' by bystanders, unfolded in Ermington, western Sydney.
• The ranger cited the sign that read '60-degree angle parking, rear to kerb' as justification for the fine.
• Lorraine Duffy from Parking Australia notes that driver skills have declined due to increasing reliance on automated features, causing difficulties with challenges like reverse parking.

Members, have you ever been fined for not reverse parking? Let us know in the comments below!

 

[ibrady]

The law is the law, I think he was too lazy to park the proper way. If he was doing a delivery to a place that fronted a clear way or a no stopping sign would he say I have to park here to do a delivery? If other vehicles were booked for parking the wrong way and they let this driver off would that be fair?

 

[Thecla]

Some rangers are just pure cowboys!

 

[Suzanne rose]

It was a tabletop truck not a semi, he shouldn't have had trouble getting the groceries out.

But on the other hand the parking officer wasn't a council officer I'm thinking he worked for the shopping centre or for the actual carpark.

A friend of mine copped two fines by parking in a woolworths carpark in Campsie Sydney which was a rear to kerb.
When she fought the fine she she found out it wasn't a council worker who gave it but a worker of Woolworths who issued them.
I thought the only people who could usdue parking fines were parking officers from council or police

 

[BillW41]

Many can all agree that there's nothing worse than getting a parking fine for a seemingly 'ridiculous' reason.

But sometimes, the rules of parking are not so clear-cut, and sometimes, those who enforce them aren't always seen as helpful or fair.

In a video online, which was taken in western Sydney, the man filming explained that he witnessed another motorist informing the Woolworths driver that he was parking in a rear-to-kerb parking area.

‘He’s like, “Mate, you’ve got to park it rear to kerb because this guy is going to fine ya,”’ he said.

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A Woolworths delivery driver was fined for not parking properly. Credit: @humansofeastwood / TikTok

‘And the other guy thought he was being hostile, and now he’s probably going to be fined.’

As the man filmed, the Woolworths delivery man was seen coming back to the truck. The Sydney parking ranger began writing him a ticket and pointing out the sign, ‘60-degree angle parking, rear to kerb’.

The man filming asked, ‘How is he supposed to get the stuff out of the back?’

‘Just think about it from a logistical point of view.’

Another man witnessing the incident couldn’t help himself and offered his two cents aloud.

'Take it to court, bro, that’s ridiculous,’ he was heard saying.

‘This is literally your business here. Take it to court and waste the court's time. That’s the dumbest fine I’ve ever heard!'

Watch the video below:

​

The question on everyone’s lips: Why did the driver receive a ticket for not reverse parking?

Rear-to-kerb angled parking in Australia is more common in regional areas. Still, many suburbs have introduced it for smaller cars.

It offers some benefits, including maximised kerbside parking capacity, safety for passengers exiting, easier boot space access, and better visibility when exiting.

But while this may have benefits, some drivers may find rear-to-kerb angled parking confusing and frustrating.

As Lorraine Duffy from Parking Australia said in 2017, research has shown that many motorists’ driving skills suffer because they are too reliant on automated features.

'We will drive around, circle around looking for an easy space to get into rather than reversing, but this causes extra congestion and emissions,' she said.

'Parking wholly and solely is becoming more of a challenge.'

In a similar story, one driver copped a hefty $305 fine for ‘breaking’ a barely known road rule. The woman couldn't believe the fine she received when she had parked beside a residential home with no visible signage nearby. Read more about her story here.

Key Takeaways

• A Sydney parking ranger has been filmed issuing a fine to a Woolworths delivery driver for not reverse parking.
• The incident, filmed and deemed 'dumb' by bystanders, unfolded in Ermington, western Sydney.
• The ranger cited the sign that read '60-degree angle parking, rear to kerb' as justification for the fine.
• Lorraine Duffy from Parking Australia notes that driver skills have declined due to increasing reliance on automated features, causing difficulties with challenges like reverse parking.

Members, have you ever been fined for not reverse parking? Let us know in the comments below!

There are occasions where reverse angle parking can aid unloading but front to kerb is preferable in most situations. In the UK reverse angle parking was, and I believe still is, illegal. When standard road rules were introduced in Australia in 1999 it was intended that reverse angle parking was to be discontinued nationally, but NSW didn't get the message. Damage to exhaust pipes can result by hitting kerbs.

 

[mylittletibbies]

Who makes up these stupid laws
I have never come across this in WA.

 

[Clancieblue]

In a busy car park, I think it is safer to be able to drive out, giving better vision.
He seems to have plenty of room on the path behind to get deliveries out, he just couldn't be bothered.

 

[mylittletibbies]

In a busy car park, I think it is safer to be able to drive out, giving better vision.
He seems to have plenty of room on the path behind to get deliveries out, he just couldn't be bothered.

And damage your exhaust pipe when you back in, no thanks.
Is this just an NSW thing, have lived in three other states and have never seen this

 

[AlanQ]

Only fines issued by a LGA will be enforced by the courts. Only some shopping centres agree to allow the council by-laws enforcement, so if you want to play russian roulette after being warned about the chance of a fine, then that's the drivers prerogative. Plus the number of incompetent drivers that don't know how to reverse out of a parking space is ludicrous, that's why the rear to curb is put in place, so many people can't drive without a reversing camera or sensors, even then their entitlement kicks and they just bung it into reverse and pay no attention to their surrounds.

 

[Clancieblue]

And damage your exhaust pipe when you back in, no thanks.
Is this just an NSW thing, have lived in three other states and have never seen this

Everyone else was reversed in, nothing to damage exhaust pipe. He took the risk after being warned, it's his problem.

 

[PattiB]

I normally try & reverse park, I need all the reversing practice possible. My car often has trouble going backwards in a straight line.

 

[52-KID]

It was a tabletop truck not a semi, he shouldn't have had trouble getting the groceries out.

But on the other hand the parking officer wasn't a council officer I'm thinking he worked for the shopping centre or for the actual carpark.

A friend of mine copped two fines by parking in a woolworths carpark in Campsie Sydney which was a rear to kerb.
When she fought the fine she she found out it wasn't a council worker who gave it but a worker of Woolworths who issued them.
I thought the only people who could usdue parking fines were parking officers from council or police

Not a tabletop, a Pantech where the rear doors have to be opened to unload. He would have been able to unload while parked rear to kerb, but because the footpath looks quite narrow, he would have been completely blocking the path. Which is worse? In this case there should be exceptions, or a loading zone.

 

[52-KID]

Everyone else was reversed in, nothing to damage exhaust pipe. He took the risk after being warned, it's his problem.

Not everyone, that's what started the discussion - there was a white care also not rear to kerb

 

[MHM]

Many can all agree that there's nothing worse than getting a parking fine for a seemingly 'ridiculous' reason.

But sometimes, the rules of parking are not so clear-cut, and sometimes, those who enforce them aren't always seen as helpful or fair.

In a video online, which was taken in western Sydney, the man filming explained that he witnessed another motorist informing the Woolworths driver that he was parking in a rear-to-kerb parking area.

‘He’s like, “Mate, you’ve got to park it rear to kerb because this guy is going to fine ya,”’ he said.

View attachment 35576

A Woolworths delivery driver was fined for not parking properly. Credit: @humansofeastwood / TikTok

‘And the other guy thought he was being hostile, and now he’s probably going to be fined.’

As the man filmed, the Woolworths delivery man was seen coming back to the truck. The Sydney parking ranger began writing him a ticket and pointing out the sign, ‘60-degree angle parking, rear to kerb’.

The man filming asked, ‘How is he supposed to get the stuff out of the back?’

‘Just think about it from a logistical point of view.’

Another man witnessing the incident couldn’t help himself and offered his two cents aloud.

'Take it to court, bro, that’s ridiculous,’ he was heard saying.

‘This is literally your business here. Take it to court and waste the court's time. That’s the dumbest fine I’ve ever heard!'

Watch the video below:

​

The question on everyone’s lips: Why did the driver receive a ticket for not reverse parking?

Rear-to-kerb angled parking in Australia is more common in regional areas. Still, many suburbs have introduced it for smaller cars.

It offers some benefits, including maximised kerbside parking capacity, safety for passengers exiting, easier boot space access, and better visibility when exiting.

But while this may have benefits, some drivers may find rear-to-kerb angled parking confusing and frustrating.

As Lorraine Duffy from Parking Australia said in 2017, research has shown that many motorists’ driving skills suffer because they are too reliant on automated features.

'We will drive around, circle around looking for an easy space to get into rather than reversing, but this causes extra congestion and emissions,' she said.

'Parking wholly and solely is becoming more of a challenge.'

In a similar story, one driver copped a hefty $305 fine for ‘breaking’ a barely known road rule. The woman couldn't believe the fine she received when she had parked beside a residential home with no visible signage nearby. Read more about her story here.

Key Takeaways

• A Sydney parking ranger has been filmed issuing a fine to a Woolworths delivery driver for not reverse parking.
• The incident, filmed and deemed 'dumb' by bystanders, unfolded in Ermington, western Sydney.
• The ranger cited the sign that read '60-degree angle parking, rear to kerb' as justification for the fine.
• Lorraine Duffy from Parking Australia notes that driver skills have declined due to increasing reliance on automated features, causing difficulties with challenges like reverse parking.

Members, have you ever been fined for not reverse parking? Let us know in the comments below!

The driver in this instance is not the only one who got it wrong. The correspondent and another commentator also got it wrong.
Was the parking area signed? Yes. Did the signage also have the requirement that vehicles being parked should by reversed into the parking space at an angle? Yes. Did the driver comply with the parking requirements? No. Did the Parking Ranger issue an Infringement Notice on the basis of the incorrect parking of the vehicle? Yes. Was the Ranger right in issuing the Infringement Notice? Yes, that is his/her job.
Should the driver challenge the Infringement Notice at the Traffic Court? Well, if he does, there is a slight possibility that the magistrate will be sympathetic and reduce the fine, not on legal grounds but on a compassionate basis, but in all probability, the court will order the driver to pay legal costs to the Crown. Nah!, its not worth the loss of working time and other costs of showing his face in Court.

 

[mylittletibbies]

Everyone else was reversed in, nothing to damage exhaust pipe. He took the risk after being warned, it's his problem to be a law in NSW

The driver in this instance is not the only one who got it wrong. The correspondent and another commentator also got it wrong.
Was the parking area signed? Yes. Did the signage also have the requirement that vehicles being parked should by reversed into the parking space at an angle? Yes. Did the driver comply with the parking requirements? No. Did the Parking Ranger issue an Infringement Notice on the basis of the incorrect parking of the vehicle? Yes. Was the Ranger right in issuing the Infringement Notice? Yes, that is his/her job.
Should the driver challenge the Infringement Notice at the Traffic Court? Well, if he does, there is a slight possibility that the magistrate will be sympathetic and reduce the fine, not on legal grounds but on a compassionate basis, but in all probability, the court will order the driver to pay legal costs to the Crown. Nah!, its not worth the loss of working time and other costs of showing his face in Court.

Agree with you on all points.
Still think it's a stupid law though, but my opinion is somewhat clouded by the fact that my car finds it hard to reverse in a straight line also, lol!!

 

[PattiB]

Who makes up these stupid laws
I have never come across this in WA.

My son, who’s resided in WA for over half his life, always says that it takes a bit longer for things to catch up with over east. He enjoys life there now but was horrified about regulated shopping hours when he first moved. Even “backward“ Tassie has had open slather shopping for a long time. most Of us manage to reverse park, though some places insist on front in first. I really do love WA.

 

[mylittletibbies]

My son, who’s resided in WA for over half his life, always says that it takes a bit longer for things to catch up with over east. He enjoys life there now but was horrified about regulated shopping hours when he first moved. Even “backward“ Tassie has had open slather shopping for a long time. most Of us manage to reverse park, though some places insist on front in first. I really do love WA.

Me too, but I do agree the shopping laws are ridiculous.

 

[Ezzy]

Was the driver returning to the truck to read the sign & reverse it in after being told by the witness?
The Parking Control Person, WHO WASN'T DRESSED IN A UNIFORM WHICH WOULD IDENTIFY HIMSELF would have seen the driver returning & possibly should have waited to see why he was returning before starting to write a ticket. Almost seems as though he was there ready to pounce on the first innocent person.

 

[Clancieblue]

Not a tabletop, a Pantech where the rear doors have to be opened to unload. He would have been able to unload while parked rear to kerb, but because the footpath looks quite narrow, he would have been completely blocking the path. Which is worse? In this case there should be exceptions, or a loading zone.

Opening out into the carpark would also block the view. Just follow the rules.