Hey Guys,

Bit of a story ..

About a month ago i recieved a letter from Parking Enforcement Services stating that I had an overdue parking fine. Had a read through it, and it claimed my vehicle was parked at 'PER 106 Alma St' in Fremantle on 6 Feb 2008 at 12:50pm.

Had a really good think about it, and could not recall ever being parked there. I went through my emails, calendar and IM logs, and sure enough I was sitting at my desk at work in Canningvale with my car parked outside when they claim it was elsewhere!

Anyway, I follow the procedure, lodge an appeal with a cover letter and some supporting evidence proving it was not me. They send me another letter, saying i've still not paid it. I call them up, they say they've recieved the appeal and it may take months to process.

The letter i have recieved states that if i pay the fine within 7 days, as a 'courtesy' to me, it will be $45.00. Otherwise i need to pay $60.00. If i do not pay, my car is on their clamping list. Cunts.

Driving home today, get a call from my workmate, who i told about this whole thing - And he tells me that there was a big parking fine bungle, heaps and heaps of people effected. Some agency somehow got hold of peoples details through the DPI, which is who this Parking Enforcement Agency people are.

Here is a link to the story:


http://www.postnewspapers.com.au/200...news/002.shtml

And more:
http://www.postnewspapers.com.au/200...news/010.shtml
And more:
http://www.postnewspapers.com.au/200...ers/home.shtml

So now i have no idea where i stand. I aint paying the fine as it simply wasn't me, and i can prove it, with a stat-dec if required. I'll be happy to take it to court if required, as i have already spent more than that in my time dealing with it.

If they had the balls to try, i'd seriously contemplate a counterclaim for wasted time over $60!!

Anyone else been fucked by this?

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