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Innocent until proven guilty?
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A couple of months ago I got a letter in the mail attached to a parking infringement notice claiming I had double parked out of the front of my kids’ school one morning and fining me $66.
Now I don’t remember ever double parking. So I sent them a letter asking for clarification. They sent me this letter. Basically it says “well you did it so pay up or else”.
I just sent them a follow up email which states:
I am unfortunately unable to accept your assertion that I committed the said offense and respectfully requestevidence to support your claim before I consent to pay the fine. I believe in this country we are still considered innocent until proven guilty.
What do you think they will do? And do you think my position is fair? Should a council just be able to send you fines in the mail without providing evidence of your supposed crime? Or does this fit under the Federal Government’s new terror laws and I can be picked up by ASIO and held for questioning for ten days without even being informed of the charges?
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So there was never a ticket on your car window at the time of the alleged double parking?
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He was double parked. They claim that he stopped, let the kids out and then drove off. They wouldn’t have had a chance to put a ticket on his car.
Molly
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No, they sent it to me in the mail a couple of weeks later!
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I thought they had ‘marshals’ standing outside schools taking pictures? That’s what happens here in Sydney. If the same happens there, they should produce something, and if they can’t, you got your case made.
Good luck
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Not sure what the rubbish about the Terror Act has to do with it, but it seems that you have a very nice out and that is to take them to Court. Seems fair enough to me!
I am glad to hear that you have never double parked in front of a school and as thats the case it should be a simple case to prove as you should have at least one witness (if not two seeings as I believe both your boys go to the same school and would be able to testify under oath that daddy never just stops on the road and lets them out) to support your case and unless as other have said (perhaps on your blog) they have taken a photo that shows you in the wrong (which would have to be an optical illision as you never double park!), in which case, I am not sure if you would have to also pay court costs.
Now, I understand the idea of inocent till proven guilty, but I personally accept in the traffic fines area that this is very tricky and that its fair enough to reverse the roles as lets face it, most people are guilty and only say they are innocent (not saying that in this case).
Good luck.
Molly
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Oh, Forgot to mention seems that your email was a bit of a waste of bits as it clearly says that “no further reviews will be conducted”.
Seems you are S@#T out of luck due. Its only $66 after all. Nothing for a Web 2.0 CEO surely!
Molly
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