A driver was fined $275 after her car broke down in a no stopping zone even though she was told by her insurer and police that she would not receive a penalty.
Clare Thomas was driving her car when the vehicle broke down in the middle of a one-way street in Clovelly, in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, on a Friday night.
Ms Thomas then called her insurer who advised her it would be better to have her car towed on Monday.
She wrote a letter explaining her situation and left the note on the windshield for any parking inspectors that passed through the area.
‘To my surprise, a ticket landed in my mailbox [two weeks later] citing Randwick council as the initiator of the ticket,’ she said.
Because my car was towed on the Monday morning, roadside assistance is now saying that they can only give me paperwork on the day the car was towed despite the fact that I’ve got a call log with them on the Friday night.’
Ms Thomas intends to challenge the fine after she was told by her insurer that it could be waived if she provided proof the situation was out of her control.
Daily Mail Australia contacted NSW Police for comment.