An unknown Aussie roadway policy has actually captured a British guy by shock after the deportee copped a large $272 penalty while investing a day at the coastline.
The guy, that lately relocated from the UK to Sydney, chose a dip on the NSW South Coast today to cool down in the summer season warmth and caught the very first complimentary auto parking area he might near the water. However, when he went back to his rental auto he was welcomed by an unpleasant shock.
“Here’s one for ya, never heard of this before,” he states in a TikTok video clip. “Parked at the beach all day, checked where we parked and it didn’t say anything about no parking, come back and I’ve got a ticket.”
Confused, the guy claimed he talked to a couple of residents to ask what as a matter of fact he had actually done incorrect. But quickly as he pans the electronic camera around to reveal the bordering scenes, the mistake quickly comes to be clear– to Australians at the very least.
Brit fined for unwittingly damaging 2 roadway policies
His white Suzuki is parked encountering the upside-down, coming nose-to-nose with the parking lot next him.
“I’ve literally never heard of it, in the UK you can pretty much park how you want as long as you’re allowed to park there,” he said. “I suppose it does make sense though!”
While the driver is focussed on the direction of his park, he has unknowingly broken a second less obvious road rule. On the footpath beside his car is a red fire hydrant, which can attract a penalty if access to it is blocked.
It is illegal to park within one metre of a fire hydrant in Australia. This rule is in place to ensure access to the fire hydrant if emergency services or other authorised people should require it.
Shoalhaven City Council left a ticket under his windscreen wiper, advising him that a fine will be posted to him by Revenue NSW. “So just a little tip if you’re coming to Australia and you do rent a car, this has probably cost me 100 quid,” the TikToker said.
Expats and tourists urged to learn Aussie road rules
While fine amounts are decided by individual councils, parking in the wrong direction in NSW can result in a fine of up to $136. Stopping near a fire hydrant carries the same penalty, meaning the driver could be slugged $272 for his double mistake.
In the UK, it is legal to park against the flow of traffic during the day time. As the sun goes down, it then becomes an offence but the enforcement of the law is understood to be less strict.
Speaking to Yahoo News Australia, NRMA spokesperson Peter Khoury said “regardless of which country you’re in, if you choose to drive in a foreign country there are always going to be different road rules”
“You don’t really need to know why they’re there — you just need to abide by them,” he included.
“You take a risk by driving in a foreign country and not understanding the road rules so we always encourage people to do their research before they go and drive in another country, because there are these sorts of inconsistencies.
“So you can park facing the other direction in the UK, you can’t in Australia. Why? It doesn’t really matter, that’s the law you’ve got to abide by it.” Khoury informed Yahoo the fineable offense might remain in location as a result of security issues, such as the opportunity of a person driving on the incorrect side of the roadway to reach a car parking area.
NRMA roadway security specialist Dimitra Vlahomitros formerly informed Yahoo News that auto parking in the incorrect instructions is “dangerous and can add to congestion, when motorists are forced to pull out of their parking space into oncoming traffic.
“Parking on the wrong side of the road is never a good idea, particularly at night when visibility is reduced.”
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