Cobram resident Phillip was running an errand for his elderly sister in Fryers St in July when he was fined for failing to pay a fee and obeying instructions on a sign.
Phillip did pay for a parking ticket but said it must have blown off the dash when he slammed his car door.
Phillip produced his parking ticket and sent the ticket, along with a letter, to Greater Shepparton City Council for an internal review of the $83 fine, but it was rejected.
In response to Phillip's letter, Greater Shepparton City Council co-ordinator parking compliance officer Kerri Piner said it was the driver’s responsibility to check that the ticket had not been displaced and is facing the correct way up before leaving the vehicle.
“Although I appreciate your ticket was on the passenger seat, as there was no valid ticket displayed, I am unable to withdraw the infringement notice on this occasion,” she said in the letter.
Phillip described the lack of understanding from council as “pretty miserable”.
“It’s a good idea to shop in your hometown,” he said.
“But unfortunately, there are times you do have to go into to the bigger areas like Shepparton to run errands.”
Phillip paid the fine but “facetiously” asked for his $1.50 back – the amount he paid for the parking ticket.
But that was also rejected.
Greater Shepparton City Council sustainable development director Geraldine Christou said council is unable to provide comment on individual cases, however, not displaying a valid ticket is an offence and an infringement notice would be issued.
“Council encourages our residents and visitors to the CBD to use the PayStay app,” a spokesperson said.
“It’s simple to use, you only pay for the time you use and you can even elect to receive an SMS reminder when your parking is about to run out.
“Using the app negates the need to find coins to use and display tickets.”
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