kiwikroozer
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Has anyone else had this (or a similar) experience?
Any advice??
On Jan 11th, my wife was to pick up a friend who was flying into Sydney International Airport Terminal from NZ.
At the prearranged time, she drove through the DEPARTURE DROP-OFF area (to avoid the bottleneck at the pick-up level below). She stopped for no more than 30 seconds to pick up her friend and load the luggage into the car. She did not leave her vehicle at any point, and no-one spoke to her. They then continued on their way out of the airport.
Today, completely out of the blue, we have received an infringement notice from the Airport Authority in the mail, demanding she pay a fine of $132.00 - for stopping in an area where they claim there are 'NO STOPPING' signs on display.
Okay - from memory, I don't think there ARE any actual NO STOPPING signs in place along Departure Drive, are there? There is a signed time limit for dropping off, but she was totally within that time limit, only being there for half a minute.
The only technicality was that she was picking up rather than dropping off...
Has anyone else recieved such a fine?
Is it legal, in view of the lack of signage the letter states does exist there?
Does the airport authority have the power to enforce such a fine?
...Should we fight it???!!!
I'd love to hear from others who have had similar experiences, and to learn how you dealt with it.
;-)>
Kiwikroozer
Any advice??
On Jan 11th, my wife was to pick up a friend who was flying into Sydney International Airport Terminal from NZ.
At the prearranged time, she drove through the DEPARTURE DROP-OFF area (to avoid the bottleneck at the pick-up level below). She stopped for no more than 30 seconds to pick up her friend and load the luggage into the car. She did not leave her vehicle at any point, and no-one spoke to her. They then continued on their way out of the airport.
Today, completely out of the blue, we have received an infringement notice from the Airport Authority in the mail, demanding she pay a fine of $132.00 - for stopping in an area where they claim there are 'NO STOPPING' signs on display.
Okay - from memory, I don't think there ARE any actual NO STOPPING signs in place along Departure Drive, are there? There is a signed time limit for dropping off, but she was totally within that time limit, only being there for half a minute.
The only technicality was that she was picking up rather than dropping off...
Has anyone else recieved such a fine?
Is it legal, in view of the lack of signage the letter states does exist there?
Does the airport authority have the power to enforce such a fine?
...Should we fight it???!!!
I'd love to hear from others who have had similar experiences, and to learn how you dealt with it.
;-)>
Kiwikroozer