I received a fine from Gold Coast city council for having my car parked out the front of my address with a For Sale sign inside the car against window displaying information. I never thought I was breaking the law or needed to check council website to do this.
My living situation is that I pay accommodation board for a room under a house to the leasing tenant upstairs who does not know this law either. I think owners of the property would know this law but they and the agent have never passed the info on to us. I do not receive mail addressed to the householder, nor did I receive advice from anyone that advertising my vehicle for sale on the side of the road is illegal.
The ticket is itself very small and would have been overlooked and lost but a visitor to our property, while my car was parked back in my yard, spotted it and bought to my attention. It is such a big penalty $117. If I don't pay, it will go To SPER Roads and Traffic QLD.
I have lived in Qld for 4 years and have frequently seen other vehicles for sale on the side of road. My present circumstances have put me in a unforeseen stressful financial situation. A close relative recently passed away and was intestate and broke at the time of passing, so I am selling my vehicle to pay for her funeral debt. I am grieving and feel this situation is escalating out of control financially. I was put off work in June this year and have lost 2 very close relatives within 3 months. Very emotional time for my family and I, and I can't afford this penalty for a minor oversight.
Should I communicate my situation to the council and ask for leniency to prevent a financial hardship situation? I am worried about addressing this in court and possibly incurring court costs....
Please help.
My living situation is that I pay accommodation board for a room under a house to the leasing tenant upstairs who does not know this law either. I think owners of the property would know this law but they and the agent have never passed the info on to us. I do not receive mail addressed to the householder, nor did I receive advice from anyone that advertising my vehicle for sale on the side of the road is illegal.
The ticket is itself very small and would have been overlooked and lost but a visitor to our property, while my car was parked back in my yard, spotted it and bought to my attention. It is such a big penalty $117. If I don't pay, it will go To SPER Roads and Traffic QLD.
I have lived in Qld for 4 years and have frequently seen other vehicles for sale on the side of road. My present circumstances have put me in a unforeseen stressful financial situation. A close relative recently passed away and was intestate and broke at the time of passing, so I am selling my vehicle to pay for her funeral debt. I am grieving and feel this situation is escalating out of control financially. I was put off work in June this year and have lost 2 very close relatives within 3 months. Very emotional time for my family and I, and I can't afford this penalty for a minor oversight.
Should I communicate my situation to the council and ask for leniency to prevent a financial hardship situation? I am worried about addressing this in court and possibly incurring court costs....
Please help.
