Parking Ticket (Intersection)

Hi, this is my first post here but I'm not sure where or who to ask about things like this. Never had a ticket before.

I parked my car on Charles St in Baulkham Hills (NSW) this morning and came back to find a parking ticket under my wiper for parking to close to an intersection. It came as quite a shock as the spot I parked looked completely fine to me, and there's people parked there all the time.

A lot of people park along that particular street as it's close to a bus stop.

I have a feeling that there's no way I can get out of it, but I'd at least like the council to put up some signs so that other people don't get booked, too. It really looks like a legitimate place to park.

$189 seems like an awful lot of money for something like this.

Anyway, I have some pictures of where I was parked which should clear things up. I'm parked on a one way street, so I'm not blocking anybody's view or impeding access to the street.

Side View
Rear View
Overview
The spot without me in it

Edited by Jeff_T - 06/March/2009 at 18:18

Thanks for the reply.

I guess I just didn't realise it would be an issue as I was parked on a one-way street; i.e. parking in that spot doesn't block anybody's view as no traffic comes from that direction.

I park on that street nearly every day and there's always someone parked in that spot, I don't think anybody else realises it's illegal either.

Looks like there's no way for me to get out of this, it just really hurts as I'm a full-time student and the fine is more than a week's income for me.