<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A sign in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="" title="Sydney"><span>Sydney</span></a><span>'s inner south has stirred up controversy after a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/driving-licence" rel="" target="" title="driver"><span>driver</span></a><span> said he was slapped with an unjust speeding fine, claiming it was placed in an obscured spot on purpose to "fleece" drivers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The driver told </span><em><span>2GB</span></em><span> that he has yet to pay the $745 </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/fines" rel="" target="" title="fine"><span>fine</span></a><span> because he was unable to see the 40km/h sign at the intersection of Bourke Street and Botany Road in Zetland.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I think it's unfair, I'm a good old Aussie, and this is not a fair go," Mike told Ben Fordham on </span><em><span>2GB</span></em><span>.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-march-24-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/a6d7c67d-9a69-4279-88eb-985ccda7fb13" target="_blank"><strong><span>Trump postpones strikes on Iranian energy sites</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I am not so stupid that I would break the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/law" rel="" target="" title="law"><span>law</span></a><span> deliberately. Up until then it had been 50(km/h)."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's behind a poplar tree."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The driver said the sign appeared over </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/christmas" rel="" target="" title="Christmas"><span>Christmas</span></a><span> and believes it was placed in a hidden spot "deliberately to fleece people".</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/can-you-spot-the-speed-limit-on-the-sign-in-this-picture-it-could-cost-you-745/6e99f42f-a234-4cc1-bdfa-9665afa6933f" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said that other drivers have also been slapped with speeding fines, and sending an image to appeal the fine showing how difficult the sign is to spot is not enough to get people off the hook.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Other people have done it, it's just been rejected out of hand."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's not so much the money, it's just the fact that it's unfair."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/anzac-day-public-holiday-act-2026-announced-to-align-with-nsw/5ab9b03e-b3c1-4b40-a940-bb3c3d3e8d00" target="_blank"><strong><span>New territory announces extra public holiday for Anzac Day 2026</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Other drivers have contested the objection, saying that all the roads leading to the camera are 40km/h and always have been.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Bourke Street is 40 all the way down, and so is Elizabeth Street," another </span><em><span>2GB</span></em><span> caller said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's been that way for a long time."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>