<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Exclusive:</span></strong><span> An unsuspecting Aussie was fined $140 for parking her car the wrong way - even though the sign she parked under said nothing about the rule she broke.</span><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Karina, who asked not for her surname to be printed, was visiting Sydney’s Northern Beaches when she parked rear-to-kerb along Narrabeen Park Parade in December.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Two street signs on either side of her spot made it clear she could park for two hours between 9am and 5pm, and that she had to park at a 90-degree angle.</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>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/pub-tests-show-thousands-of-drinkers-ripped-off-over-drink-sizes/85131921-b40d-495c-803a-01ab9084cea0"><strong><span>Thousands of pub goers risk being ripped off with drink sizes, report says</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The signs did not state which direction her car had to face.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>So when she returned from a 90-minute stroll to a $140 parking fine, she was floored.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“I was surprised and frustrated when I saw the ticket,” Karina told nine.com.au.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/front-to-kerb-parking-fine-sydney-council-signage/13e8841c-050c-4a36-9bb4-6d3929cb6585" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>Have you got a story? Contact</span></strong></em><span> </span><strong><em><span>reporter Maddison Leach at</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="mailto:mleach@nine.com.au" target="_blank" title="mleach@nine.com.au"><strong><em><span>mleach@nine.com.au</span></em></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Several other cars were also parked rear-to-kerb along the road.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Upon further inspection, she found a sign about 20 metres down the road that stated vehicles must be parked front-to-kerb.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Thinking the parking officer must have made a mistake, she snapped a few photos of the signs by her car that did not carry a front-to-kerb notice.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>When the fine notice arrived in her mailbox, she requested a review through Revenue NSW.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I submitted multiple photographs along with a detailed explanation demonstrating that the signs applicable to the section where I parked did not display a front-to-kerb requirement," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-iran-nuclear-talks-donald-trump-warns-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-to-be-worried/f31b0de2-2ca2-4692-8b05-479e6d977387" rel="" target="" title="Trump says Iranian supreme leader should be 'very worried' ahead of nuclear talks in Oman"><strong><span>Trump says Iranian supreme leader should be 'very worried' ahead of nuclear talks in Oman</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Revenue NSW responded and upheld the fine.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We acknowledge your comments that the parking area did not have the front to kerb signage and it was further along, however we are unable to cancel the fine," a letter sighted by nine.com.au read.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The issuing officer has noted the signage was clear on the day".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Karina said she feels Revenue NSW's response is contradictory.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Her only options now are to pay the $140 or dispute the fine in court, which she said feels disproportionate to the circumstances.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's not the first time someone's been stung on that stretch of Narrabeen Park Parade.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Three other people have contacted Karina since she received the fine, saying they received parking tickets for the exact same thing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At least one was able to get the fine cancelled.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/gus-lamont-missing-update-police-to-provide-significant-update/d6b4b5d2-a122-4731-ac12-3c14953ed2c5"><strong><span>Person with close ties to household of Gus Lamont identified as suspect in his disappearance</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="player__video-container"><img alt="" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/VuTs2Ghyn88iIlezwBqiBhN0wv8=/750x0/https%3A%2F%2Fvms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com%2F2026%2F02%2F750778%2Fpickerimage.jpg"/></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I'm less concerned about the fine itself and more concerned that if this signage is unclear, loads of others may also be getting fined unfairly and it won't stop," Karina wrote in a post to a Northern Beaches Facebook group.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"At the very least, the council should review and update the signage if front-to-kerb parking is required in this area."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Karina lodged a formal request with the Northern Beaches Council to have parking signs in the area reviewed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Nine.com.au understands Northern Beaches Council was not aware of this disputed fine but intends to contact Revenue NSW in response to the issues raised.</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><strong><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></strong></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 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