<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A man's "courteous" decision to leave his car on the lawn next to his friend's house has sparked debate online after he was fined more than $100 over the park.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Maitland Hanley thought he was being considerate by parking his van on the nature strip next to the driveway while visiting a friend in Logan last month.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There's not a lot of space on these roads for people to park, so I thought, you know what, I'll just park up on the grass so I'm not in the way of anyone," Hanley said.</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><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/emerald-queensland-four-bodies-found-in-house-fire/9d0ac566-d350-46b6-b81a-2fe7be391155" target="_blank"><strong><span>Four bodies found after house fire in central Queensland</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But Hanley's decision backfired when a $111 fine showed up in the mail.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I think it's ridiculous. I tried to fight it and they weren't having it," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The offence - stopping on a nature strip - is illegal under Australian road rules and enforced by local councils with varying penalties.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/parking-fine-queensland-logan-naturestrip/9d16bbce-4259-4385-8869-b2b6ba080d7f" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Twelve other fines have been issued on the same street in the past year. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Imagine someone that is struggling to make like a weekly wage and they get a $111 fine," Hanley said.</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/ancient-history-exam-hsc-brisbane-mum-behind-the-scenes-panic-and-last-minute-cramming/74bd2806-8589-4004-9918-03935a3a4411" target="_blank"><strong><span>Brisbane student's panic after email reveals she'd been studying for wrong exam</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The fine has divided public opinion after Hanley took to social media to air his frustrations, despite opting to pay the fine.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's real 50-50 to be honest, some people are like, they're rallying behind me and then there's the other 50 per cent that are like 'get on with it, get over it'," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Legislation states a legally parked car must be within the property boundary, facing the direction of travel and have all wheels on the road.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There's a bylaw for roads narrower than six metres specific to Logan City Council that allows nature strip parking if there's still 1.2 metres of access.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The weirdest part for me is I was only there for like an hour," Hanley said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I hope that this can help in some way and some other people won't be parking on nature strips anytime soon."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Logan City Council said Hanley's park was "in breach of parking rules issued under s 197(1) of the Transport Operations (Road Use Management – Road Rules) Regulation 2009, also known as Queensland Road Rules".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Council's role is to uphold the State legislation and enforce parking laws in the City of Logan," a spokesperson said in a statement.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> "Nature strips and grass verges function as pedestrian thoroughfares and must remain clear to ensure safe access for all road users."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></a><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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