03/09/2026
๐จ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐๐กโ๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฃโฆ ๐คฏ This motorist had to go to court.
He arrives, finds somewhere to park, goes inside and deals with what he needs to deal with.
Then he comes back outโฆ
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ช ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ญ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐ง๐. ๐ณ
Now, let's be fair.
If the way he parked was in contravention of the applicable parking rules, then the fact that other vehicles may also have been parked improperly doesn't automatically make his fine invalid.
But this is where the video raises an interesting question about fair and consistent enforcement.
Because look at what the camera captures around him.
There are vehicles parked along the street.
Vehicles appear to be positioned in ways that may obstruct parts of the roadway.
Others appear to be on the pavement or close to a turning area.
๐ง๐๐ ๐ค๐จ๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐กโ๐ง โ๐ช๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐กโ๐ง ๐ง๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ก๐๐?โ
We simply don't know what circumstances applied to each vehicle.
The real question is:
๐๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง ๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ก๐๐๐๐ฌ?
That's an important distinction.
We're ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐ช๐๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ง.
We're asking whether the circumstances surrounding parking at this court create a situation where ordinary motorists can realistically comply with the rules.
Because think about it.
You have a court date.
You need to be there.
There are limited parking spaces.
You eventually find somewhere to park, attend court, and come back outโฆ
๐๐ก๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ช ๐ฌ๐ข๐จโ๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐ฅ๐ญ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ก ๐ง๐ข๐ฃ ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐.
That doesn't mean the fine is automatically unlawful.
But it certainly makes us ask:
๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ช๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ง ๐ช๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข ๐ ๐๐ก๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ก๐?
And perhaps most importantlyโฆ
๐ช๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ข๐ ๐๐ง ๐ช๐๐๐งโ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ . ๐
Then tell us:
๐๐ข ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง?
๐ ๐ช๐๐ง๐๐. ๐ง๐๐๐ก ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐.
KC Moodley TR