I guess we could go on forever about parking in Visitor spots, but the fact remains that unless we have a serious deterrent, we will not succeed. If you clamp their wheels or put stickers on car windows you may be held responsible (i.e. wheel damage or insurance if the sticker blocked their view and caused an accident whilst driving). Please correct me if I’m wrong.
The CTTT is almost a toothless tiger and these issues will exist until we get tough on perpetrators. I said almost because I have been through the process many times with a variety of offenders over several years. I have presented evidence to the CTTT (photographic & contemporaneous notes) showing offenders parking illegally, some for months on end. This is after they have ignored the variety of warnings from Security/Building Manager/Strata Manager, and eventually a NTC.
The first stage of hearings with the CTTT is called Negotiation, and if the offending party(s) agree not to park again (after several months of illegally parking) there is no further action taken (i.e. no fine & they get away with it -totally). Apart from catching them as repeat offender they will get away without penalty (a pardon for their crimes if you like) and the case will be forgotten.
If the offenders persist, the next stage of hearings is with the Adjudicator. The Adjudicator will impose a fine if he/she considers the perpetrators are still offending (evidence provided as above). And yes they do impose fines from this point – and whilst we keep hearing about this threatening figure of a $550 fine – the best I’ve seen is a little over $200 for an offence over several years. Go Figure!
Can you imagine parking your car illegally on the street and having this process in you favour? Dream on!