Are Meter Maids Getting Out Of Hand?
Hannah Johnston from Wellington legally parked her car along the curb of an unmarked stretch of road. While she was gone, Wellington City Council workers used a tow truck to remove her car, painted broken yellow lines (which represent ‘no stopping’ zones in New Zealand), and then repositioned her car where she parked it. Following that, a parking inspector saw her car, now parked illegally on the yellow lines, and left a ticket on her windscreen.
At first Johnson thought is was an elaborate practical joke until she looked closely at her car and found damage to the hood and yellow road paint was dribbled on the car. Fortunately Johnson complained and the City Council agreed to toss the ticket and pay for repair of her vehicle.
[Source: Car Advice]