And council is NOT budging. 9News
"We thought it was two-hour parking as has been for most of the other time - but just on that day it had moved down to 15 minutes," Mr Bassett said.The cars were parked on Qualtrough street during an AFL game.
When an event is on the "Gabba Traffic Area" comes into effect, which means any street in the catchment is subject to a 15-minute parking limit."It's quite easy to miss the signage," Ms Thomas said."We approached council three times to try and get an appeal on the ticket," Mr Bassett said.While conceding the circumstances are unique, it said they are not enough to waive the infringement notice.The volunteers say they have paid their fines.
"I don't think there is much more we can do to keep fighting this. We are going to take it on the chin," Mr Bassett said.
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