http://www.freetalklive.com/taxonomy/term/794/0 en http://www.freetalklive.com/content/man_fined_1298_littering_threw_away_45_parking_ticket <p>He shouted: "I will ****ing well park here" and then refused to pay the fine....he’s since been found guilty of littering the ticket and fined $1,298.</p> http://www.freetalklive.com/content/man_fined_1298_littering_threw_away_45_parking_ticket#comments News Article parking tickets Disobedience Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:21:56 +0000 snowdog2012 32264 at http://www.freetalklive.com http://www.freetalklive.com/content/iphone_app_helps_users_avoid_parking_tickets <p>Massive parking fines inspired one Australian man to create an iPhone app that lets users warn each other when parking officers are spotted lurking near their cars. Last year alone, he paid thousands of dollars in fines. The final straw came when he was ticketed in his own neighbourhood despite a parking permit that he pays hundreds of dollars for each year. The app lets users "sign in" and report sightings of parking officers with a single push of a button. Cartoon faces wearing a police cap then appear plotted on a map of the area, along with a notice thanking them.</p> http://www.freetalklive.com/content/iphone_app_helps_users_avoid_parking_tickets#comments Driving / Roads fines News Article parking tickets subverting government Sat, 22 Jan 2011 23:04:44 +0000 pmfalcon 9180 at http://www.freetalklive.com http://www.freetalklive.com/content/cambridge_art_project_turns_your_parking_tickets_poetry <p>Instead of responding to that parking citation you got on Cambridge Street with frustration, tears or rage, the city has included yoga positions on the envelopes. New parking signs have also been installed to "wonder about them and find them puzzling". For example: "If you’re reading this sign, You’re reading this sign". "Soft Boots" for cars, made of soft fabric and stuffed, will be placed on select