It was in the fall of 2022 that a motorist received a parking fine, or an incorrect parking fee as it is actually called, in central Stockholm.
The motorist appealed his parking fine, which eventually ended up in the Supreme Court. Now the case is settled, reports We Car Owners.
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Parking fine for parking close to junction
The parking ticket was issued because the motorist had parked within a few meters of a T-junction, which is not normally allowed.
On the ticket, the motivation was given that the man parked “within ten meters of the nearest outer edge of a crossing carriageway”. However, he argued that this did not apply because the crossing road was a pedestrian street, and thus has no carriageway.
The case was taken to the district court where the man was right. However, that judgment was changed in the Court of Appeal, which ruled in favor of the parking company.
Decided in the Supreme Court
Now the Supreme Court has also had its say, and the result is a defeat for the motorist and a victory for the parking company.
According to the Supreme Court, even a pedestrian street can be considered to have a carriageway.
Parking too close to the carriageway on a crossing pedestrian street is therefore not permitted, just as if it were a normal road.
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Woman won over the police in the Supreme Court
Dragging a parking fine all the way to the Supreme Court may seem excessive, and one may wonder if such a case can actually even be won.
The answer to that point is yes, it is possible to win. It shows a story like SVT reported on in October 2020.
Then it was a German woman who won against the police in the Supreme Court, regarding a traffic ticket issued after she entered her registration number with a hyphen (in German) instead of a space.
Then the Supreme Court concluded that parking fines should not be issued in this case, as the woman could be considered to have done what “can reasonably be required of her to fulfill her fee obligation.”
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