A Perth driver claims he has CCTV footage which shows a parking inspector falsely chalking his car and issuing a fine, despite alleging his vehicle was parked legally.
On June 16, Tri Pham parked his van in a 30 minute loading zone at 10.06am for seven minutes and had his tyre chalked by a passing City of Perth parking inspector.
The footage shows Mr Pham driving away from the bay at 10.13am and returning to the same spot again at 10.52am.
During the time he was away, the inspector can be seen walking past the loading zone and seeing another vehicle parked in the spot.
According to the CCTV footage clock, the inspector then returns at 10.56am and re-chalks Mr Pham's van tyre and appears to proceed to issue him a fine.
Mr Pham said the fine stated he had been in the bay since 10.02am and over stayed the maximum time allowed in the bay by 20 minutes.
"I was parked in the bay because I was loading up the van as I was running late for a catering order,' Mr Pham said.
"I normally park in the rear laneway, but I was runnung late so I parked in the loading bay... at the front of my shop."
But the whole saga was caught on film, with the business owner having installed CCTV just a couple of months earlier, as a result of a break in.
But despite having the footage to hand he claimed, in a Facebook post on June 24, that the City of Perth had rejected his appeal against the fine, and refused to review the CCTV.
"I must say, I'm extremely disappointed in how the City of Perth handled my appeal," Mr Pham said.
"[The City of Perth] did not even wish to view my CCTV evidence and basically said I must pay the fine otherwise take it to court or the ombudsman.
"One thing that had me puzzled was how did my car have fresh chalk marks on the tyre at the time I was fined when I had driven off?
"I reviewed the video footage and was extremely annoyed at what was discovered."
The video has been viewed more than 42,000 in two days and shared 728 times.
The City of Perth has been contacted for comment.
