Have Your Say.

North Sydney Council -- Unfortunately, this is the Council which "runs??!!??" the area in which I live. I don't need a Parking Permit but, nevertheless, I have just submitted following reply on the Council's website:

"Someone seems to have lost sight of the reality. A Council's job is to administer on behalf of its ratepayers, not introduce ill-founded "taxes". The issuing of a Parking Permit is to allow identification of a second or more ratepower owned vehicle that is permitted to park in an otherwise restricted area. As such, Council's charge should only be at a level that recoups the costs involved in issuing such permit - not at a level which is obviously discriminative and revenue raising. As previously stated, a Council's job is to administer ... not to govern, rule or penalise. North Sydney Council continues to decline inm its service and administration and needs to sit down and conduct a severe and penetrating reality check on its suitability to continue in office."

Of course, no one will take any notice ... they never do in North Sydney ... the very Council where a former mayor said, "If you're having trouble with parking and don't like the lack of parking facilities, don't own or drive a car!"

Usual media beat - up. Always Today Tonight rides high in the 2wd bashing.

"Since it doesn't specifically target 4x4s or even V8s like has been debated the last few days on all the forums."

Spot on Utemad, seems to be to many panic merchants out there prepared to place their own spin on the topic for their own end.