Broken Meter or Ticket Machine

If the meter or ticket machine is broken and cannot show how long you have been there, you are still only entitled to park for the prescribed length of time. If a patrolling officer has noted the time you parked, they can give you a ticket for overstaying even if the meter is broken. If the meter won't accept your money and you get a ticket for parking at an expired meter or for not paying your parking fee, note down the number on the meter and report the fault to the local Council at once.

The information in this section comes from the brochure, Parking, the Law and You, by the Victoria Law Foundation