Parking in the city of Sydney is always difficult and frustrating. The signs are often hard to understand as you pull in.
Mark McLachlan came across a parking sign that appeared to be left over from the days when people on horse-drawn carts reigned in Sydney.
The sign, erected alongside a strip of street parking bays, featured a “no parking” symbol and beneath the words, “motor vehicles excepted”.
Mr McLachlan was bemused and decided to make a TikTok video that has gone viral. He is clearly perplexed as to its meaning. Parking fines in Sydney range from $116 to $349 so it is best to check.
It caused this author to laugh and hundreds of more than 122,000 viewers joined in on the fun on the comments.
“So you can park there as long as you don’t park there,” one person commented.
“No parking? But yes parking?” another wrote.
As some pointed out, the sign was actually making sure drivers didn’t park trailers, boats, horse floats or caravans in the parking bays.
“I think they’re trying to tell you not to park motorhomes and trailers, but truly I cannot be 100 per cent sure,” one wrote.
Someone jokingly wrote that the sign was telling drivers they could leave two or more motor vehicles, so long as they didn’t just leave one.
Another person sarcastically commented that the sign meant there was “no parking your horses there obviously”.
Many others simply appreciated Mr McLachlan’s take on the situation.
“You captured the essence perfectly in this video, I felt every part of the confusion,” one wrote.
The City of Sydney has been contacted for clarification on the sign.
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