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Haha... just as I blog about the parking situation in Sydney, Fraser Short, a 33 year old millionaire, owner of Gazebo at Kings Cross and Cargo Bar and Bungalow8 at King Street Wharf (via Keystone Hospitality) has been charged with "unlawfully obtained goods". What does this got to do with free parking in Sydney? Well the alleged stolen goods is a stolen visitor's parking permit. There is a black market in Sydney for these permits which are available for Sydney City residents to provide to their friends and family. But some residents abuse the system by selling the free parking permits and then having them replaced by reporting them stolen. The alleged parking permit in possession by Short had been reported stolen five times since 2004.

Another way people have found to scam the parking system in Sydney is to "borrow" someone's disability pass. With this pass displayed prominently on their dashboard, they are eligible for free unlimited parking in the Sydney CBD. This is taking frugality to another (illegal) level...

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