[Trendseeker]

I’m with you on councils and their revenue raising antics. Sometimes they are useful for fining people who block the entire footpath with their car and force pedestrians to walk onto the road or drivers that park across driveways and block the property owner’s access.

I agree with the earlier comments about your chances. The council will probably agree that the owner shouldn’t pay but they probably will say that you should pay the fine if you parked the car there.