The unfortunate thing is that only my brother and maybe a few others read my blog. The reason is that I want to guage what other people feel is fair. I think many people will be able to guess who is who in the scenario if you know me and the situation, but still...
3 people involved. Abe, Bob and Charles
Abe, Bob and Charles shares a house in a security complex. Abe pays R800, Bob and Charles both pay R1000.
In exchange for the extra R200, Bob gets to use the garage and gets the biggest room, while Charles has a an ensuite bathroom and a balcony.
The house only provides two parking spaces, the garage and the driveway. The third car (all have cars), stops just outside the house ... on a yellow line.
Now... a parking fine arrives. The fine is addressed to the household (Bob, Charles and Dave --- Abe replaced Dave in everything except the contract... Dave did not have a car). The registration number of the car mentioned in the fine is that of Abe. Abe was the one who most often stopped there, being the one who arrives first, so that Bob can get to the garage (without him having to move when Bob arrives).
A letter of warning had arrived a month or so ago, and Charles claims to have never stopped there since that letter.
The parking fine is R250.
The question is: How should the fine be handled?
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Ideally, everybody (minus Dave) should just pay towards it, but that might not, probably won't, happen. If I lived there, I would just pay it myself (let Abe know about it - in a nice way) and leave it at that. I don't think that the arguments would be worth it. If it were more - then it would be a different problem - and if your housemates were liable to try and abuse your good-naturedness again, then you'd first have to let them know that this is a once off thing.
i agree that everyone should pay towards it cos the fine resulted in an attempt to lessen any inconviences
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