Dunedin's parking officers have some discretion on whether to write tickets, but not when it comes to parking on broken yellow lines.
A Dunedin taxi driver has complained about officers' actions on two occasions in the past few weeks.
On the first, he said he was moved on from a bus stop by an officer, who "snapped" at him, while he was stopped to allow an elderly woman with a walking frame to alight from his vehicle.
On the second occasion, he was sent a ticket after parking on broken yellow lines so his passenger, a woman with a disability, who needed crutches to walk, got out of the taxi.
While acknowledging he had parked illegally, Athol Parks said he believed officers should use their discretion in such cases.
He also said tickets should be placed on cars, not sent in the mail.
In June, the Dunedin City Council announced a zero tolerance campaign against people stopping on bus stops, and said offending drivers would not be given the chance to move.
They would be fined immediately.
Parking services team leader Daphne Griffen said at the time bus stops had to be kept free.
Development services manager Kevin Thompson said yesterday officers could use their discretion when it came to handing out tickets.
The council met taxi managers recently to explain parking rules, although Mr Parks said he had not heard of the meeting.
Mr Thompson said in a situation where a person with a disability was getting out of a taxi on a bus stop, it was unlikely a ticket would be issued.
It might be different if there was a legal park nearby.
Parking on yellow lines, though, was a "real issue". They were safety measures.
The Hanover St area where Mr Parks stopped was narrow, and other traffic could be impeded.
