Until recently the Casula resident worked at a Liverpool CBD office and for several years parked every day near the corner of Castlereagh and Elizabeth Streets.

One day he received a $189 fine for parking less than 10 metres from the corner.

``I've parked in this area for almost 25 years and it has never had any signposted parking restrictions,'' Mr Agostini said.

``I've never heard of anyone getting fined for this before. If you drive around Liverpool you see plenty of cars parked at a lesser distance than that from the corner and they don't have fines on the windscreen.

``The council has just raised the price of parking in the Warren Service Way car park and at the same time increased the amount of parking fines they're giving out.

``It's nothing more than a money-making exercise.''

Mr Agostini said he would pay the fine, but accused council's parking officers of not operating fairly.

A Liverpool Council spokeswoman said Mr Agostini was fined for breaking a nationwide road rule.

She said council was not required to erect sign posting.

``When vehicles are parked at a very close proximity to an intersection, the vision of other drivers is obstructed and presents an unsafe traffic situation,'' she said.

When asked whether council staff were issuing parking fines unfairly and inconsistently, she said: ``Council officers address vehicles that are parked illegally''.

The spokeswoman said council officers often preferred to warn motorists rather than issue a fine, but this was not possible if a vehicle was unattended.

She said staff regularly responded to specific complaints from residents or business owners about unsafe/illegal parking practices.