Actions for trespassing

This is where things can get expensive for Viennese drivers

Alexander S. at the petrol station in Leopoldauer Straße: He wants to go to trial.(Bild: Franz Hödl)

Parking incorrectly, even if only for a short time, can be really expensive. Many earn a golden nose with complaints. It's not always illegal. But it often leaves a bad aftertaste. Several recent cases from Floridsdorf and Donausstadt show this.

Alexander S. has been a regular customer of a fast food restaurant in Leopoldauer Straße in Floridsdorf for years. There is a Shell petrol station right next door, where the Viennese also often fills up or shops. He wanted to do the same one weekend in August. "But there was no free parking space for miles around, so I drove again," S. told the Krone.