Student's Hilarious Response Letter to Wilson Parking Fine

University student Liam Jones was slapped with a $65 fine earlier this month, after he overstayed his visit at a Wilson carpark in Northbridge, Western Australia.

In a letter uploaded to Reddit, Mr Jones explained in a very articulate manner why he should only owe Wilson Carpark a total of 25 cents for his apparent four minute overstay.

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"Dear Wilson, I have recently received a parking breach notice at one of your fine establishments," his letter read.

"The amount does give me pause, however. The damages total $65, this notice was given at 9:21pm on the 7th of October, 2016, by which time my previously valid ticket had expired four minutes earlier at 9:17pm on the 7th of October 2016.

"Since liquidated damages cannot be punitive, and serve to recoup the revenue you may have lost, had the mostly empty car park at 9:17pm filled up again for no apparent reason, a rough calculation of these liquidated damages might lead one to believe that the cost to administer this parking space is $975 per hour.

"This would mean that a car park in this area, with 100 spaces would incur a cost to Wilson Parking a value comparable to the annual GDP of the independent State of Samoa."

After eloquently explaining how his maths equations justify his argument, Jones concluded that he only actually owed 25c. 

Read the full hilarious letter above!