I was recently stung with a parking fine for not parking parallel to the road. I was slightly askew from the road because I thought it would give more room for other people to park.

Where I parked, there was no signage indicating parallel parking. And the side of the road itself was eroded so if ever there were parking lines, they are long gone (so I was actually parking on dirt.).

My question is, is there a rule which says that I should always assume parallel parking is required unless indicated otherwise? If not, I will challenge the ticket.

Thanks.