> If one was to lose this argument and be made to pay a fine, could they demand the original parking fee back?
No.
> Obviously they paid for a service that was not rendered.
There was no service paid for here, so what are you talkimg about?
If someone sold an AI-based “parking dispute letter writing service”, then the service would be writing the letter.
I suppose if someone sold a “guaranteed parking ticket elimination service”, AI-based or not, and it didn’t eliminate the ticket, you’d have a refund claim.
I think the above commenter was referring to the original parking fee paid, and getting that back from the government - not getting anything back from OpenAI.
Maybe, but then still no? They purchased the right to park a specific vehicle, which they identified with a description that did not match the actual vehicle they chose to park. They received, but did not use, exactly what they paid for.
I am far from an expert in Australian law, but I don’t think you can usually take a local council to court, though I think there is a state level Ombudsman you can seek review from of some or all decisions. But, I think you'd be gerring review of the decision on the fine for the violation, not a refund of the parking fee in that case (and, if you could sue, that would be true there, too.)
No.
> Obviously they paid for a service that was not rendered.
There was no service paid for here, so what are you talkimg about?
If someone sold an AI-based “parking dispute letter writing service”, then the service would be writing the letter.
I suppose if someone sold a “guaranteed parking ticket elimination service”, AI-based or not, and it didn’t eliminate the ticket, you’d have a refund claim.