Parking fines are different as you cannot know about the restriction if there's no line. When driving, it's your responsibility to stay safe. If road markings a

Parking fines are different as you cannot know about the restriction if there's no line. When driving, it's your responsibility to stay safe. If road markings and/or are bad, you have to slow down to avoid any danger. The government has some limited duty to keep roads intact but you cannot expect perfect road conditions at all times. It would've been different if there had been an object on the road that the police knew about but chose not to remove.