Voula Tsavdaridis has vowed to test the technology in court after refusing to pay the $117 fine that Maribyrnong Council sent her, along with photographs of her car parked in a no-stopping zone in Leeds Street.

She said she stopped for a few minutes on August 19 to drop her 72-year-old mother off so she could collect her pension. Kiriaki Theodoridis, 72, has severe arthritis in her knees and her doctor says she is unable to walk more than 10-20 metres.

Her daughter says she is fighting the fine on behalf of her mother, and other residents like her. "Maybe [me fighting the fine] will help the next person. It's not fair. There are a lot of elderly people out there with no income and they're getting fined."

Mrs Tsavdaridis said it was the second time someone had been fined when dropping her mother off in front of the Westpac Bank, which is close to her Footscray home of 54 years.

One set of residents told the Mail that a neighbour, who is on dialysis, was fined when he stopped near a pharmacy to get his medicine.

An appeal to the council to withdraw Mrs Tsavdaridis' fine was rejected. "We have noted the circumstances you have described. However, they do not exempt you from complying with parking restrictions," the council response stated.

Mrs Theodoridis said she and her late husband had worked hard all their lives and it was "rubbish" of the council to treat her like this. "My daughter says, 'Sell your house, move out', but I love Footscray. When I leave here, I go to the cemetery to be with my husband."

Maribyrnong introduced the cameras, which photograph cars that are parked illegally for more than 90 seconds, on a trial basis earlier this year. The technology was a first for Victoria.

According to the council's parking and local laws manager Tom Gladwin, about 13,000 fines were issued as a result of the fixed cameras between April 14 and September 30. He said this was just over half of all parking violations that the council observed in the camera areas.

Of these $70 and $117 fines, about 15-20per cent have been challenged.

As the Mail reported last week, more than 300 people have signed a petition opposing the council's use of cameras to detect and fine drivers. Several community groups have also registered their concern and this Saturday they will hold an emergency meeting to discuss possible responses to the issue.

At last week's council meeting, Saltwater Ward's John Cumming said it was a contentious issue that required more consultation with the community.