There’s a beach in Australia where bikini-wearing meter maids pay your meter so you don’t get a ticket!

There’s a beach in Australia where bikini-wearing meter maids pay your meter so you don’t get a ticket!

Isn't getting a parking ticket the worst? Well never fear if you're in Surfers Paradise, Australia. Let's start from the beginning though.

What is Surfers Paradise? It is a surfing (duh), entertainment and tourism center in Queensland. In 1965, entrepreneur Bernie Elsey first came up with the idea of the meter maids.

The Surfers Paradise Progress Association was opposed to putting in parking meters. To assuage their fears, Elsey suggested these meter maids who would promote goodwill among those visiting Surfers Paradise.

The maids walk around in bikinis and feed the meter when it is overdue. They then leave a card explaining the practice.

The original card read: "To save you the inconvenience of a fine, our Meter Maid has inserted a coin in the meter. By courtesy of the Surfers Paradise Progress Association."

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