An 'arrogant' policeman has fined a postman for riding his motorbike on the footpath in a move slammed as 'absolutely ridiculous'.

Mick Jackson was delivering mail in Mannering Park, on the New South Wales Central Coast, last December when the officer stopped him.

It was just three days before Christmas but the cop clearly had little festive spirit on hand - bizarrely booking Mr Jackson for the offence of 'drive on footpath'.

'I just told him straight out: "if I can't ride on the footpath, I can't do my job,' Mr Jackson said.

A police officer fined postman Michael Jackson for riding his motorbike on the footpath - in a move slammed as 'absolutely ridiculous'

Australia Post workers are exempt from New South Wales laws banning drivers from the footpath provided they follow certain rules

Mr Jackson was wearing his regulation helmet, hi-vis and riding an Australia Post bike at the time (stock photo)

He was riding a traditional Australia Post red motorbike, wearing his regulation hi-vis and carrying mail and parcels at the time. But his argument fell on deaf ears.

The officer even followed him back to the post office and fined him a second time for parking his bike on the footpath outside.

The $330 fine for the path-driving offence arrived in the post a month later.

Mr Jackson warned that the police officer's actions could 'affect all posties'.

'Australia Post has been around for a long time and they ride on the footpath, unfortunately,' he said.

'What choice do you have?

'The letterbox ain't on the on the side of the road like they are overseas, so you just don't have a choice.'

'What choice do you have?' A postie delivers the mail via pushbike on a footpath, above

Daily Mail Australia understands police justified issuing fines because neither the contractor or post office provided the officer with formal identification.

But Mannering Park post office licensee Kristina Budden said the office did not have identity cards for its delivery men.

'The bike was loaded with mail, you'd think that'd be enough,' she said.

Mr Jackson, a casual staffer, took the matter to court and the offences of 'drive on footpath' and 'stop on path/in built up area' were dismissed by Magistrate Peter Feather last Monday.

'It was a win for common sense,' said his solicitor, Doug Eaton from Effective Legal Solutions.

Mr Jackson was fined a second time for parking his bike on the large footpath out the front of the regional post office

The police officer (stock image pictured) showed no mercy for the postman, hitting Mr Jackson with several fines

The offences against Mr Jackson were dismissed on Monday - six months after the fines were issued

Magistrate Feather told the court the police officer must have been having a 'bad day'.

Mr Jackson was contracted as an Australia Post licensee. An Australia Post spokesman said contractors and employees have the same right to drive on the footpath.

A NSW Police Force spokeswoman declined to comment.