On September 6, 2014, an Australian speeding camera caught a silver SUV zooming down the highway, well over the speed limit. The camera captured the license plate, and an automated system delivered a notice—with photographic proof!—to the vehicle’s registered owner. Justice served, right?

The only problem was that the SUV was on the back of a tow truck, and the well-intentioned speed camera had no idea.

User snappiness shared this amusing photo with Reddit’s Australia community, featuring a copy of the speeding ticket their friend received in the mail:

Earlier that day, the unlucky Australian had been in a “prang”—which is apparently Australian for a low-impact accident in which no one was seriously hurt.

But the real damage came when the driver received an “Infringement Notice” from Australia’s Department of Transport, fining the poor Aussie for speeding despite the fact that he wasn’t in the car—and his car’s wheels weren’t even moving at the time.

The Queensland Police have a stock response on their website for questions like, “I am the registered owner of the vehicle, but I wasn’t the driver?”—but their FAQ section doesn’t cover “What if the robot that operates your speed camera fucks up and cites the wrong vehicle?”

You had one job, camera robot!

This isn’t the first incident of its kind.

In January, the Mirror reported that a woman named Sonia Mirambell received a speeding fine in Spain, citing a violation that occurred while her car was being repaired. When Mirambell demanded proof, she received a picture of her vehicle on the back of a tow truck.

(The same thing happened in South Africa as well.)

While these cases of mistaken identity may seem amusing as isolated incidents, some see the errors as evidence of a flawed system for dealing with traffic violations—one that forces ordinary citizens to argue absurd, nonsensical cases in court because of an unchecked machine error.

In an interview with Indianapolis news network WISH-TV, forensic video expert Barnet Fagel explains, “Even the finest cameras are subject to error”—noting that he worked on a case involving a car caught “speeding” on the back of a tow truck.

The problem, he says, lies in not having a real human being check video footage before the fine is delivered. “They’re giving you a real ticket, but they don’t have a real witness,” he complains. “And, you can’t argue against the camera, because the camera can’t talk.”

When Reddit user ReluctantDogPerson reposted snappiness’ image for Reddit’s Funny community earlier today, redditors were quick to chime in with their own frustrating stories of taking on the traffic courts.

Some were successful, like user mysteresc’s dad, who confronted a town clerk with a dramatic one-liner:

Others, however, were less fortunate—like user BrandoGil, who found little room to argue against a $300 ticket:

And user famouslastwords, a Steak and Shake patron bullied into paying a fine by an insidious tow truck driver:

Sometimes, when you’re punished by the god of unfair traffic violations, the only thing to do is pay the fine and just keep truckin’.