Parking signs can be confusing at the best of times, but imagine leaving your car safely in a permit zone only to return to find it is under a no-stopping sign with a ticket on the windscreen.

This is what North Melbourne resident Mark Anderson says happened to him when Melbourne City Council switched parking signs without warning.

North Melbourne resident Mark Anderson. Credit:JasonSouth

And, he says, he has the GPS data to prove it.

Mr Anderson says he parked his Volkswagen Polo on Leveson Street about 3.30pm on Sunday, June 5.