oldmanhawkins
Footballguy
I parked in a one hour spot, stayed for 30 minutes, left to find a new spot, was not successful so I returned to the original for another 30. Got a ticket anyway. Do I have a case here?
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Parking Violation Question (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter oldmanhawkins
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B Maverick
Footballguy
Can you prove you left? How long were you gone?
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oldmanhawkins
Footballguy
I got marked at 12:18 and 1:26. Arrived just past noon, moved at 12:25, drove around until 12:52 (my only proof is a text to my wife that said I gave up and went back to the same spot) then we left for good at 1:30.
mr. furley
Footballguy
you were parked at an expired meter when you got ticketed 
it's not a come & go reservation to be used in minute increments.
it's not a come & go reservation to be used in minute increments.
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Henry Ford
Footballguy
Sounds like no meter, just chalk marking.you were parked at an expired meter when you got ticketed
oldmanhawkins
Footballguy
Not meteredyou were parked at an expired meter when you got ticketed
mr. furley
Footballguy
fantasycurse42
Footballguy Jr.
I'm sorta familiar with chalk marking, but not really.
Beat a hydrant ticket ($115) last week, 15 feet from hydrant is NYC. My car had been parked in the same spot for 5 days (which means about 200 meter maids walked by it in that time) with no tickets. On a weekend morning nonetheless, I saw a ticket on my car - it was issued during a thunderstorm at 230am by a ####### patrolman (unbelievable), I was furious.
I went down to the car, brought measuring tape, clearly measured almost 17 feet, video recorded and photo'd it, brought it all to the ticket office. I sit down to talk to the 'judge' who handles - turns out the moron patrolman marked my car as an international truck and the ticket was dismissed before I could even show my evidence.
Check to make sure the meter maid didn't mess the ticket up, instant dismissal.
Beat a hydrant ticket ($115) last week, 15 feet from hydrant is NYC. My car had been parked in the same spot for 5 days (which means about 200 meter maids walked by it in that time) with no tickets. On a weekend morning nonetheless, I saw a ticket on my car - it was issued during a thunderstorm at 230am by a ####### patrolman (unbelievable), I was furious.
I went down to the car, brought measuring tape, clearly measured almost 17 feet, video recorded and photo'd it, brought it all to the ticket office. I sit down to talk to the 'judge' who handles - turns out the moron patrolman marked my car as an international truck and the ticket was dismissed before I could even show my evidence.
Check to make sure the meter maid didn't mess the ticket up, instant dismissal.
Johnny Rock
Footballguy
During college I used to rub snow on the chalk and leave my car in a spot for days. Try that?
Galileo
Footballguy
If I am reading this correctly, you parked in a 1 hr spot, stayed for 30 min, drove around for 27 min to look for a new spot but ended up back in the same one. stayed for another 37 min. Why didn't you just stay put and finish your business during the 27 minutes you were driving around searching for a new spot? Also, If the area was so crowded that you could not find a new spot, how is it that your original spot was still available after 27 min without being taken by someone else? Something is not adding up here.
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JAMES!
Footballguy
captain_amazing
Footballguy
I have no idea buddy, but your thread reminded me to pay my parking ticket.
Thanks!
Thanks!
oldmanhawkins
Footballguy
Well since you asked...I took the family to the franklin institute in philly. They wanted to see a show at the planetarium that started at 12 and we were running late so I dropped them off and went searching for spots. By the time I got in there my wife tells me they missed the 12 and we are going to see the 1, so I leave to move it. I drove for awhile before deciding to go back and check the original one. Thought I was in luck that it was still there.
GroveDiesel
Footballguy
You're screwed. The Philadelphia Parking Authority is the absolute worst.
And yeah, it is incredibly aggravating that there is virtually no parking near the Franklin Institute.
oldmanhawkins
Footballguy
Yeah I should just suck it up and pay $13 for the lot, but we go a lot in the summer (season pass) and usually only stay for 1-2 hours. Today was worse than usual bc of the construction so you couldn't park at all on 20th (probably 100 less spots).
