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Parking ticket
MrOletta
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My girlfriend received two parking tickets today in the span of 2 hours and 20 minutes. She parks in the morning and doesn't return all day due to spending her entire day in the lab (graduate school). I had a couple of questions.
1) Is there a limit to how often you can receive a ticket for the same violation for a given time period (24 hours), or is entirely based upon city rules.
a) If there is no limit, is there a decent chance you can contest it and the judge remove one of them?
2) The image below shows how she was parked. She's one of the two cars shown, and was parked in between two driveways. There was a no parking sign to the right of one of the driveways with a 2-way arrow, but she's under the impression that the beginning of a driveway marks the end of the jurisdiction of a given sign. I have no clue regarding that issue in particular, which is why I'm asking here.
The ticket has the violation as "No parking - temp sign", but there was no temporary signs anywhere. The only sign is the one shown in the picture that is cemented into the floor.
The other car parked with her received 1 ticket while she received two. This is in Austin, TX, by the way. I tried searching for the rules and regulations regarding parking but was unable to find any substantial information regarding time frames etc.
1) Is there a limit to how often you can receive a ticket for the same violation for a given time period (24 hours), or is entirely based upon city rules.
a) If there is no limit, is there a decent chance you can contest it and the judge remove one of them?
2) The image below shows how she was parked. She's one of the two cars shown, and was parked in between two driveways. There was a no parking sign to the right of one of the driveways with a 2-way arrow, but she's under the impression that the beginning of a driveway marks the end of the jurisdiction of a given sign. I have no clue regarding that issue in particular, which is why I'm asking here.
The ticket has the violation as "No parking - temp sign", but there was no temporary signs anywhere. The only sign is the one shown in the picture that is cemented into the floor.
The other car parked with her received 1 ticket while she received two. This is in Austin, TX, by the way. I tried searching for the rules and regulations regarding parking but was unable to find any substantial information regarding time frames etc.
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You've just got to be more careful and assume that they REALLY mean it they say "no parking anytime"
PSN: TheScrublet
The only parking ticket I've gotten (knock on wood) was for $15 so I just paid it. If I were you, I'd ask the police (VERY nicely) what their policy is on the situation, explain you'd gladly pay for the first ticket since you were in the wrong but would very much appreciate the second be rescinded. Cops are nice understanding people sometimes too, especially if you're tactful and polite.
This is not a valid excuse in most places...the judge doesn't "have" to do anything, and even if he decided to go easy and let you off the hook the OP's girlfriend would then have to pay the ticket.
This is completely wrong.
It's how I have gotten out of a parking ticket, and I've told my friends the same, and they have gotten out of it using the same excuse. Different cities, and different judges. But yeah, I am probably way off base.
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The OP was asking for options, and I was providing an option. I am not familiar with Texas law, as I live in Arizona. This is something that has worked for me and my friends in Arizona. I don't see how it can be much different though as in a civil court hearing, the judge needs to determine if you are responsible or not, and in Arizona, they base that on if you parked your vehicle or not. They can't hold you responsible if someone else committed the violation.
So...you're saying he should snitch on his girlfriend? Or are you saying he should lie to the judge and say his friend "Billy" did it?
It was her responsibility in letting someone else drive the car.
Romero Zombie must have had a judge who didn't care about shit. This should have been self-evident. Follow this to its logical conclusion...what would happen if everyone who got a parking ticket said, "oh, prove it was me actually driving the car when it was parked illegally."
PSN: TheScrublet
This is something that gets me about all the parking ticket/speeding ticket threads in here. There are all these books and advice threads about how to beat this shit, but they should all be named "How to exploit the legal system so you can break a law and get away with it." I've done my fair share of speeding. Occasionally I've gotten caught. Did I go and see if I could get away with it by seeing if the cop showed up or if his radar had been checked recently? Or did I own up to it? The OP's case is NOT what I'm referring to here, I'm just venting on people looking for ways to get out of shit they deserve.
PSN: TheScrublet