Parking ticket Mishap

Parking ticket Mishap

cotell@aol.com (Deni)	3/9/2004 9:23:53 AM
I received a ticket for parking in a no-parking zone from 8:00am to 6:00pm. The ticket had the time 8:08am and the person was printing it out while I was walking up to my car. The problem is, I was at my car at 7:58am according to my cell phone which meant my car was still legally parked. I was too disoriented to even say anything and by the time I noticed he already drove away. Upon closer examination the ticket is incorrect. The address, car make and color is right but the license plate number is completly wrong (not even one letter right). This is a $45.00 ticket so I would like to fight it. Obviously, the time thing is going to be my word against his but can I fight it based on the fact that the license number is wrong. Do I even need to follow up on it? There isn't really a way for them to locate me right? (just asking but more than likely I will follow up on it regardless)



"Richard"	3/9/2004 1:39:53 PM
Deni wrote: I received a ticket for parking in a no-parking zone from 8:00am to 6:00pm. The ticket had the time 8:08am and the person was printing it out while I was walking up to my car. The problem is, I was at my car at 7:58am according to my cell phone which meant my car was still legally parked. I was too disoriented to even say anything and by the time I noticed he already drove away. Upon closer examination the ticket is incorrect. The address, car make and color is right but the license plate number is completly wrong (not even one letter right). This is a $45.00 ticket so I would like to fight it. Obviously, the time thing is going to be my word against his but can I fight it based on the fact that the license number is wrong. Do I even need to follow up on it? There isn't really a way for them to locate me right? (just asking but more than likely I will follow up on it regardless) Challenge it. The license plate does not belong on your vehicle, therefor it is an invalid ticket. I'd say the officer was doing you a favor. He's standing beside the plate and can't write it down properly? Before court, go ot the courthouse and get a copy of what vehicle that plate should be on. Use that as evidence to show the officer was wrong. I have no idea if the judge will buy it, but he could let it slide.



drpimpdaddi@aol.complaint (He Hate Retards)	3/9/2004 8:27:11 PM
If it's the wrong license #, then just forget about it, you don't have to pay it. How to turn off 'Maintenance Required" light: 1. Hold trip/reset button on dash 2. Turn key to "ON" or start engine 3. Hold button til light goes out



"John H"	3/9/2004 9:54:09 PM
"Deni" <cotell@aol.com> wrote in message news:6122ba6e.0403090923.29cdf328@posting.google.com... I received a ticket for parking in a no-parking zone from 8:00am to 6:00pm. The ticket had the time 8:08am and the person was printing it out while I was walking up to my car. The problem is, I was at my car at 7:58am according to my cell phone which meant my car was still legally parked. I was too disoriented to even say anything and by the time I noticed he already drove away. Upon closer examination the ticket is incorrect. The address, car make and color is right but the license plate number is completly wrong (not even one letter right). I think you're cool. Just forget about it. It doesn't have your name or license number. Don't bother with it. If they ever try to collect from the person with that particular license number (if such a person exists) he/she can contest it pretty easily. john



cotell@aol.com (Deni)	3/9/2004 3:06:02 PM
cotell@aol.com (Deni) wrote in message news:<6122ba6e.0403090923.29cdf328@posting.google.com>... I received a ticket for parking in a no-parking zone from 8:00am to 6:00pm. The ticket had the time 8:08am and the person was printing it out while I was walking up to my car. The problem is, I was at my car at 7:58am according to my cell phone which meant my car was still legally parked. I was too disoriented to even say anything and by the time I noticed he already drove away. Upon closer examination the ticket is incorrect. The address, car make and color is right but the license plate number is completly wrong (not even one letter right). This is a $45.00 ticket so I would like to fight it. Obviously, the time thing is going to be my word against his but can I fight it based on the fact that the license number is wrong. Do I even need to follow up on it? There isn't really a way for them to locate me right? (just asking but more than likely I will follow up on it regardless) Okay, here's a follow-up to my mishap. Upon closer examination, I discovered a mistake on my part. My front license plate is different than my back!! When I leased this car I received new plates from the DMV. I accidently put on the new (correct) plate on the back and the plate that was on my old car was attached to the front. The incorrect front plate was recorded on the ticket. Even though I'm still tempted to fight it the based on the fact that he gave me this ticket 5 minutes before it was illegal to park there; since he probably saved me a few bucks (if I was ever pulled over for a traffic violation) I'm going to go ahead and fork over the $45.00. Am I'm correctly assuming that this older license plate can still be traced back to me?



cj.green@worldnet.att.net (Christopher Green)	3/9/2004 10:17:26 PM
cotell@aol.com (Deni) wrote in message news:<6122ba6e.0403091506.259fd955@posting.google.com>... cotell@aol.com (Deni) wrote in message news:<6122ba6e.0403090923.29cdf328@posting.google.com>... Okay, here's a follow-up to my mishap. Upon closer examination, I discovered a mistake on my part. My front license plate is different than my back!! When I leased this car I received new plates from the DMV. I accidently put on the new (correct) plate on the back and the plate that was on my old car was attached to the front. The incorrect front plate was recorded on the ticket. Even though I'm still tempted to fight it the based on the fact that he gave me this ticket 5 minutes before it was illegal to park there; since he probably saved me a few bucks (if I was ever pulled over for a traffic violation) I'm going to go ahead and fork over the $45.00. Am I'm correctly assuming that this older license plate can still be traced back to me? [State is California, apparently.] Since the old plates came from a vehicle registered to you, then likely they will be able to trace it. Sometimes they record the VIN on the ticket, which will make it that much easier to trace (and that much harder to deny that they ticketed the right vehicle). You should get the plates put on right before you get caught for incorrect plates, which is a more costly violation. Parking tickets in California are civil and do not go through the Superior Court: you can request that the issuing agency review and withdraw the citation; and if the agency does not do so to your satisfaction, you can request a hearing before a supposedly impartial examiner. The parking ticket is supposed to have the contact information that will enable you to start this process. For less than $400 in parking tickets, the worst that will happen if you blow it off is that your next registration renewal will be refused until you pay up. By then it will be somewhat more expensive. -- Not a lawyer, Chris Green

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