Parking Ticket Question

[custosnox]

Private lot tickets have no teeth.  Next time park on the street.  It's free after 5.

yeah, you can say that, until they chain a barrel to your front tire, and then sue you for $800 worth of damages when you cut the chain.

[jacobi]

Holy crap!  I've never had them do that to me.  PArk on the street then.

[custosnox]

It happened to the Manager at The Max.  Of course, I think she had parked there a few times without paying before they chained it up.  Personally, I can't stand American Parking and refuse to help them turn a profit, so I'm not in much danger of this happening.

[nathanm]

sue you for $800 worth of damages when you cut the chain.

I would tell them to prove it. When I showed up there was a chain with a locked padlock on one end partially wrapped around a barrel.

[custosnox]

I would tell them to prove it. When I showed up there was a chain with a locked padlock on one end partially wrapped around a barrel.

That was along the lines of what I told her to do, except mine was nothing but the truth.  I just told her to say that someone else cut it off. 

[patric]

yeah, you can say that, until they chain a barrel to your front tire, and then sue you for $800 worth of damages when you cut the chain.

Counter-sue for all the nails and trash negligently left on the lot that damaged your tires.  No difference.

[Ed W]

I wonder if you could call the police claiming someone vandalized your car by chaining it.  If there's no sign stating the policy of the lot after hours, it may work.

[dbacks fan]

TPD will just say it's private property and say there's nothing they can do.

[Ed W]

Number One Daughter got a ticket from a private lot operator today after church.



My first inclination was to tell them to pound salt, but there's the possibility of sending this through a collection agency.  That complicates things.

She said that she looked for a lot attendant, but no one was around.  Apparently a bunch of young adults parked there after church, and when they exited the nearby restaurant, all of them had these tickets.

[custosnox]

Number One Daughter got a ticket from a private lot operator today after church.



My first inclination was to tell them to pound salt, but there's the possibility of sending this through a collection agency.  That complicates things.

She said that she looked for a lot attendant, but no one was around.  Apparently a bunch of young adults parked there after church, and when they exited the nearby restaurant, all of them had these tickets.

The problem with sending it through a collection agency is that they would have to prove that she parked the car there, not someone else that borrowed it.  I've never actually heard of them sending one to collections though.  I have yet another city one I need to pay.  Amazing how I'm the only one parked on the entire block on the street, and they make sure I get one within minutes of my meter expiring. 

[Red Arrow]

Number One Daughter got a ticket from a private lot operator today after church.



My first inclination was to tell them to pound salt, but there's the possibility of sending this through a collection agency.  That complicates things.

She said that she looked for a lot attendant, but no one was around.  Apparently a bunch of young adults parked there after church, and when they exited the nearby restaurant, all of them had these tickets.

Life in the big city.  Don't like it, don't go there.

[nathanm]

The problem with sending it through a collection agency is that they would have to prove that she parked the car there, not someone else that borrowed it.

Indeed, tell them to pound sand, at least if you are sure you're not going to park in any of their lots ever again. If you do, they may be eligible for a little self help, and even if they aren't, any self help you use to solve the problem caused by their..inconvenient..actions could get you in hot water.

[custosnox]

Indeed, tell them to pound sand, at least if you are sure you're not going to park in any of their lots ever again. If you do, they may be eligible for a little self help, and even if they aren't, any self help you use to solve the problem caused by their..inconvenient..actions could get you in hot water.

Yes, there is that.  Of course, it's not parking in their lots again that will get their attention, it's parking in them and not paying the slot.  Know of someone who had gotten a few of their tickets, didn't pay, ended up with a barrel chained to their tire.  When someone happened along and cut that chain off (really wasn't the owner of the vehicle) they hit them with a huge fee for "property damages".  Like we are supposed to believe a link in a chain, or even the entire chain, is going to cost $80

[Red Arrow]

Yes, there is that.  Of course, it's not parking in their lots again that will get their attention, it's parking in them and not paying the slot.  Know of someone who had gotten a few of their tickets, didn't pay, ended up with a barrel chained to their tire.  When someone happened along and cut that chain off (really wasn't the owner of the vehicle) they hit them with a huge fee for "property damages".  Like we are supposed to believe a link in a chain, or even the entire chain, is going to cost $80

Ah yeah, the blue tip special.

Just DON"T GO THERE!  There's plenty of free parking after hours and on weekends.

[nathanm]

There's plenty of free parking after hours and on weekends.

And a surprisingly large amount during the day, too. You just have to be willing to walk 5 minutes.