In a Jersey Ctiy, NJ, I was visiting a friend. I parked in the street, but I wasn't aware that I wasn't allowed to park there because there was street cleaning that day in the hours that I parked there. I got a ticket for $42. I paid the fine, then a few weeks later, I got a notice in the mail saying that I have yet to pay the fine on a parking ticket for the week BEFORE the ticket I already paid for. I had in fact visited my friend the week before and parked in the exact same spot. However, there was no ticket on my car at the time. So I am guessing it might have flew off. Yet the city is demanding I pay the ticket for $42, plus another $20 as a late fee.
My argument is, that if I had actually RECEIVED that ticket for the first week, then I would have never parked there the second week. Why would I park there a second time in a row if I knew I got a ticket for parking there the week before?
Can I make an argument out of this in court? Or should I just pay the ticket?
2006-09-02 14:39:45 · 10 answers · asked by RockiesFan 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
The thing is, how do they know that you didn't get the ticket and then just throw it away? How can you prove that you didn't get the ticket? If it's for your car, I would pay it, and never park there again.
2006-09-02 14:43:28 · answer #1 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My advice is to at least to TRY and fight this in court. If the ticket was really not there, then sound as sincere as you can be and tell the truth-!! You should say that you quickly paid the "new" ticket, so - with that frame of mind, why would you have ignored an earlier one, and then, as you say - parked again in the same 'No Parking' spot-?? Good Luck-!!
2006-09-02 18:08:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
seeing as I was held liable for a ticket written to my plates for a place I never was....I don't think you have much of a chance. I am a teacher and "received" a ticket at 4AM on a Tuesday night in the city. When I explained to the judge that I live in the suburbs and was sleeping at my house at 4AM, he said I had no proof and had to pay the ticket. It is a racket to fund the overinflated budget. Seriously, parking tickets are just out of hand these days.
2006-09-02 16:25:32 · answer #3 · answered by chrisj70 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do it like Skylight said, ask that they waive the late fee and pay the original fine. That is about the best thing you can hope for. The city is not responsible for the wind blowing so they will not allow that to be used as an excuse for the fact you were improperly parked. good luck to you in whickhever route you decide to take though.
2006-09-02 15:21:11 · answer #4 · answered by HBPD 126 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
62 dollars.
Well, what is your time worth? It'll take at least six hours .. are you worth 10 dollars an hour?
Besides the time and money, it's always worth the effort to fight. So many of the courts actually listen and give you a break. I've been lucky so far!
luck!
2006-09-02 14:46:41 · answer #5 · answered by wrathofkublakhan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.. you could go to court but be prepared to lose.. The police system is out for MONEY and only MONEY. Th ey do not care about excuses and will (without a doubt) NOT accept the excuse that you did not get one.
2006-09-02 15:37:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't bother arguing over a measly $62 dollars. It's not worth your time.
2006-09-02 14:43:37 · answer #7 · answered by abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have them provide the ticket on the date in question. if they have it, pay it sorry. if not, they don't have any proof, it should get thrown out.
i'm not a lawyer, just using common sense but sometimes that doesn't count in a courtroom.
2006-09-02 14:44:41 · answer #8 · answered by poobear Libertarian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just call the clerk of courts that keep records, they will tell u whether u owe or not.
2006-09-02 15:01:56 · answer #9 · answered by sunflare63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would go to court and explain your situation, asking that the late fee be waived.
2006-09-02 14:47:49 · answer #10 · answered by skylight 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋