Why do meter maids mark your tires?

Question

We know they're marking your car so they can eventually give you a ticket. But what exactly does the mark mean? Can you just erase it with your foot? Let's help each other avoid those dreaded parking tickets.

Answer 1

It is the way they notate how long you have been parked in one spot ( this usually applies to parking lots that have a time limit for parking ). Yes, you can easily erase the marking, but that means going out to the parking lot and doing that every so often.

Answer 2

if the meter has a time limit of how long you can park there (meaning even if you time does not run out you still have to move)
so they mark you tires and come back later and if you are over the limit you get some paying paper.

Answer 3

They are time marks.

Example: 1 mark every 15 minutes -- after 4 marks that's 1 hour and a ticket.

Answer 4

They stop by on a periodic basis and when they return XY minutes later all cars with the mark get ticketed.

Answer 5

They will come back later and if the mark is still there you have over parked.

Answer 6

They walk the streets and mark a tire with chalk Than they write your automobile plate # down alongside with the make and coloration while they arrive back 2 hours later in the adventure that your automobile remains there you gat a value tag

Answer 7

when they mark the tires, it simply says that they are giving you a chance to move your car before it gets ticketed or towed. they make a note of the vehicle so removing the chalk will do no good. the best thing to do is move your car.

Answer 8

So they can easily see which cars have been parked over the time limit, etc... when they come back to check.