For everybody who's sick of the unfair tickets
January 9, 2005 by parkingandtrafficticketinfo.com · 6 Comments
If ticketed for parking in a “No Parking” zone, make sure the sign is visible, and the citation reflects the parameters of the sign. Also, be sure to check for any errors on the ticket which could result in a dismissal. (i.e., license plate number, time of day, etc.)
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I’ve got my first parking ticket today and would appreciate any helpful information. I came to pick my wife and baby after a doctor appointment on K st, NW at noon. No parking spots were available and I’ve stopped in front of the building in bus stop zone (but not blocking the stop itself) with engine turn on and emergency light turn on. I didn’t leave the car, sit inside all the time. After little more than 1 minute waiting the parking enforcement woman appeared in front of my car and start issue me a ticket. I opened the window and ask what does she doing, but she just gave me $100 !!! ticket and said I waited too long. Later on a day I’ve spoke with another parking enforcement guy on a street and he said in this situation they always ask first drivers to move and only if they still standing issue a ticket.
So two questions:
1. Do I have chance to beat this ticket? I have a proof from the doctor’s office of the appointment time.
2. What will happened if just to ignore this ticket? I’ve drove rental car.
I was in town to attend a gathering on K Street and knew the parking attendants would be out at 9:00 PM to enforce “No Stopping” 9pm-5am. I left the gathering at 8:55 and walked out to my car as the attendant was writing the date on the ticket. I asked if I could leave without getting a ticket, since I was going to pull out. He said no, because he had already started to write my license plate (as he was saying this, he started – he hadn’t started to write it before i asked). The ticket was written at 9:00 PM, not 9:01 or anytime after. I still left at that time, having to pull around the ticketwriter’s partner.
I have a question for all the DCites, since I am from out of the area. How is the process of denying the ticket? Are they usually open with listening to the reasoning of the person ticketed? Do they ever throw out the ticket without having to make another trip down to DC? Do you think since ticket was written at 9:00 PM, it would make a difference?
Any information anyone can provide is greatly appreciated. I know it’s only $50, and it could have been much worse, but I seriously did try to leave the spot before 9:00, yet still got ticketed.
You could appeal, but if the ticket says 9:00 on it and thats when the violation starts, you will lose. Now if you show up to court and say that the parking enforcement guy blocked your exit for 5 minutes, that’s a different story. Good luck though. I got a parking ticket where it wasn’t even a violation – took a picture of the spot, the signs, and still had to pay it.