If you had the ticket and it shows the date and time, that you paid for parking, and that info corresponds to the date and time on the ticket then I’d send a scan of the ticket in with your explanation. Otherwise, if not…..just bite the bullet and pay the fine.

I would deny and send proof I paid for parking. Wouldn’t even bother saying I forgot to display the ticket.

Overthinking it. I always plead not guilty. You can send a representative if you're working. Has worked five out of five times for me.

Keep the original ticket you bought; send a copy in with your note.

contest, send in documentation showing ticket, timestamped, picture of car timestamped, how you parked, etc. as much details as possible with a letter certifying that. should have it dropped. the ticket is for not paying, not for not displaying it.

The New York mob sends their junior members to Los Angeles to take asshole lessons from the LA Parking Division.

I think you’re out of luck.

Sounds like excuses with no accountability to me, pay up.

>I don’t think I’m in the wrong

Not to be a dick, but how so?

While maybe you could have a claim against the dealership if you can prove they said you don't need a front plate, you are ultimately responsible for the legal operation of your vehicle and yes you need a front plate.

With regard to the driveway, was your car completely passed by curb or did any portion of your car extend into the d/w apron (where it starts to angle down)?

Ignorance of the law is not an excuse or reason for innocence.

So you wanna contest the tickets but don't have time to go to court? How you plan on fighting them? You can probably get out of the license plate one with proof. Driveway blocking you're screwed. You're gonn have to dedicate some some time to this or pay it.

Where I live, they'll just write you another ticket. They don't give a shit. I've gotten two tickets within 15 minutes of each other before.

I used to put any ticket on the nearest expensive hoping they’d pay without checking 😂🤵‍♂️🤔

Nah man they’ll ticket your ass over and over again

Where I live they have scanners nowdays

That second part isn't correct in my state. The college town I lived in farmed out all street parking citations to a third party. "rose city parking authority" gave me a ticket for parking on the wrong side of the street from 3-6am. Naturally as a 22 year old with a $15 ticket, I forgot about it. 90 days later it became a misdemeanor, 120 days later my license was suspended from the Secretary of State.

I am 2/2 in getting out of parking tickets I contested.

I got a ticket once for street sweeping.

It was my birthday so I disputed online with "it was my birthday so didn't want to wake up early to move the car and maybe you can make an exception".

Later it got thrown out citing something like technical issues unrelated to my dispute.

But I know deep down it was because of the birthday.

You can also work off a ticket by volunteering at city approved sites. Including picking up litter.

"Community Service Program | SFMTA" https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/drive-park/citations/community-service-program

Parked over a crosswalk, so it said “blocking accessibility access”

It was dumb for sure, but god damn 400 fucking dollars is insane. It’s a three way intersection (think T instead of +) and I always see people parked there! So I thought there’s a different rule for that, obviously didn’t think too hard about it

I wish they have a way for people to pay less for a first time ticket. Seeing the amount should change behavior but people should get a second chance

"It's hot out here. I'm going for a dip".

Isn't that a police car?

It’s the police they can park where they like!

Some of my neighbors deliberately don’t move their car every two weeks for street sweeping, get a ticket and go on with their lives. Hell, they could have just driven around the block a few times, let the sweeper pass and save themselves $80 on a nice dinner or something like that.

I’ve done this math before, particularly with airport parking.

Leaving for a 2 week vacation? Just get the street cleaning ticket, it’s $70. Far cheaper than the ~$170 to $230 you’d pay for a lot near the airport.

And there is a small chance you won’t get a ticket at all. Has happened a couple times to me.

I know someone who works in city government who does the same. His tickets are less than the $300+ lots near work ��

you're a saint. i love this but doesnt this increase the chance of his car getting a boot?

Are these tickets for street cleaning or 2 hour violations? Because if it is for both you are retardedly lucky for hayes valley for paying only $112 a month. Everytime I break the 2 hour violation in that area I am guaranteed to get a ticket at 2.5 hours, and have easily gotten multple tickets in a week :(

Did they factor in cost of broken windows? I imagine those are a lot more expensive over time than parking tickets. Private garages in SF are for security IMO rather than convenience. Just going by the amount of broken window glass on the pavements!

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I don’t know why a simple fire from Mako here looks so cool

"The police have more important things to worry about."

Have you met police? "Revenue generation" is always the #1 priority. They absolutely would ignore an invasion of the city in order to pursue some parking tickets.

Oh so that’s why he becomes a cop later.

If it works, it works. 🤷‍♀️

so what I understand from this.. if I get a parking ticket I just have to throw the city into chaos :))

I love this bit. Mako's pragmatic

Funny af how this dude is literally a police officer later~

I love how the one who burns the tickets becomes a clean cop and the one who was worried about them works with the villains the rest of the show. (Yes, I am aware Bolin did these things by accident and against his will.)

Bolin's shocked gasp is the cutest thing.

Then sharkboy became a cop