Ever parked illegally? What happened?
205799
The one and only time I ever had my car towed was because an old drunk pulled out from a liquor store parking lot in front of me.(I don't drink and was only driving past)When I hit him (no time to brake)the front of my car crumpled like an accordion.\nHe had a big old Lincoln and I had a sleek little Camaro.The Lincoln won,he drove home.Jerk.\nI'd say that counts as a pretty bad experience.
88260
For legal guidance, consult an attorney.  Three percent of all public parking lots must be reserved for handicapped spaces.  It's just good business--and socially the right thing to do.  Regardless of that, I know how upsetting it is when you make an unfortunate mistake and park your car in a space that is marked.  It's similiar when you run a red light because you didn't notice, or go into an HOV lane because you were distracted or on a cell phone.  Good luck to you!
601195
Yes, I was going to first type that you have to be notified that the company has that right but as I read your statement I see that is what the manager did.\n\nBtw, they can also search your vehicle if it is parked on their property. I have no clue why on earth they have this authority but they do.\n\nNow with that said, you do have a discrimination case based on the fact that the males are not being searched.
82102
You can try to protest the tickets, but they may say that ignorance of the law is no excuse.  You don't say where you live compared to where you got the tickets (If you live within a few blocks, they will say you should have known).  It also depends on why the yellow curb was painted (Was it near a hydrant or an intersection, in which case, the ticket will probably stand).\n\nYou may at least be able to get one ticket tossed and the other upheld.
46796
Way to follow the question, James F.\n\nJarrod: without knowing what state you're in, there may not be any "proper" way to mark illegally parked cars (that is to say, it may be something left up to the individual officer or agency).  \n\nWhat I will agree with James F about is the need to mark the car...are you talking about marking it to determine how long it's been parked in a timed parking zone, or marking it to determine if it's abandoned?  \n\nBottom line: unless your state requires some special kind of marking, I doubt very much there's any "proper" way to mark a parked vehicle for enforcement purposes.  If there's heat coming from above, ask them how *they* would like you to address the situation so that you can do so most effectively..."yes, Captain...we think this is a real problem too.  How would you suggest we begin immediately enforcing your bizarre wishes?"\n\nOkay, maybe I'd leave out the "bizarre" part...
651727
My husband did that.  He got a ticket, didn't tell me, didn't pay it and I came home with a subpeona to court hanging on the door.  I just told him how goofy it was to not pay it and to not tell me.  He ended up having to pay extra and had his license suspended!
70292
yes, but risky.  I would have just called the police.  Without evidence or witnesses, you could have been charged with theft...don't know your circumstances.
357018
No I haven't, thought it was illegal. Let me go with you. lol
314006
if ur passenger door was more than 18" from walk then ur parked illigal, and since you were facing the wrong way you were definitly more than the law allows.   SORRY
594793
The laws may difer from state to state etc...I suggest that you call Motor Vehicles and get the answer straight from the source. If anyone would know how to fix this problem legally they would. I'm sure that this has happened to someone else at some time or another.\n If that doesn't work then you are left to think up a clever way to sell it to someone else.
459806
It's not illegal.  The driving laws apply to public roads only.  Just make sure that you stay on private property.  Private property must be designated with signs as being "Private," and must not have any kind of public access.  For example, an apartment complex is "private property," but there is public access, so according to the law it is not "private property" and the driving laws do still apply.
465732
It's not often that something renders me speechless but this completely blew me away!\n\nWhat a set of robbing bar-stewards! I'll bet that little fine will go some way to funding their Christmas p*ss up.\n\nHow on EARTH can they possibly justify clamping you?! Did the dumb a$$ that did the clamping not notice the car had been broken into?!\n\nPerhaps if they had been doing their jobs properly, your car wouldn't have been broken into in the first place - in fact how do you know that one of them didn't do it?!\n\nCan your company not intervene or at least reimburse you for the fine you had to pay? Does the car park have any CCTV? Is there not a manned gate that you have to show your pass to in order to access the car park? (in which case how would you have been able to park in the first instance if you had not shown someone your pass?)\n\nThey are being deliberately obtuse for the sake of it, I would complain to anyone and everyone until I got my money back.\n\nAbsolutely unbelievable!
178166
parking lots are private property so there has to be a sign posted saying that the property owner has allowed the police to patrol the parking lot.  If there is noting like that there is nothing that they can do to you unless you were pulling on to a city street, at least that is the law in CA
530263
It's called being a public nuisance and obstructing traffic.  you can be ticketed and if you refuse to disburse you can be confined
501460
I had something similar happen to me and I managed to get out of it, with proof.\n Facing traffic while parked may prove a bit difficult to get out of, but not impossible. Providing you were parked there momentarily and not overnight.\n I pleaded ignorance because I truly did not know. I parked on the street overnight in an unposted area. Apparently, Bolingbrook residents in that area were/are not allowed to be parked on the street between 2-4 AM. I brought the recent ticket and my receipts from the DMV, (address changes from my new drivers license, registration, ETC.), to the police station and explained this to the sergeant. After I showed proof of literally just having moved they let it go with a warning.\n It will go on his record if the fine is paid, however, it is really a non-factor as far as insurance goes as long as it is a one shot deal and doesn't happen with regularity. If the police forgo the ticket and the fine is not paid, it will be as if the ticket never happened.\n It may be best to go to court to plead your case, but, if the fine is cheaper than missing 1/2 of a days work, I'd pay the fine.\n Good luck!
527359
Go to court. Wear a suit.  You can win if the officer who wrote the ticket doesn't show up. \n\nIf they do, you then just explain the facts.  REHEARSE this many times, get the sequence down right so it's clear, don't talk about irrelevant matters such as paint quality, get comfortable with the facts so when you suddenly realize where you are it doesn't matter.  Think about their questions "But part of your car WAS outside the space?"  and your answer "Your Honor, my car is a Toyota, with a wheelbase of x inches. The average midsize has a y inch wheelbase.  The space in question is Z inches, and the average space is Q.  They created a space so small that few cars can legitimately fit into it, so they basically have set a trap for anyone that parks there without a tape measure." \n\nWorst case, you lose and pay the $105.
45081
As far as I know you will have to pay the fee.\n\n Also be careful 7 months!!!  They could end up selling your car after a while.  Go to the impound lot and see what their policy is.  \n\nIf the people at your apartment complex towed your car illegally you can probably sue them in court, but you are going to need proof.  \n\nIf you were in the wrong though, there is nothing you can do, but pay the fine.