Dispute, Contest Your Parking Ticket!

Dear friend,

As you landed on the Annoying Parking Ticket site I assume you are looking at a parking violation ticket you recently got. Perhaps you're surprised, even angry, and definitely annoyed with the added hassle in your life. Maybe you don't understand it fully, maybe you just want to pay it with the least hassle and trouble. Or maybe you know there is something mysteriously wrong about you getting the ticket in the first place! Maybe you want to contest and fight your parking ticket?

I'm here to help!

Real quick, you got a couple of things you can do with your parking ticket. You can:

• Do nothing (not recommended)
• Pay it in a quick and hassle free way
• Contest it and deal with the officials yourself
• Hire a lawyer
  
• Work with an agency specializing in parking and traffic tickets
• Have your ticket work for you and pay for itself 
• Regardless, you can share your story with me!
  

Let's look at a few options in more detail.


Pay the ticket in a quick and easy way
The paper ticket has instructions on how to pay it on the back. Follow directions, send a check, and you are done. You may be able to pay ticket over the internet but beware of additional charges for "processing". For more info, see how I paid one parking ticket, and hidden fees I encountered


Contest, dispute, fight the parking ticket and deal with the officials yourself
Not the simplest route but you're going to have a lot of fun and learn a thing or two about how your local or state government works. Here is a couple of cases and tips:

A student contests and disputes parking ticket based on 1st Amendment! Way to go! Applies at Malibu/Zuma, Pt.Dume too! http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/274075/

Great blog on how to write a contest/dispute and document it with images: http://www.rbgrn.net/blog/2007/07/how-to-contest-parking-tickets-and-win.html

Nice How-to on how to dispute or contest your the parking ticket! Note the advice on parking in private area vs. public could be used for my own traffic ticket at Pt. Dume and elsewhere: http://www.wikihow.com/Fight-a-Parking-Ticket

If your ticket was issued in California: The link to California Vehicle Code CVC is below. Make sure your Code of Violation is correct otherwise you can easily dispute the ticket on technicality: http://annoyingparkingticket.blogspot.com/2009/08/california-vehicle-code-cvc-div-11-cvc.html


Hire a lawyer
To the left of the main text you will find links to local law offices that can help you contest/dispute your ticket, sometimes at the fixed fee and with a guarantee. Take advantage! If you need a referral for a lawyer, you can purchase SecureNet membership through My Benefits Plus here http://mybenefitsplus.com/e-healthplus and get first hour consultation with a lawyer for free and after that a fixed discount price on all services. You can get legal representation for your parking ticket for just $89!


Work with a specialized agency that deals with parking tickets
For example, fight your parking ticket with your iPhone, get $10 just for trying! Go here http://techfragments.com/news/531/Software/Use_Your_iPhone_to_Get_Yourself_Out_of_a_Parking_Ticket.html 

Hire a lawyer and dismiss the ticket based on it being unconstitutional
This was discussed here: Parking Tickets Unconstitutional. Check it out!

Have your parking ticket work for you and pay for itself
Yes, it is possible for a parking ticket to pay for itself! This I feel is the best way to deal with your parking ticket or any traffic ticket for that matter! Follow this link:
The best way to deal with a parking ticket is to have it PAY FOR ITSELF! See how it was done with THIS VERY BLOG! Click here.


Last but not least,

Share your story
Post your story about what happened in a comment to this post. Please explain what you would like to do now. Give as much detail as you are comfortable giving. Maybe we can figure something out. No promises, but I will respond as soon as I can! Just find the "Comment" link below.


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California Vehicle Code CVC Div 11, CVC Chap 9 Stopping Standing Parking

Always make sure that your ticket has a code written on it that MAKES SENSE,
based on this CVC code (if you are in California), or other applicable code.
If not, you stand a very good chance of having ticket dismissed on technical
grounds.

I'm publishing complete California Vehicle Code (CVC) here, for the use of our numerous visitors from California. Courtesy of http://dmv.ca.gov. The better you know the law the easier it will be to fight or dismiss your ticket. The links are complete as of 8/4/2009. The links are to the original source, so as long as the link works, you'll have the correct info. If you live in a municipality other than California, please add references to your laws online in the comments. Thanks!


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Table of Contents for Chapter 9 of Division 11 of the California Vehicle Code22500Prohibited Stopping, Standing, or Parking22500.1Additional Prohibited Stopping, Standing, or Parking: Fire Lane22500.5Schoolbuses: Loading and Unloading of Passengers22501Local Regulation of State Highways22502Curb Parking22503Local Ordinance: Angle Parking22503.5Two- or Three-Wheeled Motor Vehicle Parking Regulations22504Unincorporated Area Parking; School Bus Stops22505Stopping, Standing, or Parking on State Highway Segments22506Local Regulation of State Highway: Stopping, Standing, or Parking22507Local Regulations22507.1Local Regulations: Parking Privileges: Car Share or Ridesharing Programs22507.2Permit Parking: Private Driveway22507.5Local Parking Regulations22507.6Local Regulations: Street Sweeping; Commercial Vehicles22507.8Parking in Spaces for the Disabled22507.9Local Authority: Enforcement of Disabled Persons Parking22508Parking Meter Zones22509Parking on Hills22510Parking in Snow Removal Areas22511Off-street Parking: Zero-Emission Vehicles: Distinctive Decal22511.1Zero-Emission Vehicles: Display of Decal22511.3Veterans with Special License Plates: Parking in Metered Spaces22511.5Disabled Parking: Authorized Parking Zones22511.6Cancellation or Revocation of Placard22511.7Parking for the Disabled22511.8Offstreet Parking for the Disabled: Removal of Vehicles22511.9Disabled Person Sign22511.10Disabled Parking: Legislative Findings and Intent22511.11Disabled Parking: State Architect Regulations22511.55Placards: Issuance: Substitute22511.56Placards or Plates: Evidence of Issuance; Misuse22511.57Placards: Local Regulation22511.58Disabled Parking Placards: Substantiating Information22511.59Temporary Placards22511.85Off-Street Parking: Loading or Unloading Disabled Passengers22511.95Persons with Disability Sign22512Utility Vehicles22513Tow Trucks22514Fire Hydrants22515Unattended Vehicle22516Locked Vehicle22517Opening and Closing Doors22518Use of Fringe and Transportation Corridor Parking Facilities22519Regulation of Offstreet Parking22520.5Vending On or Near Freeways22520.6Prohibited Activity: Roadside Rest or Vista Point22521Parking Upon or Near Railroad Track22522Parking Near Designated Sidewalk Access Ramps22523Abandonment Prohibited22524Abandonment: Presumption22524.5Liability for Towing and Storage Charges22525Use of State Highway Bus Stops by Vanpool Vehicles22526Entering Intersection, Rail Crossing, or Marked Crosswalk

From: California Vehicle Code CVC Table of Contents

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A deeper reason why police must collect money with parking tickets

John Harris explains why governments are corporations, you as a human is different from you as a person, and why governments MUST collect income such as parking tickets ! Amazing video. See it to the end, heartwarming! (40 min long)




How it all started: http://annoyingparkingticket.blogspot.com/2008/08/annoying-parking-ticket-at-zuma-beach.html

Pyrabang.com - A great source of incoming traffic for this blog

[Update 6/2/2010: Unfortunately the site pyrabang.com is down and I can not recommend that particular site any more. If you have any suggestions for a similar site after reading this, do leave a comment!]

What is so great about pyrabang.com in connection with parking tickets? Simple: Pyrabang.com is a great website where everyone can post ads/links to their favorite websites. Pyrabang members invest in posts they found interesting and intriguing. So I found that a number of pyrabang members support links to this blog and bring traffic to my blog here.

I have an idea why pyrabang members like to support this blog: Pyrabang.com leaders and members happen to be very concerned about personal freedoms and many of them see parking tickets, especially unnecessary parking ticket a violation of personal freedoms. They are very passionate about it and will support linking to this blog.


If you are interested in starting a blog like that about a parking ticket you have just gotten, feel free to sign up for a free membership at pyrabang.com. Use code mentormatt8 so I will know when you post a link). I will personally invest in traffic to your blog. Chances are there will be others interested in investing as well. And, as a gold member, you can invest too.

Like challenges? Then this one is for you. For an idea how this blog came about and how you can have your parking ticket pay for itself, go here: http://annoyingparkingticket.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-to-have-your-parking-ticket-pay-for.html