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narzy

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Originally posted by: jagec
Originally posted by: narzy

no just trying every angle then going to edit it down, hince the post.

OK, leave out angles 3 and 4 and don't insult them, and you might have a chance. The 6:01 thing is probably your best bet, if it was really towed AFTER then...

Unclear signs, they really don't care. I got lucky in one in NYC...the sign was facing the wrong way, I got a ticket and wrote it in, and they let me off. But the car was from WA and they probably just figured they'd never see the money anyway.


thanks...
I don't see why or how they would ticket it in the impound lot.
 

slurmsmackenzie

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call danny devito and bucktoothed damon, run that rainmaker of a letter by them, and we'll see if we can make those parking ticketing bastards pay!
 

Yossarian

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you will pay. oh yes, you will pay. you really think you're gonna get off after being a smartass in your letter?
 

DainBramaged

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Originally posted by: jumpr
How TF did you get "Elite" status by being an asshole?

Seriously, three posts into this thread, I was like, who the fvck is narzy and why the fvck is he Elite???
 

narzy

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Originally posted by: Yossarian
you will pay. oh yes, you will pay. you really think you're gonna get off after being a smartass in your letter?

no, but I'll feel better for having wasted someones time...even if it is only the time it took them to get it from the PO box and put it in the trash. those are caleries I'll own forever!
 

narzy

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Originally posted by: DainBramaged
Originally posted by: jumpr
How TF did you get "Elite" status by being an asshole?

Seriously, three posts into this thread, I was like, who the fvck is narzy and why the fvck is he Elite???


the fact that you don't know who I am should tell you something...I don't post in OT often and have my reputations elsewhere..or that I don't visit atech much anymore. Joined: 2/26/2000
 

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Lifer
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That was retarded on so many levels. Let me list them:

1. Los Angeles is Spanish for the angels, not the angles. Angles = geometry and/or white people. Angels = up in heaven and whatnot.
2. Out of state bias will not fly.
3. WTF cares if your car is a truck or an SUV? Are you saying it wasn't your vehicle? If not, it doesn't matter.
4. If the ticket was written at 6:01, it's pretty likely that your car was parked there at 6:00. Are you saying your car was not there at 6:00, but in fact you parked it there at 6:01 while the traffic cop was apparantly already there, and he immediately gave you a ticket while you walked away? Didn't think so. It doesn't matter if he wrote the ticket one minute late if your car was parked where it wasn't supposed to be when it wasn't suppoosed to be there. If it DID matter, he would have written 6:00 on the ticket instead of 6:01.
5. You're going to have to provide pictures of the signage if you want the judge to listen to your only possibly valid argument.

That said, if you honestly weren't aware that you weren't allowed to park there, good luck beating the ticket.
 

Injury

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Most important question:

Were you parked illegally?

If the answer is yes... no one will care. Too bad, so sad. Revenue for the city is what matters to the city.
 

narzy

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could have parked at 5:58 and my clock was wrong, could have parked at 6...the ticketing officers watch / clock could have been off, its not retarted to not want to pay a stupid ass ticket.

also I've already gone over the spelling issues w/ you, and to nail me on a typo is lame as hell queen of the tards...
 

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Lifer
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You "could have" done a lot of things, what matters is what you DID do, and arguing that you weren't parked there between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. because the officer wrote the ticket at 6:01 p.m. is not going to work. What time DID you park there?
 

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Lifer
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And they're not "retarted" to let you off of a ticket for a situation where you can't clear beyond any doubt that you didn't commit the offense.

The thing about traffic and parking violations is that you are guilty until you can prove yourself innocent. When I say prove, I mean, find undisputable evidence that you were not in the wrong in this situation.

You aren't going to get that without pictures of the signs. Additionally, if it's that much of a problem that it caused you to get a citation, you should call city services and file a complaint that the signs are illegible. If it's serious enough for them to let you out of a ticket, it's serious enough for you to make a complaint about it. Show them you aren't just being a crybaby because you got owned.
 

narzy

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I parked there at 18:00:31...I also don't think I called them retarded, I'm sure I said some nasties about their city and its patronage however those were observations, commentaries, and or opinions which where not included in the letter.
 

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Lifer
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OK, now you're insulting OUR intelligence. Go ahead and send the letter to them, I don't care how much they make you pay.
 

narzy

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no I'm insulting YOUR intelligence...big difference. for those who had meaningful and helpful advice I thank you, for the other 75% you got yours, and entertained me...:).
 

jpeyton

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How much have you paid out of pocket so far?

Do you have your car back?
 

narzy

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I've spent 250 out of pocket (70 for the cab from USC to my Brentwood hotel and back to the impound yard) and 165 to get my car out of impound. yes I have my car back.
 

ViRGE

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Who were you covering E3 for anyhow Narzy?
 

Calin

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Originally posted by: jagec
Originally posted by: narzy
3) Out of state bias


3) I believe my car was targeted because of it?s out of state plates...

Leave that out or you'll get laughed out of court.

And leave out
which I donated a lovely $167.00 to your town?s economy already to free my car from what I believe was an illegal seizure as it occurred after the tickets stated no stopping time.

You want the judge to LIKE you.

/edit: Oh yeah, and
Originally posted by: narzy
4) Vehicle type listed is TRK or Truck, Vehicle is SUV and not classified as a truck either by registration or insurance.

PLEASE tell me you're not that stupid...

I think the licence plates would be enough to identify the vehicle, regardless of its truck-like appearance. You can't ask someone to know the classification as Truck, SUV and so on for every car that drives on the roads.