Gamingphreek
Lifer
I got a parking ticket that is incorrect. Let me run through what has happened:
Sunday November 11 I go out to my friends Birthday dinner. When I return I park in Virginia Tech's stadium parking lot in the resident section. There is a faculty section that is farther away from everything, but I verified that I parked in the Resident section as shown in this picture. I parked a few cars down from my Roommate who parked in the same row.
My car is the red truck next to the silver accord towards the right of the picture. I have time and date stamps as well as latitude and longitude of the location this picture was taken (My phone's camera):
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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday- NOTHING-- Haven't even thought about moving my car.
Thursday I receive an E-Mail approx 9AM stating that I have to move my car as I received a parking citation on Wednesday. Wondering what this could possibly be about, my roommate and I proceed down to the stadium lot to see what in the world I could have been ticketed for.
When I get down there, I find my passenger door was somehow left unlocked. My parking pass that hangs from my rear view mirror, is in my side door compartment. There is no reason for me to ever remove this from the mirror (I was suspicious that the officer may have decided to make my car have a case for a ticket). No matter though, they would repeal it seeing as I most definitely have a pass.
I get there, and as she is about to repeal it she says that I was parked in the Faculty Staff section according to the officer. I politely told her that is impossible. She told me to appeal the citation, but that I have to pay first-- $40. After arguing that this was not fair, I managed to scrounge up $40 and paid.
The first appeal was done in writing, and they wrote back with this sentence. "Mr. Boyd, we have upheld your citation because you were in violation of Parking rules and policies". I was beside myself when I received it in the mail because I was appealing that very excuse.
They told me my roommate could not attend the second hearing (Which was in the middle of exam week by the way) but he could write a note. He wrote that he was parked a few cars down from me and went with me to see what was wrong with my car and I was IN FRONT of the resident sign. I also printed out this picture and stated my case verbally.
Today I get home and find that they sent me the exact same message as before.
There is no other appeal I can do formally. I plan on, once I calm down, sending Parking Services an E-Mail requesting a hearing with whoever head of Parking Services is. Can someone tell me if I have any possible options here in hopes of getting my money back? And by anything, I mean ANYTHING?
Thanks,
-Kevin
Sunday November 11 I go out to my friends Birthday dinner. When I return I park in Virginia Tech's stadium parking lot in the resident section. There is a faculty section that is farther away from everything, but I verified that I parked in the Resident section as shown in this picture. I parked a few cars down from my Roommate who parked in the same row.
My car is the red truck next to the silver accord towards the right of the picture. I have time and date stamps as well as latitude and longitude of the location this picture was taken (My phone's camera):
Link
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday- NOTHING-- Haven't even thought about moving my car.
Thursday I receive an E-Mail approx 9AM stating that I have to move my car as I received a parking citation on Wednesday. Wondering what this could possibly be about, my roommate and I proceed down to the stadium lot to see what in the world I could have been ticketed for.
When I get down there, I find my passenger door was somehow left unlocked. My parking pass that hangs from my rear view mirror, is in my side door compartment. There is no reason for me to ever remove this from the mirror (I was suspicious that the officer may have decided to make my car have a case for a ticket). No matter though, they would repeal it seeing as I most definitely have a pass.
I get there, and as she is about to repeal it she says that I was parked in the Faculty Staff section according to the officer. I politely told her that is impossible. She told me to appeal the citation, but that I have to pay first-- $40. After arguing that this was not fair, I managed to scrounge up $40 and paid.
The first appeal was done in writing, and they wrote back with this sentence. "Mr. Boyd, we have upheld your citation because you were in violation of Parking rules and policies". I was beside myself when I received it in the mail because I was appealing that very excuse.
They told me my roommate could not attend the second hearing (Which was in the middle of exam week by the way) but he could write a note. He wrote that he was parked a few cars down from me and went with me to see what was wrong with my car and I was IN FRONT of the resident sign. I also printed out this picture and stated my case verbally.
Today I get home and find that they sent me the exact same message as before.
There is no other appeal I can do formally. I plan on, once I calm down, sending Parking Services an E-Mail requesting a hearing with whoever head of Parking Services is. Can someone tell me if I have any possible options here in hopes of getting my money back? And by anything, I mean ANYTHING?
Thanks,
-Kevin
