To recap, parking ticket # 112730119-6 was the 1st of the 4 tickets written up while my Honda Pilot was parked in a private parking lot. Issued on 11/04/2006, for violating code 70. Allegedly, parked in front of XXXX, which is about one block away from where it actually was parked.
I was fined $65. Then penalized $10 for not responding within 30 days of 11/04/06. I would have responded within 30 days, if the ticket was under my wiper. However, no ticket was waiting for me that Sat. I didn't find out until after I got my 2nd and 3rd tickets, both on Sat., 11/11/06. That, to my surprise, I had been issued a ticket on the previous Sat., 11/04/06.
Now, jumping back to today, Mon., 1/22/2007. In the afternoon, I checked my mailbox. And guess what the #@%&!-ers toiling away at the New York City Department of Finance, Adjudication Division, were so very nice to offer me.
They offered to reduce my amount due from $75 to only $43. Wasn't that so very generous of them? A reduction of 43%, $32 off. And I didn't even ask for a reduction.
There is a small catch, of course. If I mail in the reduced amount due, then a Parking Violation Bureau judge will NOT review my case. In other words, implicitly, I'm admitting guilt.
The PTF: "Dear NYC Dept. of Finance: With all due respect, thanks but no thanks. You can take your #$%&! reduction and shove it up your #@&$! Sincerely yours, The Parking Ticket Fighter"
Why am I so angry? Shouldn't I be grateful? Hardly. I mean, they're trying to get me to settle out of court. In other words, it's really all about money. They need money now, ASAP. It's not about justice, guilt or innocence. All NYC gov. gives a $#%! about is my money.
Should I settle? I'd have to be a complete idiot to settle out of court. Because the 2nd of my 4 tickets was for the same code violation, which was dismissed already. A $65 fine reduced to $0. So, I think, I'll take my chances with the PVB judge, again. If the judge rules against me, I'll appeal and ask for deferment of payment.
The PTF: "I go all the way, baby. That's how I roll."
Monday, January 22, 2007
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Common Misconception #2
Again, there's no particular reasoning behind my numbering of these misconceptions. Read them in any order you want.
Anyway, common misconception #2 is the Average Mindless Brainwashed Drone's ignorant fear of his or her car being towed away for unpaid parking tickets.
Yes, of course, I know NYC regularly tows away cars for unpaid parking tickets. If you flagrantly rip up your parking tickets and refuse to pay, then you shouldn't be surprised when you find your vehicle missing one day.
However, if you plead "not guilty" and decide to fight your ticket(s). Requesting a live hearing or a hearing by web or by snail mail (available in NYC). Then NYC, by law, can't take any actions against you until a judge has heard or read your defense. Of course, assuming you've properly responded to any previous parking tickets.
In the U.S. of A., it's called "due process." Ever heard of "due process"?
You should have learned all about it by junior high school or by, at least, high school. (Should have, but didn't. Or did you forget?)
AMBD: "What the heck is due process? And what does it have to do with parking tickets?"
The PTF: "Well, I'm glad you asked my little AMBD. I'll keep it as simple as possible. I promise."
This is how "due process" works in the City of New York as it pertains to parking tickets.
After you get your parking ticket, you can either check off "guilty" and send in your payment (the loser's choice). Or you can check off "not gulity" and send in your defense (the winner's choice). Or, of course, you can always rip up your ticket(s) and throw them away (the retard's choice).
So, as long as you filled out a "Hearing-by-Web" form or snail-mailed in your defense within 30 days of the day the ticket was issued. The government of NYC cannot tow your car away or take any other actions against you. (Again, assuming, you've properly responded to any previous parking tickets.)
Until you receive a "fair hearing" when you can defend yourself in front of an "impartial" judge (in person or by web or by snail mail). If the PVB judge rules in your favor, your ticket is dismissed. However, if the PVB judge rules against you, then and only then do you have to pay the fine.
After that, you pay. But you can appeal the judge's decision. (That's your God-given American right to. Don't forget it.) And you can ask for a delay of payment because you're indigent (a fancy word for poor). A delay of payment until your appeal is heard by the Appeals Board.
That's how it works in NYC. (For other cities, may vary a little or a lot. Check out your city government's website.)
"Fail to use it; you'll lose it."
--The Parking Ticket Fighter
Web Sources:
Yahoo! Answers: What is meant by due process of the law?
Wikipedia: Due Process
Anyway, common misconception #2 is the Average Mindless Brainwashed Drone's ignorant fear of his or her car being towed away for unpaid parking tickets.
Yes, of course, I know NYC regularly tows away cars for unpaid parking tickets. If you flagrantly rip up your parking tickets and refuse to pay, then you shouldn't be surprised when you find your vehicle missing one day.
However, if you plead "not guilty" and decide to fight your ticket(s). Requesting a live hearing or a hearing by web or by snail mail (available in NYC). Then NYC, by law, can't take any actions against you until a judge has heard or read your defense. Of course, assuming you've properly responded to any previous parking tickets.
In the U.S. of A., it's called "due process." Ever heard of "due process"?
You should have learned all about it by junior high school or by, at least, high school. (Should have, but didn't. Or did you forget?)
AMBD: "What the heck is due process? And what does it have to do with parking tickets?"
The PTF: "Well, I'm glad you asked my little AMBD. I'll keep it as simple as possible. I promise."
This is how "due process" works in the City of New York as it pertains to parking tickets.
After you get your parking ticket, you can either check off "guilty" and send in your payment (the loser's choice). Or you can check off "not gulity" and send in your defense (the winner's choice). Or, of course, you can always rip up your ticket(s) and throw them away (the retard's choice).
So, as long as you filled out a "Hearing-by-Web" form or snail-mailed in your defense within 30 days of the day the ticket was issued. The government of NYC cannot tow your car away or take any other actions against you. (Again, assuming, you've properly responded to any previous parking tickets.)
Until you receive a "fair hearing" when you can defend yourself in front of an "impartial" judge (in person or by web or by snail mail). If the PVB judge rules in your favor, your ticket is dismissed. However, if the PVB judge rules against you, then and only then do you have to pay the fine.
After that, you pay. But you can appeal the judge's decision. (That's your God-given American right to. Don't forget it.) And you can ask for a delay of payment because you're indigent (a fancy word for poor). A delay of payment until your appeal is heard by the Appeals Board.
That's how it works in NYC. (For other cities, may vary a little or a lot. Check out your city government's website.)
"Fail to use it; you'll lose it."
--The Parking Ticket Fighter
Web Sources:
Yahoo! Answers: What is meant by due process of the law?
Wikipedia: Due Process
Common Misconception #1
There's no rhyme or reason to the order I've numbered these misconceptions. At least, as far as I can figure.
So, here's common misconception #1.
Average Mindless Brainwashed Drone: "Don't you have to go to court to fight your ticket? I don't have the time. It's just easier for me to pay it."
The Parking Ticket Figher: "No, fool! It's the 21st century. You live in the city of the world, New York City. If you get a parking ticket here, you can dispute your ticket or tickets by web, by snail mail, or in person at a live hearing."
Of course, which method you choose to dispute your ticket depends on the code you violated and the defense you've crafted. But I'd say that most of the time dispute your ticket or tickets by web or by snail mail.
By mail, if your defense has to be backed up with photocopied documentation and/or photos.
As a side note, concerning photos, do NOT only send in one photo. Take photos of the street, corner to corner. You want the judge to see the whole street. Leave his or her honor without any doubt.
You wouldn't know this. I don't blame you. The Parking Violations Bureau's judges expect you to know this. How you'd know this if you've never fought a parking ticket before is a mystery to me.
If your defense requires a witness or can be strengthened by your persuasive account of what happened that day or night, then ask for a live hearing in court.
I learned all this from Beat That Parking Ticket by ex-PVB judge Haskell Nussbaum. I paid $5.99 to download the e-book version from his website (the link is on the left side of this web page). The most practical knowledge I've ever gotten from a book for only six dollars.
"It's not about losing or winning. It's all about the fight. Losers hate to fight. Winners love to fight."
--The Parking Ticket Fighter
So, here's common misconception #1.
Average Mindless Brainwashed Drone: "Don't you have to go to court to fight your ticket? I don't have the time. It's just easier for me to pay it."
The Parking Ticket Figher: "No, fool! It's the 21st century. You live in the city of the world, New York City. If you get a parking ticket here, you can dispute your ticket or tickets by web, by snail mail, or in person at a live hearing."
Of course, which method you choose to dispute your ticket depends on the code you violated and the defense you've crafted. But I'd say that most of the time dispute your ticket or tickets by web or by snail mail.
By mail, if your defense has to be backed up with photocopied documentation and/or photos.
As a side note, concerning photos, do NOT only send in one photo. Take photos of the street, corner to corner. You want the judge to see the whole street. Leave his or her honor without any doubt.
You wouldn't know this. I don't blame you. The Parking Violations Bureau's judges expect you to know this. How you'd know this if you've never fought a parking ticket before is a mystery to me.
If your defense requires a witness or can be strengthened by your persuasive account of what happened that day or night, then ask for a live hearing in court.
I learned all this from Beat That Parking Ticket by ex-PVB judge Haskell Nussbaum. I paid $5.99 to download the e-book version from his website (the link is on the left side of this web page). The most practical knowledge I've ever gotten from a book for only six dollars.
"It's not about losing or winning. It's all about the fight. Losers hate to fight. Winners love to fight."
--The Parking Ticket Fighter
Friday, January 19, 2007
The Story of Ticket # 112090698-2
I love this beautiful little story of my parking ticket # 112090698-2. Because it has a happy ending.
To make a long boring story a short boring story, I got this ticket Sat., Jan. 6, 2007. For violating traffic code 61. For which I was fined $45. Which I had no $#@&* intention of paying.
I was all set to fight it. If the judge ruled against my claim, I was ready to appeal it. And, if I failed in my attempt to appeal, I was ready to notify all local TV news stations and newspapers of the injustice I had suffered heroically.
But, alas, that was not to be. Because the ticket was filled out by someone who never learned to write properly.
"You see? Public education does work. For me, anyway, in this case. All you public schools keep doing the same damn mediocre job you're so good at. Good job!"
--The Parking Ticket Fighter
My educated guess is that the Parking Violations Bureau's imperfect scanning technology couldn't make out the first letter of my plate number. No plate number, no ticket.
From the day I got it, Sat., Jan. 6, 2007, to today, Fri., Jan. 19, 2007, I checked daily to see if it would finally make its existence known. Of course, I checked online today. Still not in the PVB's database.
Which just goes to show you that you should first see if it's actually in the PVB's system. Instead of sending your payment in ASAP. I don't know any statistics on this. But my guess is that way too many people waste their time and money immediately mailing in their payment. Without even checking to see if their ticket's actually in the PVB's database.
Of course, I don't advocate paying your tickets ASAP. Only pay it, if after having your defense heard, the PVB's judge rules against you. Even after that you should always file a motion to appeal. (Only sounds more complicated than it really is.) It's your American right to fight the ticket and to appeal it if ruled against. That's how it's supposed to work in the USA.
"Damn brainwashed mindless drones! Fight the programming! Does the government of NYC work for you or do you work for it?"
--The Parking Ticket Fighter
To make a long boring story a short boring story, I got this ticket Sat., Jan. 6, 2007. For violating traffic code 61. For which I was fined $45. Which I had no $#@&* intention of paying.
I was all set to fight it. If the judge ruled against my claim, I was ready to appeal it. And, if I failed in my attempt to appeal, I was ready to notify all local TV news stations and newspapers of the injustice I had suffered heroically.
But, alas, that was not to be. Because the ticket was filled out by someone who never learned to write properly.
"You see? Public education does work. For me, anyway, in this case. All you public schools keep doing the same damn mediocre job you're so good at. Good job!"
--The Parking Ticket Fighter
My educated guess is that the Parking Violations Bureau's imperfect scanning technology couldn't make out the first letter of my plate number. No plate number, no ticket.
From the day I got it, Sat., Jan. 6, 2007, to today, Fri., Jan. 19, 2007, I checked daily to see if it would finally make its existence known. Of course, I checked online today. Still not in the PVB's database.
Which just goes to show you that you should first see if it's actually in the PVB's system. Instead of sending your payment in ASAP. I don't know any statistics on this. But my guess is that way too many people waste their time and money immediately mailing in their payment. Without even checking to see if their ticket's actually in the PVB's database.
Of course, I don't advocate paying your tickets ASAP. Only pay it, if after having your defense heard, the PVB's judge rules against you. Even after that you should always file a motion to appeal. (Only sounds more complicated than it really is.) It's your American right to fight the ticket and to appeal it if ruled against. That's how it's supposed to work in the USA.
"Damn brainwashed mindless drones! Fight the programming! Does the government of NYC work for you or do you work for it?"
--The Parking Ticket Fighter
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Long Live the Fighters!
"Fight! Appeal! Publicizie!"
--The Parking Ticket Fighter
"Fight, fight, fight! Never surrender!"
--TheParking Ticket Fighter
Greetings, my fellow fighters. I used to be a typical brainwashed New Yorker. Get ticketed, pay ticket without a fight.
That is until I got four parking tickets, over the course of three months, from Nov. 2006 to Jan. 2007. All four at the same location where my Honda Pilot was inside a private parking lot. You have to pay $7 to park inside. But without any walls or fences to keep out traffic agents or the police.
When I saw those two parking tickets waiting for me under my wiper, something inside me snapped. The main reason I parked inside this private parking lot was to avoid those $#%&! traffic agents. This didn't make any sense to me. "Does not compute! Illogical! Computer shutting down! Crash!"
From that day on, I have dedicated my life to freeing my fellow New Yorkers from their brainwashed, mindless drone existence. I will fight each ticket. I will appeal each ticket. I will publicize each ticket.
I shall fight until my last breath.
--The Parking Ticket Fighter
"Fight, fight, fight! Never surrender!"
--TheParking Ticket Fighter
Greetings, my fellow fighters. I used to be a typical brainwashed New Yorker. Get ticketed, pay ticket without a fight.
That is until I got four parking tickets, over the course of three months, from Nov. 2006 to Jan. 2007. All four at the same location where my Honda Pilot was inside a private parking lot. You have to pay $7 to park inside. But without any walls or fences to keep out traffic agents or the police.
When I saw those two parking tickets waiting for me under my wiper, something inside me snapped. The main reason I parked inside this private parking lot was to avoid those $#%&! traffic agents. This didn't make any sense to me. "Does not compute! Illogical! Computer shutting down! Crash!"
From that day on, I have dedicated my life to freeing my fellow New Yorkers from their brainwashed, mindless drone existence. I will fight each ticket. I will appeal each ticket. I will publicize each ticket.
I shall fight until my last breath.
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