Stupid parking ticket question

[Erik Mitchell]

Was always curious about this, but what's the deal with parking tickets? :wacko:

No seriously I usually pay them on time but I kinda don't feel like it right now. I need some gambling moneys when I go to Vegas. Any ol' who how long can you go without paying them, I know after a certain date they go up to $50, but not sure when they'll hunt you down and boot your car?

Also anyone know the deal on red light tickets they catch on camera? I think those are a bit more serious and need to be paid on time or else you get a warrant, I'm not sure?

Thanks Unnet. I mean 5way

Love
Erik :pray2:

P.S. - FUCK THE POLICE

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[Just Ben]

It should say on the parking ticket when it goes up to the next price level.. I think its usually around 30 days..

And i'm pretty sure you have to have a ton of outstanding tickets to get booted.. I have had tickets that were 6+mo old that I didn't know I had and I got another ticket, not booted.. YMMV :)

Not sure on the red light cameras..

[M.I.J.]

from what i hear, cameras are discouraged in the red light district

[Citrus]

i am worried about getting booted. i think i have 4 unpaid tickets right now :x

edit: i also got them all within the past 2 months. been downtown in cap hill a lot lately. fucking money machine. i want to burn them. 2 of them were for expired plates (within a week of each other) even though i was at a meter spot and paid the meter. fucking assholes!

[Just Ben]

Don't get me started on the street sweeping tickets..

Sure, i'll always remember NOT to park in front mf my house on the second Thursday of every month between April and September, the dew point of less than 30%, i'm wearing a blue shirt, the tide is up 15% and the difference between the score of the last professional sports team in Denver to play is less than that of the remainder of the current day minus the current month.

Who wouldn't?

[DMinus]

And i'm pretty sure you have to have a ton of outstanding tickets to get booted.. I have had tickets that were 6+mo old that I didn't know I had and I got another ticket, not booted.. YMMV :)


i think so, yeah. i have a couple tickets that are years old that eventually just got referred to some collections agency that i am having fun playing the outlast game.

not just fuck the police, but FUCK the city. give me a place to park cocklicks, i pay way more property taxes than i should have to. fucking shitbags.

[NickN]

75 for the red light i just got. dont remember the penalty scale

[s.p.e.c.t.r.e.]

Don't get me started on the street sweeping tickets..

Sure, i'll always remember NOT to park in front mf my house on the second Thursday of every month between April and September, the dew point of less than 30%, i'm wearing a blue shirt, the tide is up 15% and the difference between the score of the last professional sports team in Denver to play is less than that of the remainder of the current day minus the current month.

Who wouldn't?
fuckin seriously... that shit is fucking theft if you ask me.

[~!MjC!~]

And i'm pretty sure you have to have a ton of outstanding tickets to get booted.. I have had tickets that were 6+mo old that I didn't know I had and I got another ticket, not booted.. YMMV :)



i am worried about getting booted. i think i have 4 unpaid tickets right now :x

My friend got booted for having 3 or 4 tickets. The meter nazi's just have to be in the right place at the right time and call the booters. It is a major pain in the ass.

My suggestion. Pay your tickets on time. Tickets sucks balls but delaying it is only delaying the inevitable... not to mention you pay more money. :bananabang:

[Citrus]

Don't get me started on the street sweeping tickets..

Sure, i'll always remember NOT to park in front mf my house on the second Thursday of every month between April and September, the dew point of less than 30%, i'm wearing a blue shirt, the tide is up 15% and the difference between the score of the last professional sports team in Denver to play is less than that of the remainder of the current day minus the current month.

Who wouldn't?

hahahahaha. sounds about right.

i stayed the night at my friend's house recently and narrowly dodged a street sweeping ticket when i realized that it was after midnight and the coming day would be a sweep day. saved her roomie's ass too.

[~!MjC!~]

wow. I was just researching how many tickets it takes to get booted. Didn't find that, but found this:


Frank Marugg was a musician. A violinist with the Denver Symphony Orchestra.
He must have been a renaissance man of sorts. Because not only was he was an accomplished professional musician, but also a pattern maker.
But perhaps Marugg’s greatest contribution to society (if one could call it that), the thing he will be remembered for, cursed for, and the bane of parking ticket scofflaws everywhere, is the Denver Boot.
Yesterday, July 28, 2009, was the 51th Anniversary issue date of the patent for Marugg’s patent evil contraption.
Patent #2844354 for the Wheel Clamp (http://www.google.com/patents?id=_YxWAAAAEBAJ&dq=2844954) was issued today, July 28, 1958.
It seems that Marugg had some friends in the Denver Sheriff’s Department, who were aware of his skills as an inventor. The department approached Marugg with their problem of scofflaws who had become inattentive to the city’s pleas to pay up on their tickets. So Marugg and the Sheriff at the time, came up with the idea for a device to immobilize vehicles, and open up the wallets of the vehicle owners.
http://theexpiredmeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/original-denver-boot.jpg (http://theexpiredmeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/original-denver-boot.jpg)
Although history shows Marugg invented the boot in 1953, he didn’t apply for a patent for his vehicle immobilizing device until May 7, 1955, taking over three years to see it actually patented.
What has always puzzled me is that Marugg was supposed to be a well-liked, really nice guy. How he successfully hid the horns on his head and the 666 burned into his scalp his entire lifetime is shocking. Of course, I jest.
But seriously, one wonders if Marugg knew the dismay and rage his invention would cause to millions of people around the world and, especially here in Chicago, where we have the lowest threshold (two unpaid tickets) for vehicle immobilization in the nation.
Marugg ran his company selling Denver Boots until he passed away, and his daughter eventually sold the company to Clancy Systems (http://www.clancysystems.com/Default.aspx).
Now there are many companies manufacturing these accursed vehicle immobilizing boots. All owe their existence to Marugg’s original Wheel Clamp, Patent #2844354 (http://www.google.com/patents?id=_YxWAAAAEBAJ&dq=2844954).


The guy who invented the boot was from Denver! Fucking figures.

[Citrus]

My friend got booted for having 3 or 4 tickets. The meter nazi's just have to be in the right place at the right time and call the booters. It is a major pain in the ass.

My suggestion. Pay your tickets on time. Tickets sucks balls but delaying it is only delaying the inevitable... not to mention you pay more money. :bananabang:

yeah, that's easy to say, but i have been relatively destitute lately. reason my registration is expired? no money. it's a goddamn PITA, this whole being broke thing. no money in your checking account? we'll charge you for that! can't afford to register your truck? we'll charge you for that! can't pay the ticket on time? we'll double the fine!

one of the tickets went to collections already. i wonder how much they buy the debt for... maybe they'll take the original ticket amount? hmm.

fuck parking fines, fuck meter maids, fuck the collection agencies. it's legal racketeering. say i park in a no-parking zone and they have to hire a tow truck to move me; i understand an expense has been incurred to move my truck. but doubling the ticket amount when it elapses 30 days? there is no practical basis for doing it. it's entirely to extort more money from you or to ensure you pay it quickly.

there are priorities, and then there are priorities. i always pay my car insurance on time and i have HIGH limits of liability; now THAT is doing your civic duty.

[joey murdah]

i think you need 3 or 4 tickets....

the vans that go around and boot vehicles are now equipped with small cameras on the back bumpers checking parked cars license plates automatically....

so they can just be driving around and if your plate gets flagged for tickets, you can get booted on the spot, even without the parking officers....at least i saw that happen while waiting to eat at benny's a month or so ago....

buncha dicks IMO.

[dmtree]

i'd pay the red light ticket pronto.

[~!MjC!~]

I feel ya citrus. My plate just expired last month and I got a ticket when I went to sutra the other week. I didn't even get there until 11! Fucking late night stalkers. I paid my ticket today but still don't have the extra cash to register for new tags. Luckily I park my car in an underground garage. I am gonna walk to sutra next week and take a $5 cab ride home. Better than a $30 ticket or DUI.

[Jobin]

Parking tickets obtained in a private parking lot go to collections.

Parking tickets obtained on the street and at meters, are considered city tickets, and I believe after 3 or 4 of them they can boot you.

[Neon]

I think it takes 4 tickets in Denver to get booted. That being said, I advise everyone to get their tickets in Texas. I have a rather large one (115 in an 80) that they haven't touched me on for a year and a half. No collections calls, no arrest warrants (that I know of, at least) hell, I didn't even have any questions when I renewed my license.

[Cha0s By Design]

Yes everyone.

For future reference, Neon advises that we all park in Texas, and walk to our jobs here in Denver, with the hopes that they just forget about the parking ticket.

[dmtree]

I think it takes 4 tickets in Denver to get booted. That being said, I advise everyone to get their tickets in Texas. I have a rather large one (115 in an 80) that they haven't touched me on for a year and a half. No collections calls, no arrest warrants (that I know of, at least) hell, I didn't even have any questions when I renewed my license.

give it a couple of years. my Oregon 35 mph over ticket came back 3 years later when i tried to renew my license in Boulder. had to pay almost $800 for a $250 ticket. so i would advise to pay it sooner rather than later.

[precariousleigh]

Parking tickets obtained in a private parking lot go to collections.

Parking tickets obtained on the street and at meters, are considered city tickets, and I believe after 3 or 4 of them they can boot you.

Yes, yes. There's honestly not a whole lot they can do in private parking unless you continually park in the same lot & don't pay. It's too expensive for them to take you to court. I've gotten 6 in private lots from the same company, and they never even bothered to send them to collections because it wasn't worth it.

Pay city tickets & red light tickets ASAP. The city meter maids are Nazi's & will boot you after 3 or 4 for sure. Gotta watch it with city stuff...they want their money right away & will do anything to make you pay more. They're in a budget crunch, haven't you heard? ;)

[rolfmonster]

2 of them were for expired plates (within a week of each other) even though i was at a meter spot and paid the meter. fucking assholes!

I got a ticket at DIA for expired plates, apparently some ass had come by and stolen the 09 sticker off my fucking jeep plate.

Police say- Yeah, we see you're car is registered, but you got a ticket, pay us money!

[RanThrive]

75 for the red light i just got. dont remember the penalty scale

I hate this country when it comes to justice and red light district whatever.. If you ask me those camera's make me nervous focusing attention somewhere else there for I run a red lights. lol

I ran two in the past 3 months and haven't recieved anything in the mail yet, hopefully I will get lucky..

[Hazefire]

I hate this country when it comes to justice and red light district whatever.. If you ask me those camera's make me nervous focusing attention somewhere else there for I run a red lights. lol

I ran two in the past 3 months and haven't recieved anything in the mail yet, hopefully I will get lucky..

u r smrt

[rolfmonster]

Best parts of riding a scooter:

No Parking Tickets(unless you're moller)
No way to read the license sticker in a camera speed trap when you're going 20 over the limit

Too bad they dont make reliable studded scooter tires

[Hazefire]

Best parts of riding a scooter:

No Parking Tickets(unless you're moller)
No way to read the license sticker in a camera speed trap when you're going 20 over the limit

Too bad they dont make reliable studded scooter tires

sounds like a niche market ready for exploitation :wof:

[TrinitySoul]

i think you need 3 or 4 tickets....

the vans that go around and boot vehicles are now equipped with small cameras on the back bumpers checking parked cars license plates automatically....

so they can just be driving around and if your plate gets flagged for tickets, you can get booted on the spot, even without the parking officers....at least i saw that happen while waiting to eat at benny's a month or so ago....

buncha dicks IMO.


Yep...you are exactly right joey...I've seen it happen on more then one occasion.

[milo]

Here's a heads up...

I work for the City of Denver. They're saying at the beginning of 2010 all parking tickets, and tows by the city will double in price. Literally a 100% increase....

And I also heard this, not sure if it's 100% true or not but check it.

Say you have several tickets. You can go to the DMV, tell them your plates got stolen, and then you buy new plates. So you may want to check on how much it would cost to get new plates, and if it's less then your tickets, you might want to do it. Supposedly the parking tickets are attached to your license plates, and by getting new plates, you dodge the tickets. Not sure how long this loop hole will exist, but as of a couple months ago it supposedly worked.

I got that trick from some City of Denver mechanics who will go un named ( =


And ya guys, you gotta pay your tickets. Especially right now, the city is so far in the hole, they will boot you with the quickness to get extra money out of you.

The city is also planning to change the meter reader system to where it resets every time a paid car pulls away, resetting the meter. So no more getting a free half hour cause the person before you put in to much money.

[rolfmonster]

I've seen a different car with a boot on it each of the last few days, now that I think about it

[DMinus]

Here's a heads up...

I work for the City of Denver. They're saying at the beginning of 2010 all parking tickets, and tows by the city will double in price. Literally a 100% increase....

And I also heard this, not sure if it's 100% true or not but check it.

Say you have several tickets. You can go to the DMV, tell them your plates got stolen, and then you buy new plates. So you may want to check on how much it would cost to get new plates, and if it's less then your tickets, you might want to do it. Supposedly the parking tickets are attached to your license plates, and by getting new plates, you dodge the tickets. Not sure how long this loop hole will exist, but as of a couple months ago it supposedly worked.

I got that trick from some City of Denver mechanics who will go un named ( =


And ya guys, you gotta pay your tickets. Especially right now, the city is so far in the hole, they will boot you with the quickness to get extra money out of you.

The city is also planning to change the meter reader system to where it resets every time a paid car pulls away, resetting the meter. So no more getting a free half hour cause the person before you put in to much money.

seriously, after reading that, i literally want to break city property windows, vehicles, flatten their tires, etc. and if i get drunk enough i'm absolutely going to attempt it.

mother fuck the fucking piece of shit city (and every other government it would appear these days) that thinks their solution to not having enough money is to try and squeeze more from its people.

FUCK THEM. i'll do my part to make them suffer more on the money front.

will you?

[Citrus]

seriously, after reading that, i literally want to break city property windows, vehicles, flatten their tires, etc. and if i get drunk enough i'm absolutely going to attempt it.

mother fuck the fucking piece of shit city (and every other government it would appear these days) that thinks their solution to not having enough money is to try and squeeze more from its people.

FUCK THEM. i'll do my part to make them suffer more on the money front.

will you?

no joke. i have to go to the Webb building on Colfax and Bannock every week or so to pull building permits for work, and i am in fear each time that i will get shafted by the meter maids for my plates or whatever other dumbass shit they use to justify giving me a ticket. it's so bad that i considered driving part of the way and then biking 10 or so blocks so i was out of their usual route.

i couldn't agree more, D; it's fucking criminal to solve budget problems by taking already-draconian policies and making them even more severe. i say we have a tea party and get 100 people to go downtown with hacksaws and cut the heads off of parking meters ;)

[Orangepeel]

eye was booted twice while eye lived on cap hill
and,
trust me,
it sucks donkey cock

eye think my ticket totals at the time were around two bills or so

Opm

[Erik Mitchell]

Hmm... thanks for the info guys. As far as the red light ticket goes it says "failure to pay this notice of violation will result in an additional minimum $25 fee being assessed" that's it.

I usually pay this shit on time too, and the $25 tickets I can handle... But I got other things I wanna pay for and the additional $75 red light ticket would hurt me this month to pay.

I'm thinking I might just pay one of the $25 tickets and I'll pay the other $25 & $75 tickets when I get paid again... Fucking parking nazis